Current travel advisories for Kyrgyzstan

Last Update: Monday, 20. January 2020 at 07:22

We advice caution when travelling to Kyrgyzstan.

Travel warnings for this region [to world map].

Current situation : 2.2 / 5

Kyrgyzstan is a country in Asia (Central Asia) with around 6 million citizens and a land mass of 198,500 km². We detected travel advisories from 5 sources for this country.

Bordering countries: 2.2 / 5

Kyrgyzstan shares land borders with 4 neighbouring states. For this country, the Danger Index is 2.2 (average value for all countries). All countries habe been reported as somehow dangerous: China (2.4), Kazakhstan (2.2), Tajikistan with (2.2) and Uzbekistan with (2.0 of 5). See danger map of the region.

Single advisories / travel warnings

US American government

http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/the-kyrgyz-republic-travel-advisory.html

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
Exercise normal precautions in Kyrgyzstan. Read the Safety and Security section on the country information page.

Danger level: 1

New Zealand government

https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/kyrgyzstan

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
Exercise increased caution elsewhere in Kyrgyzstan due to violent crime, terrorism and the potential for civil unrest.

Danger level: 2

Exercise increased caution / Some Risk.

New Zealand government

https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/kyrgyzstan

Regional warning: This advisory covers a specific region.

Brief summary:
Avoid non-essential travel to the Ferghana Valley and areas bordering Uzbekistan and Tajikistan due to the uncertain security situation and the presence of landmines. This includes the regions of Osh, Jalalabad and Batken.

Reisewarnstufe: 4

Avoid non-essential travel / High Risk.

Finnish government

https://um.fi/resemeddelande/-/c/KG

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
Iaktta normal försiktighet - Säkerhetsläget är lugnt, men det förekommer tidvis spänningar i landets södra delar, särskilt i närheten av gränsen. Iaktta särskild försiktighet: Södra Kirgizistan, gränsområdet till Kina.

Danger level: 2

Travel is usually safe. .

Canadian government

https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/kyrgyzstan

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution.

Danger level: 3

Exercise a high degree of caution.

Irish government

https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/kyrgyzstan/

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
High degree of caution

Danger level: 3

High degree of caution.

If there is more than one advisory/message of a single government for a given country, it indicates regional differences in means of security for your personal health and well-being. Single messages can indicate specific regions to be safer or less safe as mentioned in the main advisory. In these cases it's advisable to consult your own governments information.

Warnindex Description

Extreme Warning (index value: 4.5 - 5)

You should avoid any trips. A high warning index is a sound indicator of potential harm to your health and well-being.

High Risk (index value: 3.5 - 4.5)

Travel should be reduced to a necessary minimum and be conducted with good preparation and high attention.

Medium Risk (index value: 2.5 - 3.5)

Warnings often relate to specific regions within a country. However, high attention is still advised when moving around.

Low Risk (index value: 0 - 2.5)

Usually this is an indicator that travelling in this country is relatively safe. Higher attention is advised with values > 1.

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Country information

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Basic facts

Citizens: around 6 million
Covering landmass: 198,500 km²
Electricity: 220V - 50Hz
Currency: Som (KGS)
ISO 2-Letter Code: KG
Phone prefix: +996
Top Level Domain: .kg
Mobile frequencies (MHz): 900

Airports in Kyrgyzstan (extern)

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Note of the displayed travel advisories

These trabel advisories are automatically gathered. We use the RSS Feeds of the corresponding authorities of the single countries. In some cases, we analyse the website itself. Since the information originates from different countries and different countries have different understanding of danger and danger levels. Thus, the information displayed is an automized and normalized representation with no right to completeness and correctness. If a country is not shown, it doesn't necessarily mean it's safe. The information shown if a first indicator.