Last verified: Thursday, 17. October 2019 at 07:24 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 17. October 2019 at 07:24 AM
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We advise caution when travelling to Guyana We advise caution when travelling to Guyana. We detected travel advisories from 3 sources for this specific country.
Guyana shares a land border with 3 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Guyana), the Advisory Index is 2.9 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Venezuela (4.4), Brazil with 2.3 and Suriname with 2 (of 5).
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Guyana.
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 Guyana from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 2.7 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 Guyana due to crime. Violent crime, such as armed robbery and murder, is common. Local police lack the resources to respond effectively to serious criminal incidents. Read the Safety and Security section on the country information page.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution.
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/guyana/
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Guyana. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Guyana changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Guyana with a rating of 2.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Guyana with a rating of 3.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Guyana with a rating of 3.0.
Guyana with its capital Georgetown is a country in South America (South America), slightly smaller than Idaho (214,970 km²). The country is located Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela. The climate can be described as tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January). The landscape is mostly rolling highlands; low coastal plain; savanna in south. With a population of about 0.77 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Georgetown |
| Population | less than one million |
| Size | 214.970 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Idaho |
| Common languages | English |
| Currency | Dollar (short: GYD) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 240V - 60Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +592 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .gy |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | GY |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | GUY |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 328 |
These are problems Guyana 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 Guyana. 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 Guyana.
Export products
Import products
Guyana is currently rated at 2,7 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 3 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Guyana.
Visiting the country Guyana is usually fine. The score is at 2,7 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 3 individual sources for Guyana.
Guyana has a size of 214,970 km² or 83,000 mi² which is slightly smaller than Idaho.
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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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