Countries and Other Areas
Information about countries (including dependencies and areas of special sovereignty) is available through the links at left. The list is sorted alphabetically by short-form names. For long-form names, please refer to the Background Notes or see the list of Independent States of the World.
H1N1 Influenza
The State Department alerts U.S. citizens of the health risks of travel to Mexico at this time due to an outbreak of H1N1 influenza. The U.S. Embassy and all U.S. Consulates in Mexico have suspended non-essential services to the public until May 6. Consular services for U.S. citizens is limited to emergency assistance and citizenship applications (passports and consular reports of birth abroad).
-Travel Alert (Apr. 30) -Embassy Message -Travel Health Alert -CDC Flu Page
The State Department alerts U.S. citizens of the health risks of travel to Mexico at this time due to an outbreak of H1N1 influenza. The U.S. Embassy and all U.S. Consulates in Mexico have suspended non-essential services to the public until May 6. Consular services for U.S. citizens is limited to emergency assistance and citizenship applications (passports and consular reports of birth abroad).
-Travel Alert (Apr. 30) -Embassy Message -Travel Health Alert -CDC Flu Page
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