document_title: List of Sirius XM Radio channels

question_text: what are the country stations on sirius radio

text: List of Sirius XM Radio channels

text: List[edit]

text: Preview[edit]

text:
Name
Format
Satellite
Internet

Sirius XM Preview
Sirius XM Promos and Information
Free
Available

text: Pop/hits[edit]

text:
Name
Format
Satellite
Internet
Dish Network

'50s on 5
Hits from the 1950s
Available
Available
6005

'60s on 6
Hits from the 1960s
Available
Available
6006

'70s on 7
Hits from the 1970s
Available
Available
6007

'80s on 8
Hits from the 1980s
Available
Available
6008

'90s on 9
Hits from the 1990s
Available
Available
6009

KIIS-FM
CHR/Pop
Available
Available
N/A

Pitbull's Globalization
Current Rhythmic and Dance Hits
Available
Available
6004

Pop2K (formerly XM Hitlist)
Hits from the 2000s
Available
Available
6010

PopRocks
90s and 2000s
Available
Available
6017

The Blend
Adult Contemporary
Available
Available
6016

The Pulse (formerly Flight 26)
Hot Adult Contemporary, 2000s Adult Contemporary
Available
Available
6015

SiriusXM Hits 1
CHR/Pop
Available
Available
6002

Sirius XM Limited Edition
Limited
Available
Available
N/A

SiriusXM Love (formerly The Heart)
Love Songs
Unavailable
Available
6070

Velvet
Contemporary pop
Unavailable
Available
6013

The Coffee House
Singer-Songwriters, acoustic rock, folk rock
Available
Available
6014 (formerly 6031)

Venus (formerly 20 on 20)
Rhythmic Pop
Available
Available
6003

Z100 (WHTZ)
CHR/Pop
Available
Available
N/A

Poptropolis
Hits
Available
Unavailable
N/A

Road Trip Radio
Hits
Available
Available
N/A

The Covers Channel
Cover songs
Available
Available
N/A

Neil Diamond Radio
Neil Diamond songs
Unavailable
Available
N/A

Elevations
Reimagined Pop & Rock Classics
Unavailable
Available
N/A

ONEderland
One Hit Wonders from the '70s, '80s, '90s, and '00s
Available
Available
N/A

text: Rock[edit]

text:
Name
Format
Satellite
Internet
Dish Network #

Alt Nation (replaced Lucy)
Modern alternative rock
Available
Available
6036

The Beatles Channel
The Beatles music
Available
Available
N/A

The Bridge
Classic soft rock, adult contemporary, adult alternative
Available
Available
6032

Classic Rewind (formerly Big Tracks)
Classic rock from the late 1970s to early 1990s, a continuation from Vinyl
Available
Available
6025

Classic Vinyl (formerly Top Tracks)
Classic rock from the 1960s to mid 1970s
Available
Available
6026

Deep Tracks
Deep classic rock, progressive rock
Available
Available
6027

E Street Radio
Bruce Springsteen
Available
Available
6020

Elvis Radio
Elvis Presley Music
Available
Available
6019

1st Wave
New wave, late 1970s-1980s alternative rock and classic alternative; post-punk, first wave punk, late 70s-80s punk rock (non-hardcore); "New Pop/New Music" and 1980s synthpop; 1980s college rock
Available
Available
6033

The Grateful Dead Channel
Music from the Grateful Dead
Available
Available
6023

Hair Nation (replaced Big Tracks)
glam metal
Available
Available
6039

Jam On
Jam bands
Available
Available
6029

Liquid Metal
Mostly extreme metal, some hardcore and metalcore
Available
Available
6040

Lithium (formerly Lucy)
1990s alternative rock, grunge, and alternative metal
Available
Available
6034

The Loft (replaced Fine Tuning)
Eclectic acoustic rock
Available
Available
6030

Octane (replaced SquiZZ)
Active rock, hard rock
Available
Available
6036

Ozzy's Boneyard
Classic hard rock and heavy metal
Available
Available
6037

Radio Margaritaville
Jimmy Buffett and other music appealing to Parrotheads
Available
Available
6025

Sirius XMU (replaced XMU)
Indie / College / Unsigned
Available
Available
6035

The Spectrum (formerly XM Café)
Adult album alternative
Available
Available
6028

Turbo
1990s and 2000s hard rock, nu metal
Available
Available
N/A

Underground Garage
Little Steven's Underground Garage (Garage rock, rock n' roll, garage rock revival, indie rock, proto-punk, punk rock, surf rock, acid rock, pub rock, glam rock, soul music, funk, roots rock, British Invasion, boogie and blues rock, various others)
Available
Available
6021

text: Hip hop/R&B[edit]

text:
Name
Format
Satellite
Internet
Dish Network

BackSpin (replaced The Rhyme)
1970s-1990s hip hop, golden age hip hop, 1980s "new school" hip hop, old school hip hop, hip hop classics
Available
Available
6043 (formerly 6046)

SiriusXM Fly
1990s-2000s Hip hop and R&B
Available
Available
6047

The Groove
1960s-1980s R&B, funk, and disco
Available
Available
6050

Heart & Soul (replaced Suite 62)
1980s to Present R&B
Available
Available
6048

The Heat
Urban Pop, Hip-hop and R&B
Available
Available
6046 (formerly 6047)

Hip-Hop Nation (replaced The City)
Modern Hip hop (replaced The City)
Available
Available
6044

The Joint
Reggae
Available
Available
6042

Shade 45 (replaced 66 Raw)
Progressive Hip hop
Available
Available
6045

Soul Town (replaced Soul Street)
Classic Soul
Available
Available
6049

text: Dance/Electronica[edit]

text:
Name
Format
Satellite
Internet
Dish Network

BPM
Current-based Dance hits
Available
Available
6051

Electric Area (formerly The Move)
Progressive trance, progressive house, various EDM and house music artists
Available
Available
6052

Sirius XM Chill
Chill out music, downtempo, ambient electronica / ambient house, trip hop, acid jazz, nu jazz, indietronica, chillwave
Available
Available
6053

Studio 54 Radio (formerly BBC Radio 1 and The Strobe)
Disco, freestyle music
Available
Available
6054 (formerly 6015)

Utopia
Dance hits from the 1990s and 2000s
Unavailable
Available
6055

text: Country[edit]

text:
Name
Format
Satellite
Internet
Dish Network

The Highway (formerly Highway 16)
Modern Country Music
Available
Available
6056

Y2Kountry
2000s Country
Available
Available
6057

Prime Country (formerly US Country)
Country from the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s)
Available
Available
6058

Willie's Roadhouse (formerly The Roadhouse and Willie's Place)
Classic country Willie Nelson's Traditional Country
Available
Available
6059

Outlaw Country (formerly X Country)
Country from the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s
Available
Available
6060

Bluegrass Junction
Bluegrass
Available
Available
6062

text: Christian[edit]

text:
Name
Format
Satellite
Internet
Dish Network #

enLighten
Southern Gospel
Available
Available
6065

Kirk Franklin's Praise (formerly Spirit)
Gospel, created by Kirk Franklin
Available
Available
6064

The Message
Contemporary Christian
Available
Available
6063

text: Jazz/Blues/Standards[edit]

text:
Name
Format
Satellite
Internet
Dish Network #

40s Junction (formerly 40s on 4)
Hits from the 1940s
Available
Available
6073

B. B. King's Bluesville
Blues
Available
Available
6070

On Broadway
Showtunes
Available
Available
6072

Real Jazz
Traditional Jazz
Available
Available
6068

Siriusly Sinatra (formerly High Standards)
Standards, Jazz, and Swing
Available
Available
6071

