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We advise caution when travelling to Egypt We advise caution when travelling to Egypt. We detected travel advisories from 10 sources for this specific country.
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Egypt.
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 Egypt from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 2.8 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 in Egypt due to terrorism. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do not travel to: The Sinai Peninsula (with the exception of travel to Sharm El-Sheikh by air) due to terrorism. The Western Desert due to terrorism. Egyptian border areas due to military zones. Terrorist groups continue ...
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.
Exercise increased caution in the area within the Sharm el Sheikh perimeter barrier, which includes Sharm el Maya, Hadaba, Naama Bay, Sharks Bay and Nabq, due to the unpredictable political situation, civil unrest, crime and the threat of terrorism. Exercise increased caution in the coastal resort areas between the Nile Delta and Marsa Matruh, and the tourist ...
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Egypt.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: Avoid non-essential travel to South Sinai due to the risk of terrorism and ongoing military operations. This does not include the area within the Sharm el Sheikh perimeter barrier, which includes Sharm el Maya, Hadaba, Naama Bay, Sharks Bay and Nabq, where we advise exercising increased caution as below. Avoid non-essential travel to the area west of the Nile Valley and Nile Delta regions, including the Western Desert. This does not include the coastal resort areas between the Nile Delta and Marsa Matruh, or the tourist areas along the Nile River, where we advise exercising increased caution as below.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Egypt.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: Do not travel to the North Sinai, including the Suez-Taba road, due to crime and continued terrorist attacks on police and security forces. Do not travel within 50 kilometres of the border with Libya due to the risk of terrorism and ongoing military operations.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Ägypten: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise: Teilreisewarnung. The German government advises againt travelling this country.
Source: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/aegyptensicherheit/212622
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Austrian Government advises again travelling Ägypten.
Source: https://www.bmeia.gv.at//reise-aufenthalt/reiseinformation/land/aegypten/
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel to certain areas
Source: http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/travel_en.html
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
High degree of caution
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/egypt/
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta särskild försiktighet - Res inte överhuvudtaget till norra Sinaihalvön, i närheten av gränsen mot Libyen eller ökenområdena i väster. Undvik resor som inte är nödvändiga till södra Sinaihalvön med undantag för Sharm el-Sheikh, Dahab och Katarinaklostret. Var allmänt försiktig och uppmärksam på din omgivning i hela landet.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Der er undtagelsestilstand i Egypten pga. risikoen for terror. Det betyder, at du fx kan se politi/militær i gaderne og opleve øget kontrol ved indgange til turistattraktioner osv. Det er vigtigt, at du altid har gyldigt billed-ID på dig. Uanset, hvor i Egypten du rejser, bør du til enhver tid være opmærksom på din personlige sikkerhed. De fleste danskere ...
Source: http://um.dk/da/rejse-og-ophold/rejse-til-udlandet/rejsevejledninger/egypten/
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Egypt.
Issued by: Danish government
Coverage: Ørkenområdet vest for Nilen og Fayoum. Strækningen mellem Kairo og Luxor undtagen Kairo og Luxor, som er i gul kategori. Den sydlige del af Sinai-halvøen undtagen turistområderne og hovedvejene, som er i gul kategori.
Info: Risiciene er så alvorlige, at du bør have særlige grunde til at besøge området/landet. Vigtige forretningsrejser og presserende familiebegivenheder kan få rejsende til at vurdere, at et besøg er nødvendigt.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Egypt.
Issued by: Danish government
Coverage: Den nordlige del af Sinai-halvøen.
Info: Meget høj sikkerhedsrisiko. Hvis du vælger at rejse, bør du søge professionel rådgivning.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
We've reviewed our travel advice for Egypt. We haven't changed our level of advice: Reconsider your need to travel to Egypt due to the national state of emergency and the high risk of terrorist attack. Higher levels apply in some parts of the country.
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/africa/egypt
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Egypt. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Egypt changed from 2.7 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Egypt to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Egypt changed from 2.8 to 2.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government decreased their existing warning for Egypt to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Egypt changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Egypt with a rating of 4.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Egypt with a rating of 2.0.
The German government issued a new warning for Egypt with a rating of 3.0.
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Egypt with a rating of 3.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Egypt with a rating of 2.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Egypt with a rating of 2.0.
The Cypriot government issued a new warning for Egypt with a rating of 3.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Egypt with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Egypt with a rating of 3.0.
The Danish government issued a new warning for Egypt with a rating of 3.0.
The total rating for Egypt changed from 3.0 to 2.9. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government decreased their existing warning for Egypt to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by -1.0).
Egypt with its capital Cairo is a country in Africa (Northern Africa), slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico (1,001,450 km²). The country is located Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula. The climate can be described as desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters. The landscape is vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and delta. With a population of about 81.71 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Cairo |
| Population | about 81.71 million |
| Size | 1.001.450 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico |
| Common languages | Arabic, English, French |
| Currency | Pound (short: EGP) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +20 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .eg |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | EG |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | EGY |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 818 |
These are problems Egypt is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
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These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Egypt. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
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These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Egypt.
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Egypt is currently rated at 2,8 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 10 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Egypt.
Visiting the country Egypt is usually fine. The score is at 2,8 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 10 individual sources for Egypt.
Egypt has a size of 1,001,450 km² or 386,662 mi² which is slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico.
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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.
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