Tuesday, 23. July 2019 at 07:28 AM
Tuesday, 23. July 2019 at 07:28 AM
We advise caution when travelling to Sri Lanka Advertising
We advise caution when travelling to Sri Lanka. We detected travel advisories from 7 sources for this specific country.
This country shares no land border with any other country. Thus, the region score is identical to the country risk rating.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Sri Lanka from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.3 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. 
Exercise increased caution in Sri Lanka due to terrorism. On June 24, 2019, the Department lifted the ordered departure status of all school-age children (kindergarten through 12th grade) of U.S. government employees under the age of 18 as well as the authorized departure status of non-emergency U.S. government employees and family members. Terrorists may ...
This is the general advisory covering the whole country.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. 
Exercise increased caution in Sri Lanka due to the on-going threat of terrorism and violence.
This is the general advisory covering the whole country.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. 
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution.
This is the general advisory covering the whole country.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. 
High degree of caution
This is the general advisory covering the whole country.
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/sri-lanka/
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. 
Avoid non-essential travel
This is the general advisory covering the whole country.
Source: http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/travel_en.html
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. 
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion advises Maltese nationals that there were outbreaks of violence across parts of North Western Province on 13 May, and an island-wide
This is the general advisory covering the whole country.
Source: https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Pages/Travel-Advice.aspx
This is the change history of the risk assessment of Sri Lanka.
The total rating for Sri Lanka changed from 3.6 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government decreased their existing warning for Sri Lanka to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of -4.0 (by -2.0).
The total rating for Sri Lanka changed from 3.9 to 3.6. Here are the influencing details:
The New Zealand government decreased their existing warning for Sri Lanka to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of -4.0 (by -2.0).
The total rating for Sri Lanka changed from 4.0 to 3.9. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government decreased their existing warning for Sri Lanka to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of -4.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Sri Lanka changed from 4.1 to 4.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government decreased their existing warning for Sri Lanka to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of -4.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Sri Lanka changed from 3.9 to 4.1. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Sri Lanka to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Sri Lanka changed from 3.7 to 3.9. Here are the influencing details:
The Cypriot government issued a new warning for Sri Lanka with a rating of 4.0.
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Sri Lanka to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Sri Lanka changed from 3.5 to 3.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Sri Lanka to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Sri Lanka changed from 3.2 to 3.5. Here are the influencing details:
The New Zealand government increased their existing warning for Sri Lanka to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Sri Lanka changed from 2.8 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Sri Lanka with a rating of 2.0.
The Maltese government increased their existing warning for Sri Lanka to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Sri Lanka changed from 2.3 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Sri Lanka with a rating of 4.0.
The United States government increased their existing warning for Sri Lanka to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +1.0).
Sri Lanka with its capital Colombo is a country in Asia (Southern Asia), slightly larger than West Virginia (65,610 km²). The country is located Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India. The climate can be described as tropical monsoon; northeast monsoon (December to March); southwest monsoon (June to October). The landscape is mostly low, flat to rolling plain; mountains in south-central interior. With a population of about 21.13 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Colombo |
| Population | about 21.13 million |
| Size | 65.610 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly larger than West Virginia |
| Common languages | si,ta,en |
| Currency | Rupee (short: LKR) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +94 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .lk |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | LK |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | LKA |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 144 |
These are problems Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports of Sri Lanka.
Export products
Import products
Sri Lanka is currently rated at 3,3 out of a possible 5.0. We advise caution when travelling to Sri Lanka.
Visiting the country Sri Lanka is usually fine. Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate nine official sources each morning. Today, we know of 7 active advisories for Sri Lanka.
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