Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
Please reconsider your need to travel to Russia Please reconsider your need to travel to Russia. We detected travel advisories from 8 sources for this specific country.
Russia shares a land border with 14 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Russia), the Advisory Index is 3.4 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Belarus (4.9), Ukraine (4.7), North Korea (4.4), China (3.4), Azerbaijan (3.3), Finland (3), Georgia (3), Kazakhstan (3), Mongolia (2.8), Norway (2.8), Poland (2.8), Estonia (2.6), Lithuania with 2.6 and Latvia with 2.6 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Russia. 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 Russia.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Russia.
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 Russia from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 4.4 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Do not travel to Russia due to the impacts the armed conflict with Ukraine has had on commercial flight availability and access to financial services. There is also potential for the security situation to deteriorate with little warning (level 4 of 4). Do not travel to Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachai-Cherkessia, Republic of North ...
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Russische Föderation: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise (Teilreisewarnung). The German government advises againt travelling this country.
Source: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/russischefoederationsicherheit/201536
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
We continue to advise do not travel to Russia. Foreigners, including Australians, are at ongoing risk of arbitrary detention or arrest. Russian authorities make strong, negative comments regarding Western countries, including Australia. Local authorities may adopt a more negative attitude towards foreigners in Russia and arbitrarily enforce local laws. ...
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/europe/russia
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reissued after periodic review with minor edits. Do not travel to Russia due to the consequences of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces. U.S. citizens may face harassment or detention by Russian security officials, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, limited flights into and out of Russia, and the possibility of terrorism. The U.S. ...
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid all travel.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Undvik alla resor - Undvik alla resor till Ryssland. Finländare som trots rekommendationerna befinner sig i Ryssland uppmanas att vara försiktiga och följa med tillförlitliga nyhetskällor samt iaktta myndigheternas anvisningar. Avlägsna dig omedelbart från gränsområdet mellan Ryssland och Ukraina i området kring Belgorod, Voronezj och Rostov (i närheten ...
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Russia.
Issued by: Finnish government
Coverage: Belgorodskaya oblast'
Info: Lämna landet omedelbart
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Russia. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Russia changed from 3.4 to 3.8. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Russia to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Russia changed from 3.3 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Russia to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Russia changed from 2.9 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Russia to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Russia with a rating of 5.0.
The total rating for Russia changed from 2.7 to 2.9. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Russia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Russia changed from 2.5 to 2.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Russia with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Russia changed from 2.3 to 2.5. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Russia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Russia changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Russia with a rating of 2.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Russia with a rating of 2.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Russia with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Russia with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Russia with a rating of 2.0.
The Danish government issued a new warning for Russia with a rating of 3.0.
Russia with its capital Moscow is a country in Europe (Eastern Europe), approximately 1.8 times the size of the US (17,100,000 km²). The country is located Northern Asia (the area west of the Urals is considered part of Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean. The climate can be described as ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast. The landscape is broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains along southern border regions. With a population of about 140.7 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Moscow |
| Population | about 140.7 million |
| Size | 17.100.000 km² |
| Size comparable to | approximately 1.8 times the size of the US |
| Common languages | Russian |
| Currency | Ruble (short: RUB) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800 |
| International phone prefix | +7 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .ru |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | RU |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | RUS |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 643 |
These are problems Russia 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 Russia. 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 Russia.
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Russia is currently rated at 4,4 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 8 official sources. Please reconsider your need to travel to Russia.
The score is rather high (4,4) and you should avoid all non-essential travel to Russia. Maybe pick another location.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 8 individual sources for Russia.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Russia. 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 Russia.
Russia has a size of 17,100,000 km² or 6,602,344 mi² which is approximately 1.8 times the size of the US.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
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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.
Belarus (4.9)
Ukraine (4.7)
North Korea (4.4)
China (3.4)
Azerbaijan (3.3)
Finland (3.0)
Georgia (3.0)
Kazakhstan (3.0)
Mongolia (2.8)
Norway (2.8)
Poland (2.8)
Estonia (2.6)
Lithuania (2.6)
Latvia (2.6)
Serbia (Europe)
Romania (Europe)
Rwanda (Africa)
Saudi Arabia (Asia)