Last verified: Monday, 19. August 2019 at 07:23 AM
Last verified: Monday, 19. August 2019 at 07:23 AM
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Travelling Zambia is (relatively) safe. We detected travel advisories from 5 sources for this specific country.
Zambia shares a land border with 7 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Zambia), the Advisory Index is 2.4 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Democratic Republic of the Congo (3.8), Zimbabwe (2.7), Tanzania (2.4), Mozambique (2.3), Angola (2.2), Malawi with 2 and Namibia with 2 (of 5).
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Zambia 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: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise normal precautions in Zambia. Read the Safety and Security section on the country information page.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution elsewhere in Zambia due to violent crime.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Zambia.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: Avoid all non-essential travel to the border areas with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola and Mozambique due to the presence of landmines. The local authorities can provide advice on affected areas.
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 citizens travelling to Zambia to exercise caution.
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 -
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/zambia/
This is the change history of the risk assessment of Zambia.
The total rating for Zambia changed from 0.0 to 2.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government removed their warning for Zambia with a previous rating of 0.0.
Zambia with its capital Lusaka is a country in Africa (Eastern Africa), slightly larger than Texas (752,614 km²). The country is located Southern Africa, east of Angola, south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The climate can be described as tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April). The landscape is mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains. With a population of about 11.67 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Lusaka |
| Population | about 11.67 million |
| Size | 752.614 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly larger than Texas |
| Common languages | Belarusian, English, Lao, Luba-Katanga, Nyanja, Tonga |
| Currency | Kwacha (short: ZMK) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +260 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .zm |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | ZM |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | ZMB |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 894 |
These are problems Zambia 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 Zambia. 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 Zambia.
Export products
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Zambia is currently rated at 2,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 5 official sources. Travelling Zambia is (relatively) safe.
You are good to go, enjoy your trip to Zambia.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 5 individual sources for Zambia.
Zambia has a size of 752,614 km² or 290,586 mi² which is slightly larger than Texas.
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2019-07-29:
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Democratic Republic of the Congo (3.8)
Zimbabwe (2.7)
Tanzania (2.4)
Mozambique (2.3)
Angola (2.2)
Malawi (2.0)
Namibia (2.0)
South Africa (Africa)
Mayotte (Africa)
Andorra (Europe)