Escape
Beautiful music
Available
Available
6069

Watercolors
Smooth Jazz
Available
Available
6066

text: Classical[edit]

text:
Name
Format
Satellite
Internet

Metropolitan Opera Radio
Opera
Available
Available

Sirius XM Pops
Popular classical
Unavailable
Available

Symphony Hall
Classical music
Available
Available

text: Family and health[edit]

text:
Name
Format
Satellite
Internet

Doctor Radio
Health and medical information
Available
Available

Kids Place Live
Children's
Available
Available

KIDZ BOP Radio
Today's pop songs covered by the Kidz Bop kids
Available
Available

Radio Classics
Old Time Radio
Available
Available

Radio Disney
Children's
Available
Available

Rural Radio
Agricultural news & western lifestyle
Available
Available

text: Sports[edit]

text:
Name
Format
Satellite
Internet

At the Races
Horse racing
Available
Available

ESPN Radio
Sports Talk
Available
Available

ESPN Xtra
Sports News
Available
Available

Mad Dog Sports Radio
Sports Talk created and hosted by Chris "Mad Dog" Russo
Available
Available

MLB Network Radio
Major League Baseball Channel
Available
Available

Fox Sports Radio
Sports Talk
Available
Available

Sirius XM College Sports Nation
Sports Talk
Available
Available

Sirius XM Fantasy Sports Radio
Sports Talk
Available
Available

Sirius XM FC
Soccer Talk & Play-By-Play
Available
Available

Sirius XM NASCAR Radio
NASCAR Racing and Talk
Available
Available

Sirius XM NBA Radio
Sports Talk
Available
Available

Sirius XM NFL Radio
Sports Talk
Available
Available

Sirius XM NHL Network Radio
National Hockey League talk & play-by-play
Available
Available

Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio
Live PGA Tour golf and talk
Available
Available

NBC Sports Radio
Sports talk
Available
Available

Sirius XM Rush[1]
Combat sports
Available
Available

text: Comedy[edit]

text:
Name
Format
Satellite
Internet

Comedy Greats
Comedy, Jay Thomas, Craig Ferguson
Available
Available

Comedy Central Radio
Comedy
Available
Available

The Foxxhole
Jamie Foxx's channel
Available
Available

Jeff and Larry's Comedy Roundup
Comedy
Available
Available

Laugh USA
Comedy
Available
Available

Raw Dog Comedy Hits
Stand-up comedy, Bennington
Available
Available

text: Entertainment[edit]

text:
Name
Format
Satellite
Internet

Radio Andy
Andy Cohen's radio station
Available
Available

Entertainment Weekly Radio
Pop Culture News and Reviews
Available
Available

Howard 100 and Howard 101
Howard Stern's channels
Available
Available

Faction Talk
Jim Norton & Sam Roberts, The Jason Ellis Show
U.S. only
U.S. only

Sirius XM Stars
Talk
Available
Available

Today Show Radio 108
Live TV Show with Jessica Ettinger's Behind the Scenes interviews NBC Today
Available
Unavailable

text: Talk, news, and public radio[edit]

text:
Name
Format
Satellite
Internet

BBC World Service
News
Available
Available

Bloomberg Radio
Simulcast of WBBR in New York City
Available
Available

Business Radio
Financial news, operated by the Wharton School
Available
Available

C-SPAN Radio
U.S. Government Hearings and Public Affairs
Available
Available

CNBC
Financial news (TV simulcast)
Available
Available

CNN
News (TV simulcast)
Available
Available

Fox Business
Financial news (TV simulcast)
Available
Available

Fox News Channel
News (TV simulcast)
Available
Available

HLN
News (TV simulcast)
Available
Available

MSNBC
News (TV simulcast)
Available
Available

NPR Now
NPR programs arranged specifically for SIRIUS
Available
Available

P.O.T.U.S
Political talk
Available
Available

Public Radio Exchange
Public radio
Available
Available

SiriusXM Patriot
Conservative Talk
Available
Available

SiriusXM Progress
Liberal Talk
Available
Available

SiriusXM Insight
Public radio
Available
Available

SiriusXM Urban View
African-American talk
Available
Available

text: Religion[edit]

text:
Name
Format
Satellite
Internet

The Catholic Channel
Catholic Lifestyle
Available
Available

EWTN Global Catholic Network
Catholic programming
Available
Available

FamilyTalk
Christian Sermons & Talk Radio
Available
Available

Joel Osteen Radio
Inspirational
Available
Available

text: Traffic/weather[edit]

text:
Name
Format
Satellite
Internet

Atlanta/Baltimore/Washington, D.C.
Traffic and weather
Available
Unavailable

Boston/Philadelphia/Pittsburgh
Traffic and weather
Available
Unavailable

Chicago/Detroit
Traffic and weather
Available
Unavailable

Dallas-Fort Worth/Houston/Phoenix
Traffic and weather
Available
Unavailable

Las Vegas/Minneapolis/St. Louis
Traffic and weather
Available
Unavailable

Los Angeles
Traffic and weather
Available
Unavailable

Miami/Orlando/Tampa-St. Petersburg
Traffic and weather
Available
Unavailable

New York
Traffic and weather
Available
Unavailable

San Diego/San Francisco/Seattle
Traffic and weather
Available
Unavailable

text: More[edit]

text:
Name
Format
Satellite
Internet

BYU Radio
Brigham Young University College Radio/Talk
Available
Available

HBCU
Howard University & HBCUs College Radio/Talk
Available
Available

H.U.R. Voices
Howard University College Radio/Talk
Available
Available

Korea Today
Korean music, news, & entertainment
Available
Available

Road Dog Trucking
Trucking talk
Available
Available

Sirius XM 147
Music
Available
Available

text: Latin (in Spanish), French, Canadian, and international[edit]

text:
Name
Format
Satellite
Internet

beIN Sports en Español
Sports
U.S. only
U.S. only

Caliente (in Spanish)
Tropical/Latin pop
Available
Available

Canada 360
Canadian News & Weather
Available
Available

Canada Laughs
Canadian comedy
Available
Available

Canada Talks
Canadian current affairs & talk
Available
Available

CBC Music: Sonica
Adult Alternative Artists.
Available
Available

CBC Radio 3
Canadian Indie Music
Available
Available

CBC Radio One
Canadian news and information (special national feed)
Available
Available

CNN en Español
News
Available
Available

Cristina Radio
Advice and Current Affairs
Available
Available

En Vivo
Contemporary English & Spanish Hits
Available
Available

ESPN Deportes Radio
Sports
U.S. only
U.S. only

Iceberg Radio
Canadian Adult Alternative
Available
Available

Ici Musique Chansons
French Variety Music
Available
Available

Ici Musique FrancoCountry
Francophone & Canadian Country-Folk
Available
Available

Ici Radio-Canada Première
Radio Canada News & Information (simulcast of CBF-FM Montreal)
Available
Available

Influence Franco
Indie Pop Alternative
Available
Available

The Joint
Reggae, occasionally dancehall, lovers rock, and ska
Available
Available

American Latino Radio
Talk show radio
Available
Canada only

La Mezcla
Hits in Spanish and English
Available
Available

Latitude franco
French Chart Hits
Available
Available

MLB en Español
Sports
Available
Unavailable

Multicultural Radio
The Cultures of Canada
Available
Available

Radio Fórmula México
News
Available
Available

The Verge
Canadian New & Emerging Indie/Alternative
Available
Available

text: Internet radio only[edit]

text: Music[edit]

text:
Name
Format
Status

70s/80s Pop
70s and 80s party music
U.S. only

80s/90s Pop
80s and 90s party music
U.S. only

90s/2K Pop
90s and 2000s party music
U.S. only

Aguila
Regional Mexican Ranchera music
Available

Caricia
Classic ballads in Spanish & English
Available

CineMagic
Movie soundtracks
U.S. only

Classic Rock Party
Classic rock party music
U.S. only

Country Christmas
Country Christmas music
U.S. only (seasonal)

