Last verified: Thursday, 30. November 2023 at 08:25 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 30. November 2023 at 08:25 AM
We advise caution when travelling to Angola We advise caution when travelling to Angola. We detected travel advisories from 5 sources for this specific country.
Angola shares a land border with 4 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Angola), the Advisory Index is 3.1 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Democratic Republic of the Congo (3.7), Namibia (3), Zambia with 3 and Republic of the Congo with 2.7 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Angola. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Angola.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Angola.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Angola from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.0 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution elsewhere in Angola due to violent crime (level 2 of 4).
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Angola.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: If you are planning international travel at this time, please read our COVID-19 related travel advice here, alongside our destination specific travel advice below.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Angola.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: Avoid non-essential travel to the provinces of Cabinda, Lunda Norte and Lunda Sul due to the risk of civil unrest and violent crime (level 3 of 4).
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reissued with updates to crime and health information. Exercise increased caution in Angola due to crime and health. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Violent crime, such as armed robbery, assault, carjacking, and homicide, is common. Local police lack the resources to respond effectively to serious criminal incidents. Health facilities ...
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - I Luanda förekommer mycket brottslighet och trafiken är kaotisk. På landsbygden finns risk för landminor.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Angola.
Issued by: Finnish government
Coverage: Cabinda
Info: Undvik icke nödvändiga resor
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Angola. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Angola changed from 3.0 to 3.5. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Angola to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Angola changed from 2.7 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Angola to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Angola changed from 2.3 to 2.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Angola to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Angola to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Angola changed from 2.0 to 2.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Angola with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Angola changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Angola with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Angola with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Angola with a rating of 2.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Angola with a rating of 2.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Angola with a rating of 1.0.
Angola with its capital Luanda is a country in Africa (Middle Africa), slightly less than twice the size of Texas (1,246,700 km²). The country is located Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The climate can be described as semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April). The landscape is narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau. With a population of about 12.53 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Luanda |
| Population | about 12.53 million |
| Size | 1.246.700 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
| Common languages | Portuguese |
| Currency | Kwanza (short: AOA) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +244 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .ao |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | AO |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | AGO |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 24 |
These are problems Angola is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Angola. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Angola.
Export products
Import products
Angola is currently rated at 3,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 5 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Angola.
Visiting the country Angola is usually fine. The score is at 3,0 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 5 individual sources for Angola.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Angola. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Angola.
Angola has a size of 1,246,700 km² or 481,353 mi² which is slightly less than twice the size of Texas.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Angola and bordering countries.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
Democratic Republic of the Congo (3.7)
Namibia (3.0)
Zambia (3.0)
Republic of the Congo (2.7)
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