Country Card: Travel Guide

Pack the right plug. Get a feel for the money. Say your first "thank you". Country Card puts the essentials for over 200 countries and territories on one card, set up for where you're from. No account, no sign-up.

Compiled from government and public sources, refreshed regularly. Get your bearings here, then confirm entry and health rules with the relevant authority before you go.

ON EVERY CARD

• Plugs. Socket types, voltage, and whether yours will fit.
• Time. Local time and the difference from home.
• Money. Currency, an up-to-date exchange rate from yours, and how easy ATMs are to find.
• Emergency numbers. Police, ambulance, fire. Tap to dial.
• Visa rules for your passport. Whether you need one, how long you can stay, and any border health certificates.
• Official travel advice. The government advisory level, and the reason behind it.
• Health. Vaccines, malaria and mosquito-borne disease advice.
• Your embassy. Your passport country's embassy or nearest consulate, with address and contact details where listed.
• LGBTQ+ laws. Whether same-sex activity is legal, the maximum penalty where it isn't, and laws restricting expression.
• Getting around. Driving side, which international driving permit to get, and the ride-hailing apps that work there.
• Staying connected. Calling code and the travel eSIM sellers that cover it.
• Language. What's spoken, how far English gets you, and five phrases with pronunciation. Tap to hear one where your phone has a voice for it.
• Local rules. Tap water, alcohol, vaping.
• Holidays. The dates that shut the banks and museums.
• Climate. Monthly temperature and rainfall, plus hurricane, monsoon and wildfire seasons.