Elevations
Cover songs
Available

Faction
Punk rock
Available

Flow Nación
Latin Urban Music
Available

The Girls' Room
Girl group music
U.S. only

Hip-Hop Party
Hip-hop party music
U.S. only

Holiday Pops
Classical Christmas carols
U.S. only (seasonal)

Holiday Soul
Soul/R&B/Motown Christmas music
U.S. only (seasonal)

Holiday Traditions
Traditional Christmas music
U.S. only (seasonal)

Holly
Christmas music
U.S. only

Jazz at Lincoln Center
Jazz music from the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
U.S. only

Krishna Das Yoga Radio
Chanting, sacred & spiritual music
Available

La Kueva
Latin rock
Available

Latidos
Latin Love Songs
Available

Luna
Latin Jazz
Available

Navidad
Latin Christmas music
U.S. only

Neil Diamond Radio
Music by Neil Diamond
Available

New Wave Dance Party
New Wave party music
U.S. only

Oldies Party
50s and 60s party music
U.S. only

Pop Party Mix
Party music
U.S. only

Punk Party
Punk music
U.S. only

Radio Hanukkah
Hanukkah music
U.S. only (seasonal)

Red White & Booze
Country bar songs
Available

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Radio
Artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Available

RockBar
Jukebox songs
Available

Rockin' Frat Party
College rock songs
U.S. only

Rumbón
Classic salsa
Available

Sirius XM Comes Alive!
Live classic rock
Available

Sirius XM Fly
Hip-hop & R&B from the 1990s and 2000s.
U.S. only

Sirius XM Pops
Classical pops
U.S. only

Sirius XM Silk
Smooth R&B love songs.
Available

Tiësto's Club Life Radio
Electronic dance
Available

Tom Petty's Buried Treasure
Music by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Available

Velvet
Pop vocalists
Available

The Village
Folk music
U.S. only

Viva
Latin Pop Hits
Available

text: Other formats[edit]

text:
Name
Format
Status

TheBlaze Radio
Conservative libertarian talk
U.S. only

Carlin's Corner
George Carlin stand-up comedy
Available

Entretenimiento SiriusXM
Showbiz
Available

Fox News Talk
Talk radio
Available

Jason Ellis
Talk
Available

Just For Laughs Radio
Comedy
Available

Sirius XM Limited Engagements
Limited-run channels.
Available

Sirius XM on Demand
On Demand Sirius XM service
Available

Sirius XM Patriot Plus
Conservative talk
U.S. only

Sirius XM Progress Plus
Liberal talk
U.S. only

SportsCenter
Sound simulcast of latest episode from ESPN
Available

Vivid Radio
Sex talk
U.S. only

text: Notes[edit]

text: Most internet channels can be "personalized" through a menu of sliders referring to specific elements which can be adjusted. This does not apply to such stations as the "party" stations.

text: For example, Classic Vinyl can be adjusted as such:

text:
Classic hits (plays classic rock hits from the sixties to seventies) versus depth (plays lesser-known tracks)
Earlier (sixties) versus later (seventies) Vinyl
The amount of British artists on the station

text: Also available is the ability to have the station only play music without interruptions.

text: Infinity Radio Channel Lineup in 2006[edit]

text: Pop[edit]

text:
01 - XMnX
02 - The Blend
03 - The Heart
04 - Escape
05 - 50s on 5
06 - 60s on 6
07 - 70s on 7
08 - 80s on 8
09 - 90s on 9
10 - On the Rocks
11 - U-Pop
12 - Flight 26

text: Rock[edit]

text:
13 - No Shoes Radio
14 - Big Tracks
15 - Top Tracks
16 - Deep Tracks
17 - XM Music Lab
18 - XM Café
19 - Boneyard
20 - SquiZZ
21 - Ethel
22 - Fred
23 - Fungus
24 - Fine Tuning
25 - The Flow
26 - XMU
27 - XM Liquid Metals
28 - XM Vintage
29 - The Who Channel
30 - The Writer
31 - The Island
32 - The Joint

text: Dance[edit]

text:
33 - The Move
34 - The System
35 - XM Chill
36 - BPM
37 - Chrome

text: Hip-Hop[edit]

text:
40 - The City
43 - The Rhyme
45 - Raw
47 - Sxm- Fly
50 - The Heat
51 - Suite 62
53 - Soul Street

text: Country[edit]

text:
60 - Highway 16
61 - U.S. Country
62 - America
63 - X Country
64 - Willie's Place
65 - Bluegrass Junction

text: Christian[edit]

text:
66 - The Message
67 - enlighten
68 - Spirit

text: Jazz[edit]

text:
70 - Beyond Jazz
71 - Watercolors
72 - Real Jazz
73 - Audio Visions
74 - Bluesville

text: Standards[edit]

text:
75 - Frank's Place
76 - Cinemagic
77 - On Broadway

text: Classical[edit]

text:
80 - XM Classics
85 - Vox
86 - XM Pops

text: Latino and World[edit]

text:
90 - Fuego
92 - Caliente
93 - Sunny
94 - KISS
95 - The Verge
98 - Rolling Stones Radio

text: The Virus[edit]

text:
100 - Opie and Anthony
101 - Ron and Fez

text: Comedy[edit]

text:
102 - Take 5
103 - National Lampoon Comedy
104 - XM Comedy
105 - Laugh USA
106 - XM Out Q

text: Entertainment[edit]

text:
107 - E! Entertainment Radio
108 - Extreme Talk
110 - P.O.T.U.S.
111 - Cosmo Radio
112 - Oprah and Friends
113 - XM Live!

text: Family and Health[edit]

text:
114 - Lifetime Radio
115 - Radio Disney
116 - XM Kids
117 - Sonic Theater
118 - Radio Classics
119 - Discovery Channel Radio

text: Former channels[edit]

text: (Most recent changes on top)

