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■ Level 4 - Do Not Travel ■ Level 3 - Reconsider Travel Source: U.S. State Dept, live

Danger zones - State Dept advisories (Level 3 & 4)

Level 4Iraq - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 4Ukraine - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 4Gaza - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 4Democratic Republic of the Congo - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 4Haiti - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 4Somalia - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 4South Sudan - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 4Sudan - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 4Burma - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 4Lebanon - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 4Burkina Faso - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 4Chad - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 4Afghanistan - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 4Russia - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 4Belarus - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 4Yemen - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 4Syria - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 4Uganda - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 4Iran - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 4Central African Republic - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 4Niger - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 4Libya - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Level 3United Arab Emirates - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Qatar - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Kuwait - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Ethiopia - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Israel - Level 3: Reconsider Travel - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3West Bank - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Mauritania - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Nigeria - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Nicaragua - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Rwanda - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Jordan - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Azerbaijan - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Trinidad and Tobago - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Oman - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Venezuela - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Saudi Arabia - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Guatemala - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Pakistan - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Bahrain - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Bangladesh - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Guinea-Bissau - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Tanzania - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Guyana - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Papua New Guinea - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Burundi - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Colombia - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Honduras - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Level 3Macau - Level 3: Reconsider Travel

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