Here are the top 19 countries that aren't safe for US citizens to travel to, according to the US State Department

Katie BalevicJan 25, 2023, 01:45 IST

Police march during a ceremony marking Myanmar's 75th anniversary of Independence Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023.Aung Shine Oo/AP

The State Department ranks different countries around the world by their safety level for US citizens.
Countries deemed too dangerous for travel are often known for civil unrest, military actions, and kidnappings.

Venezuela

Teachers, other public workers and pensioners march for higher salaries and pensions, and payment of their full benefits on January 16, 2023, in Caracas, Venezuela, where the monthly minimum wage is about $7 dollars.Ariana Cubillos/AP

Iraq

Policemen stand guard outside a polling station during parliamentary elections, in Mosul, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. Iraq closed its airspace and land border crossings on Sunday as voters headed to the polls to elect a parliament that many hope will deliver much needed reforms after decades of conflict and mismanagement.AP

Somalia

Relatives wait for bodies to be removed from the destruction at the scene, a day after a double car bomb attack at a busy junction in Mogadishu, Somalia Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022.Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP

Haiti

A youth suffering from cholera is helped upon arrival at a clinic run by Doctors Without Borders in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Oct. 27, 2022.Ramon Espinosa/AP

Ukraine

A wounded woman is seen after an airstrike damages an apartment complex outside of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on February 24, 2022.Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Afghanistan

Taliban fighters hold weapons as they ride in a convoy to celebrate their victory day at the Bibi Mahro area in Kabul on August 15, 2022Wakil Kohsar/Getty Images

Yemen

A Yemeni fighter backed by the Saudi-led coalition fires his weapon during clashes with Houthi rebels on the Kassara frontline near Marib, Yemen, June 20, 2021.Nariman El-Mofty, File/AP

Syria

A Green Beret fires at a target during training with Maghaweir al-Thowra fighters at al Tanf Garrison in Syria on March 3, 2020.US Army/Staff Sgt. William Howard

Sudan

Sudanese demonstrators march in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022 to protest a deal signed between the country's main pro-democracy group and its ruling generals, who seized power in an October 2021 coup.Marwan Ali/AP

South Sudan

In this Saturday, June 27, 2020 file photo, trainees parade with the wooden mock guns which they use to train with, during the visit of the defense minister to a military training center in Owiny Ki-Bul, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan.Maura Ajak, File/AP

North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends a ceremony of donating 600mm super-large multiple launch rocket system at a garden of the Workers' Party of Korea headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022.Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP

Libya

Under tight security, Libyans mark the 10th anniversary of their 2011 uprising that led to the overthrow and killing of longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi in Martyrs Square, Tripoli, Libya. The country has become one of the most intractable conflicts left over from the Arab Spring uprisings.Hazem Ahmed/AP

Iran

In this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa AminiAP Photo/Middle East Images, File

Burma (Myanmar)

Police march during a ceremony marking Myanmar's 75th anniversary of Independence Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023.Aung Shine Oo/AP

Russia

A Russian serviceman in Melitopol, Ukraine, on July 14, 2022.Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images

Mali

Soldiers stand guard in front of the Radisson Blu hotel prior to the visit of Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in Bamako, Mali, Nov. 21, 2015.Jerome Delay, file/AP

Central African Republic

The streets of Bangassou, Central African Republic, remain empty on Feb. 13, 2021, as most residents fled when rebels attacked with heavy weapons on Jan. 3.Adrienne Surprenant, File/AP

Burkina Faso

Special forces soldiers carry the flag-drapped coffins of late special forces soldiers Cedric de Pierrepont and Alain Bertoncello, who were killed in a night-time rescue of four foreign hostages including two French citizens in Burkina Faso last week, during a national tribute at the Invalides, in Paris, Tuesday, May 14, 2019.Philippe Wojazer/Pool Photo via AP

Belarus

In this handout photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, Russian soldiers take part in drills at an unspecified location in Belarus.Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP

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