text:
Classic College Radio
Oprah Radio – self-help talk
Top 20 on 20 - was a hits station whose song list was determined by listener voting (dropped on July 17, 2014).
World Radio Network - was "An international tour of the news from broadcasters worldwide" (dropped April 25, 2013)[2][3]
Martha Stewart Living Radio - was a variety of programming channel (dropped February 18, 2013)
Playboy Radio - was an uncensored adult content station (dropped on March 14, 2013)
Fox News Talk - conservative talk radio operated by the Fox Broadcasting Company (dropped on February 14, 2013)
BBC Radio 1 - modern and current popular radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation (dropped on August 9, 2011)[4]
Rumbón (83) - was a tropical/reggaeton radio station (replaced by Caliente on November 12, 2008); later revived on a different channel
SIRIUS Disorder (33) - was a Freeform/Eclectic radio station (dropped on November 12, 2008)
The Beat (36) - Was a Top 40 Dance Hits station (Replaced by XM's BPM on November 12, 2008)
Sirius Super Shuffle (12) - was an adult hits station (dropped from online service November 12, 2008)
Universo Latino (90) - Universo Latino is a Spanish Pop radio station (dropped on November 12, 2008)
Boombox (39) - Boombox was a Breakbeat and rock remix radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 39 and DISH Network channel 6034, (dropped on November 12, 2008)
Hot Jamz (50) - Hip-Hop and R&B (replaced by XM's The Heat on November 12, 2008)
E! Entertainment Radio (107) - Entertainment news and Celebrity Gossip, (dropped on November 12, 2008)
Punk (29) - Was a Punk and Ska radio station. On September 15, 2008, it was replaced with a 24-hour AC/DC channel.
Client 9 Radio (126) - Talk channel ran from March 14, 2008 at 5:00 pm ET through midnight on March 17, 2008 to discuss the Eliot Spitzer scandal.[5]
LIME Radio (114) - Healthy Lifestyle (dropped February 13, 2008).
Court TV Plus (110) - Live trial proceedings (dropped January 1, 2008) -- channel now broadcasts "POTUS".
ABC News & Talk (143) - News/talk and entertainment (dropped September 24, 2007).
Planet Jazz (70) - Modern Jazz (dropped September 7, 2007)
The Who Channel (29) - The Who music (dropped April 1, 2007)
Discovery Channel Radio (119) - Discovery Channel programming (dropped February 14, 2007).
Revolution (67) - Christian rock (dropped February 14, 2007).
Sports Byline USA (122) - Sports Talk (dropped February 14, 2007).
Rolling Stones Radio (98) - All Rolling Stones music (dropped January 1, 2007).
PRI (136) - Global Issues (dropped September 25, 2006).
BBC Mundo (182) - (in Spanish) News, (dropped September 25, 2006)
Classical Voices (85) - Opera, (dropped September 25, 2006)
WSM Entertainment (117) - Simulcast of 650 WSM in Nashville. Broadcast the Grand Ole Opry (dropped September 13, 2006).
Sirius RIGHT (145) - Some programming from this channel was merged into Sirius Patriot (dropped March 14, 2006).
Sirius Advice (117) - Advice programming. Upon deletion, programs were added to other Sirius channels (dropped March 14, 2006).
Mexicana (91) - Played Regional Mexican music (dropped March 14, 2006).
EWTN Radio Catolica Mundial (180) - Spanish language Catholic programming (dropped March 14, 2006).
Remix (62) - Played exclusive remixes of modern dance music (dropped September 29, 2005).
Wax (42) - Featured remixed hip-hop (dropped September 29, 2005).
Slow Jamz (52) - Featured modern soft R&B (dropped September 29, 2005).
Swing Street (73) - Played swing music from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s (dropped September 29, 2005).
Folk Town (38) - Played contemporary and traditional folk music (dropped September 29, 2005).
Hispanic Talk (181) - Featured Spanish language talk radio (replaced with "ESPN Deportes" on December 1, 2005).
The Weather Channel Radio (110,111,112) - Provided continual weather forecasts (dropped September 29, 2005).
Wisdom Radio (132) - Dedicated to new age thinkers and life improvement methods. Rebranded as "Lime" on September 29, 2005.
The Word Network (161) - Featured Gospel music and urban ministries from a Protestant and Gospel perspective (dropped September 29, 2005).
Air America Radio (144) - Featured liberal talk radio, mainly which were Air America personalities. Dropped in July 2005 when Air America went exclusively with XM Satellite Radio.
Vacation (97) - Played island vacation music—replaced with "Radio Margaritaville" in June 2005.
Talk for Women (Our Time) (131) - Featured women-oriented talk and entertainment programming (dropped May 2005).
Street Beat (44) - Featured rap (dropped October 2004).
La Red Hispana (117) - Featured news and talk programming in Spanish (replaced with "Hispanic Talk" in July 2004).
Planet Dance (63) - Played mainstream dance music (replaced with "Area 63"—now Area—in July 2004).
Radio Deportivo (128) - Featured sports programming in Spanish (dropped July 2004).
The Border (36) - Played alternative country (replaced with "Outlaw Country" in April 2004).
Country Road (32) - Played a mix of classic country and modern country (replaced with "Prime Country" in January 2004).
House Party (60) - Played house music (dropped January 2004).
The Vortex (64) - Played trance music (dropped January 2004).
Planet Rhyme (41) - Featured international hip-hop (dropped January 2004).
Vista (82) - Played chamber music (dropped January 2004).
Soundscapes (98) - Played new age music (dropped January 2004).
SIRIUS Sessions (100) - Played live music (dropped January 2004).
Sirius Entertainment (135) - Featured programming about celebrities and the world of entertainment (replaced with "Our Time - Talk for Women" in January 2004).
A&E Satellite Radio (137) - Featured programming from the A&E television network (dropped January 2004).
Radio Amigo (140) - A Spanish language talk channel (dropped January 2004).
Radio Mujer (141) - A Spanish language talk channel (dropped January 2004).
The Express (44) - Old School/Funk R&B (dropped February 2003).
106.7 Lite FM (13) - Simulcast of WLTW 106.7 Lite FM in New York City (dropped December 2003)


document_title: Las Vegas Strip

question_text: where does the vegas strip start and end

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text: Las Vegas Strip

text: Boundaries[edit]

text: Historically, the casinos that were not in Downtown Las Vegas along Fremont Street were limited to outside the city limits on Las Vegas Boulevard. In 1959, the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign was constructed exactly 4.5 miles (7.2 km) outside the city limits. The sign is today located in the median just south of Russell Road, across from the now-demolished Klondike Hotel & Casino, about 0.4 miles (0.64 km) south of the southernmost entrance to Mandalay Bay (the southernmost casino).[6]

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text: In the strictest sense, "the Strip" refers only to the stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard that is roughly between Sahara Avenue and Russell Road, a distance of 4.2 miles (6.8 km).[7][8] However, the term is often used to refer not only to the road but also to the various casinos and resorts that line the road, and even to properties that are not on the road but in proximity. Phrases such as Strip Area, Resort Corridor or Resort District are sometimes used to indicate a larger geographical area, including properties 1 mile (1.6 km) or more away from Las Vegas Boulevard, such as the Hard Rock, Rio, Palms, and Hooters casinos.

text: A long-standing definition considers the Strip's northern terminus as the SLS, though travel guides typically extend it to include the Stratosphere, 0.4 miles (0.64 km) to the north. Mandalay Bay, located just north of Russell Road, is the southernmost resort considered to be on the Strip (the Klondike was the southernmost until 2006, when it was closed, although it was not included in Las Vegas Strip on some definitions and travel guides).

text: Because of the number and size of the resorts, the Resort Corridor can be quite wide. Interstate 15 runs roughly parallel and 0.5 to 0.8 miles (0.80 to 1.29 km) to the west of Las Vegas Boulevard for the entire length of the Strip. Paradise Road runs to the east in a similar fashion, and ends at St. Louis Avenue. The eastern side of the Strip is bounded by McCarran International Airport south of Tropicana Avenue.

text: North of this point, the Resort Corridor can be considered to extend as far east as Paradise Road, although some consider Koval Lane as a less inclusive boundary. Interstate 15 is sometimes considered the western edge of the Resort Corridor from Interstate 215 to Spring Mountain Road. North of this point, Industrial Road serves as the western edge.

text: Newer resorts such as South Point and the M Resort are on Las Vegas Boulevard South as distant as 8 miles south of the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign. Marketing for these casinos usually states that they are on southern Las Vegas Boulevard and not "Strip" properties.

