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Dangerous travel: Countries to avoid

Warnings and advice on travel safety from Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs 

CBC News

Last Updated: Jan. 28, 2012

Check the map below to see Foreign Affairs travel recommendations and warnings as of January 2012. Click on any country for more details. Note: Before you go, be sure to visit the Foreign Affairs web site for the very latest information. Foreign Affairs advises that Canadian travellers are responsible for their own personal safety while abroad.



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  • Avoid all travel
  • Avoid non-essential travel
  • Avoid some areas
  • Exercise high degree of caution
  • Take normal security precautions

Not represented on map: Hawaii (normal precautions), U.S. Virgin Islands (normal precautions), British Virgin Islands (normal precautions), Anguilla (normal precautions), Curaçao (normal precautions), Micronesia (normal precautions).


Source: Department of Foreign Affairs

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