Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
We advise caution when travelling to Azerbaijan We advise caution when travelling to Azerbaijan. We detected travel advisories from 7 sources for this specific country.
Azerbaijan shares a land border with 5 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Azerbaijan), the Advisory Index is 3.7 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Iran (4.5), Russia (4.4), Turkey (3.5), Armenia with 3.3 and Georgia with 3 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Azerbaijan. 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 Azerbaijan.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Azerbaijan.
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 Azerbaijan 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. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution elsewhere in Azerbaijan due to the unpredictable security situation and ongoing tension along the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia (level 2 of 4).
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Azerbaijan.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: If you are planning international travel at this time, please read our COVID-19 related travel advice here, alongside our destination specific travel advice below.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Azerbaijan.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: Do not travel within 5km of the border with Armenia or to the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the surrounding military-occupied area due to political tension and the potential for armed conflict (level 4 of 4).
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reissued after periodic review with general security updates. Exercise increased caution in Azerbaijan due to terrorism concerns and areas of armed conflict. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do not travel to: The border region with Armenia. The Nagorno-Karabakh region and surrounding territories due to recent ...
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: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - Undvik att resa till Nagorno-Karabach och den omgivande regionen och i närheten av gränsen mot Armenien.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Aserbaidschan: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise (Teilreisewarnung). The German government advises againt travelling this country.
Source: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/aserbaidschansicherheit/201888
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Azerbaijan. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Azerbaijan changed from 3.3 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Azerbaijan with a rating of 3.0.
The total rating for Azerbaijan changed from 3.3 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The German government issued a new warning for Azerbaijan with a rating of 3.0.
The total rating for Azerbaijan changed from 3.5 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government decreased their existing warning for Azerbaijan to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 5.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Azerbaijan changed from 3.3 to 3.5. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Azerbaijan to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Azerbaijan changed from 3.2 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Azerbaijan to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Azerbaijan changed from 2.8 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Azerbaijan to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Azerbaijan to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Azerbaijan changed from 2.6 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Azerbaijan with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Azerbaijan changed from 2.2 to 2.6. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Azerbaijan to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Azerbaijan changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Azerbaijan with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Azerbaijan with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Azerbaijan with a rating of 2.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Azerbaijan with a rating of 2.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Azerbaijan with a rating of 2.0.
Azerbaijan with its capital Baku is a country in Asia (Western Asia), slightly smaller than Maine (86,600 km²). The country is located Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range. The climate can be described as dry, semiarid steppe. The landscape is large, flat Kur-Araz Ovaligi (Kura-Araks Lowland) (much of it below sea level) with Great Caucasus Mountains to the north, Qarabag Yaylasi (Karabakh Upland) in west; Baku lies on Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) that juts into Caspian Sea. With a population of about 8.18 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Baku |
| Population | about 8.18 million |
| Size | 86.600 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Maine |
| Common languages | Azerbaijani, Armenian, Russian |
| Currency | Manat (short: AZM) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +994 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .az |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | AZ |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | AZE |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 31 |
These are problems Azerbaijan 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 Azerbaijan. 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 Azerbaijan.
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Azerbaijan is currently rated at 3,3 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 7 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Azerbaijan.
Visiting the country Azerbaijan is usually fine. The score is at 3,3 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 7 individual sources for Azerbaijan.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Azerbaijan. 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 Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan has a size of 86,600 km² or 33,436 mi² which is slightly smaller than Maine.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Azerbaijan and bordering countries.
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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.
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Russia (4.4)
Turkey (3.5)
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