text: History[edit]

text: Early years (1930s–1990s)[edit]

text: The first casino to be built on Highway 91 was the Pair-o-Dice Club in 1931, but the first on what is currently the Strip was the El Rancho Vegas, opening on April 3, 1941, with 63 rooms. That casino stood for almost 20 years before being destroyed by a fire in 1960. Its success spawned a second hotel on what would become the Strip, the Hotel Last Frontier, in 1942. Organized crime figures such as New York's Bugsy Siegel took interest in the growing gaming center leading to other resorts such as the Flamingo, which opened in 1946, and the Desert Inn, which opened in 1950. The funding for many projects was provided through the American National Insurance Company, which was based in the then notorious gambling empire of Galveston, Texas.[9][10]

text: Las Vegas Boulevard South was previously called Arrowhead Highway, or Los Angeles Highway. The Strip was named by Los Angeles police officer and businessman Guy McAfee, after his hometown's Sunset Strip.[11]

text: Caesars Palace was established in 1966. In 1968, Kirk Kerkorian purchased the Flamingo and hired Sahara Hotels Vice President Alex Shoofey as President. Alex Shoofey brought along 33 of Sahara's top executives. The Flamingo was used to train future employees of the International Hotel, which was under construction. Opening in 1969, the International Hotel, with 1,512 rooms, began the era of mega-resorts. The International is known as Westgate Las Vegas today. The first MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, also a Kerkorian property, opened in 1973 with 2,084 rooms. At the time, this was one of the largest hotels in the world by number of rooms. The Rossiya Hotel built in 1967 in Moscow, for instance, had 3,200 rooms; however, most of the rooms in the Rossiya Hotel were single rooms of 118 sq. ft (roughly 1/4 size of a standard room at the MGM Grand Resort). On November 21, 1980, the MGM Grand suffered the worst resort fire in the history of Las Vegas as a result of electrical problems, killing 87 people. It reopened eight months later. In 1986, Kerkorian sold the MGM Grand to Bally Manufacturing, and it was renamed Bally's.

text: The Wet 'n Wild water park opened in 1985 and was located on the south side of the Sahara hotel. The park closed at the end of the 2004 season and was later demolished. The opening of The Mirage in 1989 set a new level to the Las Vegas experience, as smaller hotels and casinos made way for the larger mega-resorts. The Rio and the Excalibur opened in 1990. These huge facilities offer entertainment and dining options, as well as gambling and lodging. This change affected the smaller, well-known and now historic hotels and casinos, like The Dunes, The Sands, the Stardust, and the Sahara.

text: The lights along the Strip have been dimmed in a sign of respect to six performers and one other major Las Vegas figure upon their deaths. They are Elvis Presley (1977), Sammy Davis Jr. (1990),[12] Dean Martin (1995), George Burns (1996), Frank Sinatra (1998), former UNLV basketball head coach Jerry Tarkanian (2015),[13] and Don Rickles (2017).[14] The Strip lights were dimmed later in 2017 as a memorial to victims of a mass shooting at a concert held adjacent to the Strip.[15] In 2005, Clark County renamed a section of Industrial Road (south of Twain Avenue) as Dean Martin Drive, also as a tribute to the famous Rat Pack singer, actor, and frequent Las Vegas entertainer.

text: In an effort to attract families, resorts offered more attractions geared toward youth, but had limited success. The (current) MGM Grand opened in 1993 with MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park, but the park closed in 2000 due to lack of interest. Similarly, in 2003 Treasure Island closed its own video arcade and abandoned the previous pirate theme, adopting the new ti name.[16]

text: In addition to the large hotels, casinos and resorts, the Strip is home to a few smaller casinos and other attractions, such as M&M World, Adventuredome and the Fashion Show Mall. Starting in the mid-1990s, the Strip became a popular New Year's Eve celebration destination.

text: Recent years (2000–present)[edit]

text: With the opening of Bellagio, Venetian, Palazzo, Wynn and Encore resorts, the strip trended towards the luxurious high end segment through most of the 2000s, while some older resorts added major expansions and renovations, including some de-theming of the earlier themed hotels. High end dining, specialty retail, spas and nightclubs increasingly became options for visitors in addition to gambling at most Strip resorts. There was also a trend towards expensive residential condo units on the strip.

text: In 2004, MGM Mirage announced plans for CityCenter, a 66-acre (27 ha), $7 billion multi-use project on the site of the Boardwalk hotel and adjoining land. It consists of hotel, casino, condo, retail, art, business and other uses on the site. City Center is currently the largest such complex in the world. Construction began in April 2006, with most elements of the project opened in late 2009. Also in 2006, the Las Vegas Strip lost its longtime status as the world's highest-grossing gambling center, falling to second place behind Macau.[17]

text: In 2012, the High Roller Ferris wheel and a retail district called The LINQ Promenade broke ground, in an attempt to diversify attractions beyond that of casino resorts. Renovations and rebrandings such as The Cromwell Las Vegas and the SLS Las Vegas continued to transform The Strip in 2014. The Las Vegas Festival Grounds opened in 2015. In 2016, the T-Mobile Arena, The Park, the Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino, and the Park Theatre opened. Smaller changes and developments are taking place as well.[18]

text: On October 1, 2017, a mass shooting occurred on the Strip at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival, adjacent to the Mandalay Bay hotel. This incident became the deadliest mass shooting in modern United States history.[19]

text: Future developments[edit]

text:
The Monte Carlo Resort and Casino will undergo a two-year, $450 million makeover into the Park MGM to be completed by end of 2018.[20]
Phase one of the Wynn Paradise Park with a 1,500 room hotel tower, lagoon and beach amenities is expected to be completed by early 2019.[21]
The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino has been bought and will be redeveloped as the Virgin Hotel Las Vegas by late fall 2019.[22]
Construction of the Las Vegas Stadium began in September 2017 and is expected to be completed in time for the 2020 NFL season.
Construction of the All Net Resort and Arena is expected to be completed by spring 2020.[23]
Genting Group bought the site of the Stardust in 2013 with plans to build and open Resorts World Las Vegas in 2020.[24]
Las Vegas Sands and Madison Square Garden Company plan to build an arena behind The Palazzo and The Venetian by late 2020.[25]
The Drew Las Vegas will be turned into a 4,000 room resort and casino by late 2020.[26]
Wynn Resorts bought the site of the New Frontier in December 2017 and announced plans for a 2,000+ room resort tentatively named Wynn West.[27]
Between Q2 2018 and summer 2021, $140M will be invested in upgrading the Stratosphere.[28]
The unfinished Skyvue ferris wheel is for sale,[29] as is the land of the former La Concha Motel[30].

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text: Transportation[edit]

text: RTC Transit (previously Citizens Area Transit, or CAT) provides bus service on the Strip with double decker buses known as The Deuce. The Deuce runs between Mandalay Bay at the southern end of the Strip (and to the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign and South Strip Transfer Terminal after midnight) to the Bonneville Transit Center (BTC) and the Fremont Street Experience in Downtown Las Vegas, with stops near every casino. RTC also operates an express bus called the Strip and Downtown Express (SDX). This route connects the Strip to the Las Vegas Convention Center and Downtown Las Vegas to the north, with stops at selected hotels and shopping attractions (Las Vegas Premium Outlets North & South).

text: While not on the Strip itself, the Las Vegas Monorail runs on the east side of the Strip corridor from Tropicana Avenue to Sahara Avenue.[31]

text: Several free trams operate on the west side of the Strip:

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Mandalay Bay Tram connecting the Mandalay Bay, Luxor, and Excalibur
Aria Express connecting the Monte Carlo, Crystals (also stop for Aria), and Bellagio
Between Treasure Island and The Mirage

text: Prior to CAT bus service beginning operations in 1992, mass transit on the Strip was provided by a private transit company, Las Vegas Transit. The Strip route was their only profitable route and supported the whole bus system.[citation needed]

text:
The Deuce bus (CAT Enviro500)

