BE AWARE! there may come a time
when you have to visit a mined country.
These pages contain the basic lessons I learnt through many
years of living and working in several mined countries. Other
information comes from the materials and curriculum I designed
for, and used in, mine awareness programmes in Cambodia.

Countries with severe landmine problems
Extreme care must be taken when entering them.
Afghanistan
Bosnia
 
Ethiopia Cambodia
Vietnam
IraqAngola
Kuwait
Laos
Egypt
Eritrea
Croatia
China
Countries with lesser landmine problems
Landmines remaining from past wars and/or protective minefields on borders.
    Georgia, Mozambique, Myanmar , Nicaragua, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Chad, Liberia, Mauritania, Morocco, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Falklands, Guatemala, Honduras, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Tadjikstan, Botswana, Djibouti, Guinea-Bissau, Libya, Malawi, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia, Uganda, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, South Korea, India, Pakistan, Jordan, Oman, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldavia, The Nederlands, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine and El Salvador.
If you do go to any of the above listed mined country (note: these will change according to the political situations), you should find out the location of the known minefields and stay away from them. At the present rate of mine clearance some of the most heavily mined countries will take decades before they are entirely safe.

If you MUST enter mined areas, common sense and basic awareness outlined below will help you to avoid having your leg blown off.

Think seriously about the results of any foolhardy or 'brave' actions. Visit a field hospital and see the carnage firsthand. A lifetime without legs is not worth the short thrill that some people get from interacting with landmines. Be sensible and follow the rules on the left.

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