Last verified: Thursday, 19. September 2019 at 07:22 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 19. September 2019 at 07:22 AM
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Travelling Republic of the Congo is (relatively) safe Travelling Republic of the Congo is (relatively) safe. We detected travel advisories from 5 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 2.9 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Central African Republic (4.9), Democratic Republic of the Congo (3.8), Cameroon (2.3), Gabon with 2.3 and Angola with 2.2 (of 5).
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 2.0 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution in the Republic of the Congo due to crime and civil unrest. Reconsider Travel To: The southern and western districts of the Pool Region due to potential civil unrest. While not common, violent crime, such as armed robbery and assault, remains a concern throughout the Republic of the Congo. Political demonstrations can be unpredictable ...
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: 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.
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/congo/
This is the recent history of individual changes that affected the total asessment of Republic of the Congo. Most recent events first.
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.
Export products
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Republic of the Congo is currently rated at 2,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 5 official sources. Travelling Republic of the Congo is (relatively) safe.
You are good to go, enjoy your trip to Republic of the Congo.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 5 individual sources for 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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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.
Cameroon (2.3)
Gabon (2.3)
Angola (2.2)