Aria Express

Mandalay Bay Tram

text: Pedestrian traffic[edit]

text: Concerning pedestrian safety and to help alleviate traffic congestion at popular intersections, several pedestrian footbridges were erected in 1990s. Some feature designs that match the theme of the nearby resorts. The Tropicana – Las Vegas Boulevard footbridges were the first to be installed, and based on the success of this project additional footbridges have been built on Las Vegas Boulevard at the Flamingo Road intersection connecting Bellagio, Caesars Palace, Bally's, and The Cromwell; between The Mirage/Treasure Island and The Venetian, and at the Las Vegas Boulevard-Spring Mountain and Sands Avenue intersection connecting the Wynn with the Fashion Show Mall, The Palazzo and Treasure Island. The latest to be completed connects Planet Hollywood, CityCenter and The Cosmopolitan at the Harmon Avenue intersection.[32]

text: According to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's annual Las Vegas Visitor Profile Study, only 36% of people said they walked around the Strip, a figure that is a drop from 2013 (52%).[citation needed]

text: Attractions on the Strip[edit]

text: Golf[edit]

text: In 2000, Bali Hai Golf Club opened just south of Mandalay Bay and the Strip.[33]

text: In recent years, all golf courses on the Strip but the Desert Inn Golf Course have been removed to make way for building projects. Even though many golf courses along the Strip were being torn down, such as the Tropicana Country Club and the Dunes golf course, developer Steve Wynn, founder of previously owned Mirage Resorts, purchased the Desert Inn and golf course for his new company Wynn Resorts. The Wynn Golf Club is "...the only golf course attached to a resort on the Las Vegas Strip...".[34] In 2005, he opened Wynn Las Vegas, complete with remodeled golf course providing tee times to hotel guests only.

text: In 2016, a TopGolf opened near the Strip.[35]

text: Amusement parks and rides[edit]

text: The strip is home to many amusement parks and rides. These include:

text:
Big Shot
X-Scream
SkyJump Las Vegas
Adventuredome
The Roller Coaster
High Roller

text: Shopping[edit]

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Bonanza Gift Shop is billed as the "World's Largest Gift Shop", with over 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) of shopping space.
The Shoppes at The Palazzo feature luxury stores including the only Barneys New York department store in Las Vegas.
Fashion Show Mall is adjacent to Treasure Island and opposite Wynn Las Vegas.
Grand Canal Shoppes is a luxury mall connected to The Venetian with canals, gondolas and singing gondoliers.
The LINQ Promenade is an open-air retail, dining, and entertainment district located between The Linq and Flamingo resorts that began a soft open in January 2014. It leads from a Strip-side entrance to the High Roller.
Miracle Mile Shops is part of the Planet Hollywood hotel.
The Forum Shops at Caesars is a luxury mall connected to Caesars Palace, with more than 160 shops and 11 restaurants.
Crystals at CityCenter is a luxury high-fashion mall at CityCenter.
Harmon Corner is a three-story retail center located next to Planet Hollywood with shops and restaurants.
Showcase Mall is next to MGM Grand, and displays a 100-foot Coca-Cola bottle.[36]
The Park, a short east-west street between the Monte Carlo and New York-New York resorts is a park-like boulevard lined with retail shops and restaurants, leading to T-Mobile Arena.[37]

text: Entertainment[edit]

text: The Las Vegas Strip is well known for its lounges, showrooms, theaters and nightclubs;[38] most of the attractions and shows on the Strip are located on the hotel casino properties. Some of the more popular free attractions visible from the Strip include the water fountains at Bellagio, the volcano at The Mirage, and the Fall of Atlantis and Festival Fountain at Caesars Palace. There are several Cirque du Soleil shows, such as Kà at the MGM Grand, O at Bellagio, Mystère at Treasure Island, Zumanity (for ages 18 and older) at New York-New York, Criss Angel Mindfreak at the Luxor, and Michael Jackson: One at Mandalay Bay.[39]

text: Many notable artists have performed in Las Vegas, including Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Wayne Newton, Liza Minnelli, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Liberace,[40] and in more recent years Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Barry Manilow, Cher, Elton John, Bette Midler, Donny and Marie Osmond, Garth Brooks, Jennifer Lopez, Reba McEntire, Mariah Carey, Shania Twain and Olivia Newton-John have had residencies in the various resorts on the Strip. The only movie theatre directly on the Strip was the 10-screen Regal Showcase Theatre in the Showcase Mall. The theater opened in 1997 and was operated by Regal Entertainment Group,[41] until its closure in 2018.[42]

text: Venues[edit]

text: The Strip is home to many entertainment venues. Most of the resorts have a showroom, nightclub and/or live music venue on the property and a few have large multipurpose arenas. Major venues include:

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All Net Resort and Arena (planned)
The AXIS
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
Las Vegas Festival Grounds
Mandalay Bay Events Center
MGM Grand Garden Arena
T-Mobile Arena

text: Locations of major landmarks[edit]

text: Current landmarks[edit]

text:
North towards Fremont Street
↑

Stratosphere

Aztec Inn

Lucky Dragon, Allure, Bonanza Gift Shop

Sahara Avenue
Sahara Avenue

Festival Grounds
SLS

Hilton Grand Vacations
All Net (construction)

Sky

Circus Circus
Drew (construction), Turnberry

Slots-A-Fun
LV Convention Center (expansion)

Resorts World (construction)
Guardian Angel Cathedral

Desert Inn Road
Desert Inn Road

Trump, Wynn West (proposed)
Encore

Fashion Show Mall
Wynn, Wynn Paradise Park (construction)

Spring Mountain Road
Sands Avenue

Treasure Island
Palazzo, Sands Expo

Venetian, Las Vegas Sands-MSG Arena (proposed)

Mirage
Casino Royale

Harrah's

Linq, High Roller

Flamingo

Caesars Palace
Cromwell, Westin

Flamingo Road
Flamingo Road

Bellagio
Bally's

Paris

Cosmopolitan
Planet Hollywood, Elara

Harmon Corner

Harmon Avenue
Harmon Avenue

CityCenter (Aria, Vdara, Mandarin Oriental)
Grand Chateau, Signature

Monte Carlo
Showcase Mall

T-Mobile Arena, New York-New York
MGM Grand

Tropicana Avenue
Tropicana Avenue

Excalibur
Tropicana, Hooters

Luxor
Las Vegas Village

Delano, Mandalay Bay
Skyvue (abandoned)

Russell Road
Little Church of the West

↓
Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign
South towards Interstate 215

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text: Former hotel/casino locations[edit]

text:
North towards Fremont Street
↑

Vegas World/Million Dollar Casino

Jackpot Casino/Money Tree Casino
Holy Cow/Foxy's Firehouse

Sahara Avenue
Sahara Avenue

El Rancho Vegas
Sahara/Club Bingo

Wet 'n Wild

Thunderbird/Silverbird/El Rancho

Riviera

Westward Ho
La Concha Motel

Silver City/Riata

Stardust/Royal Nevada

Desert Inn Road
Desert Inn Road

Silver Slipper/Golden Slipper

New Frontier/Last Frontier/Frontier
Desert Inn

Spring Mountain Road
Sands Avenue

Sands

Castaways
Nob Hill Casino

Holiday Casino, Holiday Inn

Flamingo Capri/Imperial Palace/Quad

O'Sheas Casino

Barbary Coast/Bill's

Flamingo Road
Flamingo Road

Dunes
MGM Grand

Aladdin/Tally Ho/King's Crown

Boardwalk
Harmon Avenue

Marina

Tropicana Avenue
Tropicana Avenue

Hacienda

Russell Road
Glass Pool Inn

Klondike/Kona Kai

↓
South towards Interstate 215

text: Demolished or closed Strip casinos and hotels[edit]

