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Afghanistan

Unsafe

No

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Albania

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Algeria

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

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American Samoa

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Andorra

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Angola

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Anguilla

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Antigua and Barbuda

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Argentina

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Armenia

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Aruba

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Australia

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Austria

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Azerbaijan

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Bahamas

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Bahrain

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Bangladesh

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Barbados

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Belarus

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Belgium

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Belize

Central America

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Benin

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Bermuda

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Bhutan

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Bolivia

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Botswana

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Brazil

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

British Virgin Islands

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Brunei

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Bulgaria

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Burkina Faso

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Burundi

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Cambodia

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Cameroon

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Canada

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Cape Verde

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Cayman Islands

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Central African Republic

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Chad

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Chile

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

China

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Colombia

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Comoros

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Cook Islands

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Costa Rica

Central America

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Croatia

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Cuba

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Curaçao

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Cyprus

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Czech Republic

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Denmark

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Djibouti

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Dominica

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Dominican Republic

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

DR Congo

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Ecuador

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Egypt

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

El Salvador

Central America

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Equatorial Guinea

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Eritrea

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Estonia

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Eswatini

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Ethiopia

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Fiji

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Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

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Finland

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

France

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

French Guiana

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

French Polynesia

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

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Gabon

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Gambia

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Georgia

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

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Germany

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Ghana

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Gibraltar

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Greece

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Greenland

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Grenada

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Guadeloupe

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Guam

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Guatemala

Central America

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Guinea

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Guinea-Bissau

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Guyana

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Haiti

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Honduras

Central America

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Hong Kong

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Hungary

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Iceland

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

India

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Indonesia

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Iran

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Iraq

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Ireland

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Israel

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Italy

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Ivory Coast

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Jamaica

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Japan

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Jordan

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Kazakhstan

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Kenya

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Kiribati

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Kosovo

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Kuwait

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Kyrgyzstan

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Laos

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Latvia

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Lebanon

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Lesotho

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Liberia

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Libya

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Liechtenstein

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Lithuania

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Luxembourg

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Macau

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Madagascar

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Malawi

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Malaysia

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Maldives

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Malta

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Marshall Islands

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Martinique

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Mauritania

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Mauritius

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Mexico

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Micronesia

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Moldova

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Monaco

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Mongolia

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Montenegro

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Morocco

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Mozambique

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Myanmar

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Namibia

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Nauru

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Nepal

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Netherlands

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

New Caledonia

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

New Zealand

New Zealand Water Safety

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Nicaragua

Central America

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Niger

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Nigeria

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Niue

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

North Korea

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

North Macedonia

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Norway

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Oman

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Pakistan

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Palau

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Palestine

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Panama

Central America

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Papua New Guinea

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Paraguay

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Peru

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Philippines

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Poland

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Portugal

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Puerto Rico

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Qatar

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Republic of Congo

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Réunion

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Romania

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Russia

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Rwanda

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Saint Lucia

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Samoa

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

San Marino

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

São Tomé and Príncipe

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Saudi Arabia

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Senegal

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Serbia

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Seychelles

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Sierra Leone

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Singapore

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Sint Maarten

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Slovakia

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Slovenia

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Solomon Islands

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Somalia

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

South Africa

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

South Korea

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

South Sudan

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Spain

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Sri Lanka

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

St. Kitts and Nevis

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Sudan

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Suriname

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Sweden

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Switzerland

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Syria

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Taiwan

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Tajikistan

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Tanzania

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Thailand

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Timor-Leste

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Togo

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Tonga

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Trinidad and Tobago

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Tunisia

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Turkey

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Turkmenistan

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Turks and Caicos

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Tuvalu

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Uganda

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Ukraine

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

United Arab Emirates

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

United Kingdom

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

United States

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Uruguay

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

US Virgin Islands

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Uzbekistan

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Vanuatu

Conditional safe (Boil/Filter/Check with local guides)

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Vatican City

Safe

Yes

This is some text inside of a div block.

Venezuela

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Vietnam

Unsafe

Maybe (check with local guides)

This is some text inside of a div block.

Yemen

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Zambia

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

Zimbabwe

Unsafe

No

This is some text inside of a div block.

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