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 Republic of the Congo We advise caution when travelling to Republic of the Congo. We detected travel advisories from 3 sources for this specific country.
Republic of the Congo shares a land border with 5 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Republic of the Congo), the Advisory Index is 3.5 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Central African Republic (5), Democratic Republic of the Congo (3.7), Gabon (3.5), Cameroon with 3.2 and Angola with 3 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Republic of the Congo. 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 Republic of the Congo.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Republic of the Congo.
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 Republic of the Congo 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: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Do not travel to Likouala department within 50 kilometres of the border with the Central African Republic due to the uncertain security situation, high levels of crime and the large presence of displaced people (level 4 of 4).
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Exercise increased caution in the Republic of the Congo due to crime. Country Summary: While not common, violent crime, such as armed robbery and assault, remains a concern throughout the Republic of the Congo. The U.S. government has limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens outside Brazzaville. ...
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)
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Republic of the Congo. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Republic of the Congo changed from 2.8 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Republic of the Congo to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Republic of the Congo changed from 2.5 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Republic of the Congo to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Republic of the Congo changed from 2.3 to 2.5. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Republic of the Congo to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Republic of the Congo changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government issued a new warning for Republic of the Congo with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Republic of the Congo with a rating of 2.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Republic of the Congo with a rating of 2.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Republic of the Congo with a rating of 2.0.
The total rating for Republic of the Congo changed from 0.0 to 2.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government decreased their existing warning for Republic of the Congo to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -1.0).
Republic of the Congo with its capital Brazzaville is a country in Africa (Middle Africa), slightly smaller than Montana (342,000 km²). The country is located Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon. The climate can be described as tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator. The landscape is coastal plain, southern basin, central plateau, northern basin. With a population of about 3.04 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Brazzaville |
| Population | about 3.04 million |
| Size | 342.000 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Montana |
| Common languages | French, Kongo, Lingala |
| Currency | Franc (short: XAF) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800 |
| International phone prefix | +242 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .cg |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | CG |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | COG |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 178 |
These are problems Republic of the Congo 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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Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Republic of the Congo. 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 Republic of the Congo.
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Republic of the Congo is currently rated at 2,7 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 3 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Republic of the Congo.
Visiting the country Republic of the Congo 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 Republic of the Congo.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Republic of the Congo. 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 Republic of the Congo.
Republic of the Congo has a size of 342,000 km² or 132,047 mi² which is slightly smaller than Montana.
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Travel safety map for Republic of the Congo and bordering countries.
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Central African Republic (Africa)
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Ivory Coast (Africa)
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.
Gabon (3.5)
Cameroon (3.2)
Angola (3.0)