text:
Aladdin Hotel & Casino: Opened in 1963 as the Tally Ho, became the King's Crown in 1965, the Aladdin in 1966, and was demolished in 1998, and reopened in 2000. In 2007, the Aladdin was renamed Planet Hollywood.
Big Red's Casino: Opened in 1981 and closed in 1982. Property developed for CBS Sports World Casino in 1997. Changed name to Sports World Casino after CBS threatened to sue.[43] Closed in 2001, now a shopping center.
Barbary Coast Hotel and Casino: Closed in 2007, now The Cromwell.
Boardwalk Hotel and Casino: Closed on January 6, 2006, demolished May 9, 2006 to make way for CityCenter.
Castaways Hotel and Casino: Opened in 1957 as the San Souci Hotel and became the Castaways in 1963 and was demolished in 1987. Now The Mirage.
Desert Inn: Closed on August 28, 2000, demolished in 2004, now Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Las Vegas; Desert Inn golf course was retained and improved.
Dunes Hotel and Casino: Closed on January 26, 1993, demolished in 1993, now Bellagio. The Dunes golf course is now occupied by parts of Monte Carlo, New York-New York, CityCenter, Cosmopolitan, and T-Mobile Arena.
El Rancho (formerly Thunderbird/Silverbird): Closed in 1992 and demolished in 2000. Now the unfinished The Drew Las Vegas.
El Rancho Vegas: Burned down in 1960. The Hilton Grand Vacations Club timeshare now exists on the south edge of the site where the resort once stood; the remainder is now the Las Vegas Festival Grounds.
Hacienda: Closed in 1996, demolished in 1996, now Mandalay Bay. Until 2015, a separate Hacienda operated outside Boulder City, formerly the Gold Strike Inn.
Holiday Casino: Opened in 1973 and closed in 1992. Now Harrah's Las Vegas.
Holy Cow Casino and Brewery: First micro brewery in Las Vegas. Closed in 2002, property currently vacant.
Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino: Opened in 1959 as the Flamingo Capri and became the Imperial Palace in 1979 and The Quad in 2012. Now The Linq.
Jackpot Casino: Closed in 1977, now part of Bonanza Gift Shop
Klondike Hotel & Casino: Closed in 2006, demolished in 2008.
Little Caesars Casino: Opened in 1970 and closed in 1994. Paris Las Vegas now occupies the area.[44]
MGM Grand Hotel and Casino: Closed in 1986 and now Bally's Las Vegas.
Money Tree Casino: Closed in 1979, now Bonanza Gift Shop.
Marina Hotel and Casino: Closed, adapted into MGM Grand, now the West Wing of the MGM Grand.
New Frontier: Closed July 16, 2007, demolished November 13, 2007. Currently being redeveloped as Alon Las Vegas.
Nob Hill Casino: Opened in 1979 and closed in 1990. Now Best Western + Casino Royale
Riviera Hotel and Casino: Opened in 1955; Closed in May 2015 to make way for the Las Vegas Global Business District.
Sahara Hotel and Casino: Closed on May 16, 2011. Reopened August 23, 2014 as SLS Las Vegas.
Sands Hotel and Casino: Closed on June 30, 1996, demolished in 1996, now The Venetian.
Silver City Casino: Closed in 1999, now the Silver City Plaza Shopping Center.
Silver Slipper Casino: Opened in 1950 and closed and demolished in 1988. It became the parking lot for the New Frontier until its closure and demolition in 2007.
Stardust Resort & Casino: Closed on November 1, 2006, demolished on March 13, 2007. Currently being redeveloped as Resorts World Las Vegas.
Vegas World: Opened in 1979 and closed in 1995. Now the Stratosphere Las Vegas
Westward Ho Hotel and Casino: Closed in 2005, demolished in 2006. Currently being redeveloped as Resorts World Las Vegas.

text: Gallery[edit]

text:
The iconic Welcome to Las Vegas sign was built in 1959.

The Strip in 2009.

A view of the southern end of the Strip. Looking northward from Tropicana Avenue.

View of the Strip from the Eiffel Tower of the Paris Las Vegas.

Photo taken May 21, 2010, a view of the Strip from the Renaissance Hotel.

View of Monte Carlo Resort and Casino with City Center in the background

The Bellagio Fountains as seen from the hotel

The Cosmopolitan

The Las Vegas High Roller is the tallest Ferris wheel in the world

Wynn Las Vegas


document_title: Acre

question_text: what is the measurement of an acre in square feet

text: Acre

text: Description[edit]

text: One acre equals 0.0015625 square miles, 4,840 square yards, 43,560 square feet[1] or about 4,047 square metres (0.4047 hectares) (see below). While all modern variants of the acre contain 4,840 square yards, there are alternative definitions of a yard, so the exact size of an acre depends on which yard it is based. Originally, an acre was understood as a selion of land sized at forty perches (660 ft, or 1 furlong) long and four perches (66 ft) wide;[2] this may have also been understood as an approximation of the amount of land a yoke of oxen could plough in one day. A square enclosing one acre is approximately 69.57 yards, or 208 feet 9 inches (63.61 metres) on a side. As a unit of measure, an acre has no prescribed shape; any area of 43,560 square feet is an acre.

text: Differences between international and US survey acres[edit]

text: In the international yard and pound agreement of 1959 the United States and five countries of the Commonwealth of Nations defined the international yard to be exactly 0.9144 metres.[3] Consequently, the international acre is exactly 4,046.8564224 square metres.

text: Both the international acre and the US survey acre contain 1⁄640 of a square mile or 4,840 square yards, but alternative definitions of a yard are used (see survey foot and survey yard), so the exact size of an acre depends upon which yard it is based. The US survey acre is about 4,046.872609874252 square metres; its exact value (4046 13,525,426/15,499,969 m2) is based on an inch defined by 1 metre = 39.37 inches exactly, as established by the Mendenhall Order. Surveyors in the United States use both international and survey feet, and consequently, both varieties of acre.[4]

text: Since the difference between the US survey acre and international acre is only about a quarter of the size of an A4 sheet of paper (0.016 square metres, 160 square centimetres or 24.8 square inches), it is usually not important which one is being discussed. Areas are seldom measured with sufficient accuracy for the different definitions to be detectable.[5]

text: Use[edit]

text: The acre is commonly used by Antigua and Barbuda,[6] American Samoa,[7] the Bahamas,[8] Belize,[9] the British Virgin Islands,[10] the Cayman Islands,[11] Canada,[12] Dominica,[13] the Falkland Islands,[14] Grenada,[15] Ghana,[16] Guam,[17] the Northern Mariana Islands,[18] India,[citation needed] Sri Lanka,[citation needed] Bangladesh,[citation needed] Nepal,[citation needed] Ireland,[19] Jamaica,[20] Montserrat,[21] Myanmar,[citation needed] Pakistan,[citation needed] Samoa,[22] St. Lucia,[23] St. Helena,[24] St. Kitts and Nevis,[25] St. Vincent and the Grenadines,[26] Turks and Caicos,[27] the United Kingdom, the United States[citation needed] and the US Virgin Islands.[28]

text: South Asia[edit]

text: In India, residential plots are measured in cents or decimal, which is one hundredth of an acre, or 435.60 square feet (40.469 m2). In Sri Lanka the division of an acre into 160 perches or 4 roods is common.[29]

text: Equivalence to other units of area[edit]

text: 1 international acre is equal to the following metric units:

text:
0.40468564224 hectare (A square with 100 m sides has an area of 1 hectare.)
4,046.8564224 square metres

text: 1 United States survey acre is equal to:

text:
0.404687261 hectare
4,046.87261 square metres (1 square kilometre is equal to 247.105 acres)

text: 1 acre (both variants) is equal to the following customary units:

text:
66 feet × 660 feet (43,560 square feet)
10 square chains (1 chain = 66 feet = 22 yards = 4 rods = 100 links)
1 acre is approximately 208.71 feet × 208.71 feet (a square)
4,840 square yards
43,560 square feet
160 perches. A perch is equal to a square rod (1 square rod is 0.00625 acre)
4 roods
A furlong by a chain (furlong 220 yards, chain 22 yards)
40 rods by 4 rods, 160 rods2 (historically fencing was often sold in 40 rod lengths[citation needed])
1⁄640 (0.0015625) square mile (1 square mile is equal to 640 acres)

text: Perhaps the easiest way for US residents to envision an acre is as a rectangle measuring 88 yards by 55 yards (1⁄10 of 880 yards by 1⁄16 of 880 yards), about 9⁄10 the size of a standard American football field.

