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 Saudi Arabia is (relatively) safe Travelling Saudi Arabia is (relatively) safe. We detected travel advisories from 8 sources for this specific country.
Saudi Arabia shares a land border with 7 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Saudi Arabia), the Advisory Index is 2.9 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Yemen (5), Iraq (4.6), Jordan (2.6), United Arab Emirates (2.4), Kuwait (2.3), Qatar with 2 and Oman with 1.8 (of 5).
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Saudi Arabia.
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 Saudi Arabia from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 2.5 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 Saudi Arabia due to terrorism and the threat of missile and drone attacks on civilian targets. Do not travel to: Within 50 miles of the border with Yemen due to terrorism and armed conflict. Terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in Saudi Arabia. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations, ...
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 within 30 kilometres of the border with Yemen, including Najran and the southern and eastern areas of Jizan, due to the ongoing conflict in Yemen and the potential for cross-border missile attacks.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion advises Maltese nationals that Saudi Arabia's Abha airport was attacked leaving several people injured. Due to an escalation of tension in Saudi Arabia and the surrounding regions, travellers should exercise caution in the country. Missiles continued to be fired from Yemen into Saudi Arabia since May, 2018.
Source: https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Pages/Travel-Advice.aspx
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - Var försiktig särskilt i den östra provinsen. Risk för terrorattacker. Undvik alla resor till området vid Jemens gräns.
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/saudi-arabia/
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
De fleste danskere har ingen problemer under besøg i Saudi Arabien. Du bør til enhver tid være opmærksom på din personlige sikkerhed og være forsigtig især pga. risikoen for terror. Vi fraråder alle rejser inden for 50 km fra grænsen til Yemen på grund af militære operationer. Grænseområdet er flere gange blevet ramt af raketter fra Yemen. Militante ...
Source: http://um.dk/da/rejse-og-ophold/rejse-til-udlandet/rejsevejledninger/saudi-arabien/
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Saudi Arabia.
Issued by: Danish government
Coverage: Området indenfor 50 km fra grænsen til Yemen.
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.
On 14 September, there was an attack on Saudi oil facilities in the Eastern Province. There is an ongoing threat of drone and missile attacks. Attacks have also targeted civilian infrastructure, including airports. See Safety and security. We haven’t changed the level of our advice - reconsider your need to travel. Higher levels apply in some areas.
Source: http://smartraveller.gov.au/Countries/middle-east/Pages/saudi_arabia.aspx
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Saudi Arabia.
Issued by: Australian government
Coverage: Areas within 30 kilometres of the border with Yemen
Info: This regional advisory from the Australian government covers: Areas within 30 kilometres of the border with Yemen.
Saudi Arabia with its capital Riyadh is a country in Asia (Western Asia), slightly more than one-fifth the size of the US (1,960,582 km²). The country is located Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen. The climate can be described as harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes. The landscape is mostly uninhabited, sandy desert. With a population of about 28.16 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Riyadh |
| Population | about 28.16 million |
| Size | 1.960.582 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly more than one-fifth the size of the US |
| Common languages | Arabic |
| Currency | Rial (short: SAR) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 127/220V - 60Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/3G |
| International phone prefix | +966 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .sa |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | SA |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | SAU |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 682 |
These are problems Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia. 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 Saudi Arabia.
Export products
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Saudi Arabia is currently rated at 2,5 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 8 official sources. Travelling Saudi Arabia is (relatively) safe.
You are good to go, enjoy your trip to Saudi Arabia.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 8 individual sources for Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia has a size of 1,960,582 km² or 756,985 mi² which is slightly more than one-fifth the size of the US.
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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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