On the eve of the New Year and Christmas holidays, many tend to plan a vacation away from home, making travel abroad. The place, as a rule, is chosen based on the budget, climatic conditions and recreation goals. Someone likes to spend the long-awaited vacation, lying on the beach by the sea or ocean with cocktails and entertaining fondness in their hands, others prefer active rest and sports, the third one wants to see the sights and go sightseeing. In search of an optimal country, tourists, as a rule, rely on reviews on specialized sites and forums, as well as on the recommendations of employees of travel agencies.
Rating of the most dangerous countries in the world
But, when preparing for the long-awaited vacation, it should be remembered that besides the above factors, one should also think about personal safety, because a number of countries actively taking tourists are disadvantaged in this respect and staying there can seriously threaten health and even life. In order to protect citizens, authoritative publications have created and published the rating of the most dangerous countries in the world for tourists. The analysis was carried out on the basis of an assessment of the criminogenic and international situation in 197 countries of the world, as well as the social well-being of the local population and natural hazards, trapping, curious travelers. As a result, the most dangerous countries in the world were:
- Haiti opens the top five most dangerous countries for tourism. A beautiful state on the shores of the Caribbean Sea, which, at the same time, is destroyed by endless uprisings of poverty-stricken population. The law here does not have the proper force, and strikes, murders and kidnappings are common. The UN forces are trying to stabilize the situation, but it is impossible to feel completely safe there.
- Colombia - at first glance may seem like an ideal country for tourism - chic beaches, scorching sun, beautiful women. The fact that 80% of the total turnover of cocaine has its roots in this country dazzles the picture. Narcotics are not legally written and for the supply of poison to other countries of the world they often use "blind couriers", slipping packets of drugs into the luggage of unsuspecting tourists.
- South Africa - is called "the world capital of violence". Local people who are mired in poverty, do not shy away from looting, murders and other unscrupulous means of easy earnings. In addition, about 10 million people in the country are HIV-positive or have AIDS, which, naturally, does not have a positive impact on their social well-being and the situation in the country.
- Sri Lanka - one of the most beautiful islands in the world, a real tropical paradise. But its magnificence is overshadowed by the constant civil wars of the liberation movement against the government regime. The direct threat to tourism, these battles do not represent, however, there is a risk of being in the epicenter of the bout.
- Brazil is an actively developing country, striking in contrasts. Among the splendor of the streets of major cities, like Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, many representatives of the lower strata of the population are ready for anything for easy profit. The ordinary phenomena here are armed robberies and abductions. Zazevavshegosya tourists can easily drag into the car and force at the barrel of a gun to remove from the bankomat all the funds available on the cards.
Unfortunately, this is not the end of the list of the most dangerous countries in the world. According to the versions of other sources, the top 10 most dangerous countries of the world are promulgated:
- Somalia - notorious for pirates, operating along the coast.
- Afghanistan - the Taliban is thriving here, the civilian population is constantly being killed by terrorist attacks.
- Iraq - also suffers from endless terrorist attacks by al Qaeda militants.
- Congo, in which the armed conflict, which has lasted since 1998, has not ceased.
- Pakistan, shaken by military action between government troops and insurgents.
- The Gaza Strip still suffers from air attacks, although the conflict is settled back in 2009.
- Yemen - the situation here is strained due to the depleted oil reserves, as well as the active militaristic groupings.
- Zimbabwe - inflation and corruption leads to constant conflicts and killings.
- Algeria, whose infrastructure is vulnerable to terrorist groups associated with al-Qaeda.
- Nigeria, which constantly operates criminal gangs, threatening both the peaceful local population and foreigners.