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Forbes Named the most Dangerous for Tourists Countries of the World

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Based on data from consulting agencies in the field of safety, iJet Intelligent Risk Systems and Control Risks, Forbes has made a list of the most dangerous for tourists countries of the world. It is recommended to go to this countries accompanied by professional security guards or not to go there at all.

While making the rating, iJet agency took into account such factors as crime rate, services in the security sphere, civil unrest, terrorism, kidnapping and geopolitical stability in the country, giving it the mark from 1 to 5, where 1 – is the lowest level of threat and 5 – the highest. Control Risks agency estimates the level of threat of a particular country as extremely high, high, moderate, low or insignificant.

So, here is the top ten the most dangerous for the tourists countries if the world:

1. Somalia. The appraisal from iJet: 5. The appraisal from Control Risks: extremely high level of threat to the tourist’s safety and movement. Among the dangers, that lay in wait for the travelers to this country, one can name armed conflicts, kidnapping, pirate attacks and land mines.

2. Iraq. The appraisal form iJet: 5. The appraisal from Control Risks: extremely high level of threat to the tourist’s safety and movement, exists the risk of terroristic acts. The most dangerous country regions are Baghdad, the stretch from Tikrit in the north to Hillah in the south and from Ramadi in the west to Mandali in the east.

3. Afghanistan. The appraisal form iJet: 5. The appraisal from Control Risks: extremely high level of threat to the tourist’s safety and movement; exists the risk of terroristic acts. Terrorist attacks take place both in Kabul and in the other cities of the country.

4. Haiti. The appraisal form iJet: 5. The appraisal from Control Risks: high level of threat to the tourist’s safety and movement; extremely high level of threat to the movement in Port-au-Prince. Despite of democratic elections for parliament and country’s president taken place in February of the year 2006, one can easily find fire arms on Haiti, the corruption among the policemen is flourishing, and the system of justice is ineffective.

5. Pakistan. The appraisal form iJet: 5. The appraisal from Control Risks: high level of threat to the tourist’s safety and movement; extremely high level of threat to the movement in Karachi and Baluchistan. It is worth mentioning that in December of the year 2007, Benazir Bhutto, the ex-prime minister, was killed in this country.

6. Sudan. The appraisal form iJet: 5. The appraisal from Control Risks: extremely high level of threat to the tourist’s safety and movement in the south regions of Sudan, regions bordering on Ethiopia and Eritrea.

7. Democratic Republic of the Congo. The appraisal form iJet: 5. The appraisal from Control Risks: high level of threat to the tourist’s safety and movement; extremely high level of threat to the safety and movement in the Ituri area.

8. Lebanon. The appraisal form iJet: 5. The appraisal from Control Risks: high level of threat to the tourist’s safety, moderate level threat to the movement around the country, moderate level of threat of terroristic acts.

9. Zimbabwe. The appraisal form iJet: 5. The appraisal from Control Risks: high level of threat to the tourist’s safety, insignificant level of threat of terroristic acts, moderate level of threat to the movement around the country.

10. Palestine. The appraisal form iJet: the Gaza Strip – 5, Western cost – 4. The appraisal from Control Risks: high level of threat to the tourist’s safety and movement.

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Article Submitted On: January 18, 2008