Embassy & emergency contacts
Emergency numbers, embassy locations, healthcare notes, and common scams for 40 countries. Save this page on your phone before you fly.
All countries
Argentina
Emergency: 911
Australia
Emergency: 000
Austria
Emergency: 112
Belgium
Emergency: 112
Brazil
Emergency: 190 (police), 192 (ambulance)
Canada
Emergency: 911
Chile
Emergency: 133 (police), 131 (ambulance)
China
Emergency: 110 (police), 120 (ambulance), 119 (fire)
Colombia
Emergency: 123
Denmark
Emergency: 112
Egypt
Emergency: 122 (police), 123 (ambulance)
Finland
Emergency: 112
France
Emergency: 112
Germany
Emergency: 112
Greece
Emergency: 112
Hong Kong
Emergency: 999
Iceland
Emergency: 112
India
Emergency: 112
Indonesia
Emergency: 110 (police), 118 (ambulance)
Ireland
Emergency: 999 or 112
Israel
Emergency: 100 (police), 101 (ambulance/MDA)
Italy
Emergency: 112
Japan
Emergency: 110 (police), 119 (fire/ambulance)
Mexico
Emergency: 911
Netherlands
Emergency: 112
New Zealand
Emergency: 111
Norway
Emergency: 112
Peru
Emergency: 105 (police), 117 (ambulance)
Portugal
Emergency: 112
Singapore
Emergency: 999 (police), 995 (fire/ambulance)
South Africa
Emergency: 10111 (police), 10177 (ambulance)
South Korea
Emergency: 112 (police), 119 (fire/ambulance)
Spain
Emergency: 112
Sweden
Emergency: 112
Switzerland
Emergency: 112
Thailand
Emergency: 191 (police), 1669 (ambulance)
United Arab Emirates
Emergency: 999 (police), 998 (ambulance)
United Kingdom
Emergency: 999 or 112
United States
Emergency: 911
Vietnam
Emergency: 113 (police), 115 (ambulance)
Universal pre-trip safety checklist
- Photograph your passport — store it in cloud (iCloud, Google Drive) + email to yourself. Replacement processing is 5× faster with a copy on hand.
- Buy travel insurance with medical evacuation ≥ $250,000. A single ambulance flight from a remote area to home country can cost $100k+.
- Register your trip with your government's traveler-registration service. US: STEP. UK: GOV.UK travel advice. Canada: ROCA. Australia: Smartraveller. Free, takes 5 min, gets you alerts and lets embassy find you in disasters.
- Save 2 backup contacts — one local (your hotel) and one at home (someone with copies of your travel docs, passport scan, insurance details).
- Know the local emergency number — saved in your phone with the country code so it works from any line.
- Have a "lost wallet" plan: some cash hidden separately from your wallet, a backup credit card in your hotel safe, and your bank's international fraud number saved offline.