No. 18 Cairo, Egypt

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No. 18 Cairo, Egypt

Overall Grade: Medium Risk Location
Major Problem: Pollution
Other Problems: Disease & Sanitation, Medical Facilities, Infrastructure, Political Violence & Repression

The biggest challenges for foreigners living in Cairo are the pollution and the sanitary conditions. Another big concern in a country where terrorists over the years have targeted foreigners and where one man has ruled for almost three decades is "the potential for political violence."