text: To be more exact, one acre is 90.75% of a 100-yd-long by 53.33-yd-wide American football field (without the end zones). The full field, including the end zones, covers about 1.32 acres (0.53 ha).

text: For residents of other countries, the acre might be envisioned as approximately half of a 105-m-long by 68-m-wide association football (soccer) pitch.

text: It may also be remembered as 44,000 square feet, less 1%.

text: Historical origin[edit]

text:
The rod is a historical unit of length equal to 5 1⁄2 yards. It may have originated from the typical length of a mediaeval ox-goad. There are 4 rods in one chain.
The furlong (meaning furrow length) was the distance a team of oxen could plough without resting. This was standardised to be exactly 40 rods or 10 chains.
An acre was the amount of land tillable by one man behind one ox in one day. Traditional acres were long and narrow due to the difficulty in turning the plough and the value of river front access.
An oxgang was the amount of land tillable by one ox in a ploughing season. This could vary from village to village, but was typically around 15 acres.
A virgate was the amount of land tillable by two oxen in a ploughing season.
A carucate was the amount of land tillable by a team of eight oxen in a ploughing season. This was equal to 8 oxgangs or 4 virgates.

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text: The word "acre" is derived from Old English æcer originally meaning "open field", cognate to west coast Norwegian ækre and Swedish åker, German Acker, Dutch akker, Latin ager, Sanskrit ajr, and Greek αγρός (agros). In English, it was historically spelled aker.

text: The acre was roughly the amount of land tillable by a yoke of oxen in one day.[30] This explains one definition as the area of a rectangle with sides of length one chain and one furlong. A long, narrow strip of land is more efficient to plough than a square plot, since the plough does not have to be turned so often. The word "furlong" itself derives from the fact that it is one furrow long.

text: Before the enactment of the metric system, many countries in Europe used their own official acres. These were differently sized in different countries, for instance, the historical French acre was 4,221 square metres, whereas in Germany as many variants of "acre" existed as there were German states.

text: Statutory values for the acre were enacted in England, and subsequently, the United Kingdom, by acts of:

text:
Edward I
Edward III
Henry VIII
George IV
Queen Victoria – the British Weights and Measures Act of 1878 defined it as containing 4,840 square yards.

text: Historically, the size of farms and landed estates in the United Kingdom was usually expressed in acres (or acres, roods, and perches), even if the number of acres was so large that it might conveniently have been expressed in square miles. For example, a certain landowner might have been said to own 32,000 acres of land, not 50 square miles of land.

text: The acre is related to the square mile, with 640 acres making up one square mile. One mile is 5280 feet (1760 yards). In western Canada and the western United States, divisions of land area were typically based on the square mile, and fractions thereof. If the square mile is divided into quarters, each quarter has a side length of 1⁄2 mile (880 yards) and is 1⁄4 square mile in area, or 160 acres. These subunits would typically then again be divided into quarters, with each side being 1⁄4 mile long, and being 1⁄16 of a square mile in area, or 40 acres. In the United States, farmland was typically divided as such, and the phrase "the back 40" would refer to the 40-acre parcel to the back of the farm. Most of the Canadian Prairie Provinces and the US Midwest are on square-mile grids for surveying purposes.

text: Legacy acres[edit]

text:
Customary acre – The customary acre was a measure of roughly similar size to the acre described above, but it was subject to considerable local variation similar to the variation found in carucates, virgates, bovates, nooks, and farundels. However, there were more ancient measures that were also farthingales. These may have been multiples of the customary acre, rather than the statute acre.
Builder's acre – In US construction and real estate development, an area of 40,000 square feet. Used to simplify math and for marketing, it is nearly 10% smaller than a survey acre.
Scottish acre, one of a number of obsolete Scottish units of measurement
Irish acre = 7,840 square yards
Cheshire acre = 10,240 square yards[31]
stremma or Greek acre ≈ 10,000 square Greek feet, but now set at exactly 1,000 square metres (a similar unit was the zeugarion)[32]
dunam or Turkish acre ≈ 1,600 square Turkish paces, but now set at exactly 1,000 square metres (a similar unit was the çift)[32]
actus quadratus or Roman acre ≈ 14,400 square Roman feet (about 1,260 square metres)
God's Acre – a synonym for a churchyard.[33]


document_title: Visa requirements for British citizens

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text: Visa requirements for British citizens

text: History[edit]

text: Visa requirements for British citizens were lifted by some European nations following World War II. The following list shows when countries abolished visa restrictions for British citizens:

text:
France 1 January 1947[3]
Belgium 15 February 1947[4]
Luxembourg 15 February 1947[5]
Norway 1 March 1947[6]
Denmark 22 March 1947[7]
Sweden 1 April 1947[8]

Netherlands 15 April 1947[9]
Switzerland 24 June 1947[10]
Liechtenstein 24 June 1947[10]
Iceland 1 July 1947[11]
Italy 1 January 1948[12]
Monaco 8 November 1948[13]

Austria 15 May 1955[14]
Paraguay 27 November 1966[15]
United States 1 July 1988
Ukraine 1 May 2005[16]
Georgia 1 June 2006[17]
Moldova 1 January 2007[18]

Kyrgyzstan 27 July 2012[19]
Armenia 10 January 2013
Kazakhstan 15 July 2014[20]
Indonesia 13 June 2015[21]
Vietnam 1 July 2015[22]
Belarus 12 February 2017[23]

text: Austria abolished the visa requirement for British citizens on 1 August 1927[24] but this was reversed after the Anschluss in 1938. Visa-free travel was restored for British citizens in 1955.

text: Visas on arrival were discontinued for British citizens by Mali in March 2015 and Malawi on 1 October 2015.

text: Visa requirements map[edit]

text: Visa requirements[edit]

text:
Country
Visa requirement
Allowed stay
Notes

 Afghanistan
Visa required[25]

 Albania
Visa not required[26]
90 days

 Algeria
Visa required[27]

 Andorra
Visa not required[28]

 Angola
Visa required[29]

 Antigua and Barbuda
Visa not required[30]
6 months

 Argentina
Visa not required[31]
90 days[32]

 Armenia
Visa not required[33]
180 days[34]

 Australia
eVisitor[35]
90 days

If granted, eVisitor allows British citizens to stay in Australia for 90 days per visit.
Issued free of charge and valid for one year.

 Austria
EU !Visa not required[36]

Freedom of movement

 Azerbaijan
eVisa[37]
30 days[38]

 Bahamas
Visa not required[39]
21 days

Extendable up to eight months.[40][41]

 Bahrain
eVisa / Visa on arrival[42]
3 months

Visas can be issued on arrival for a stay up to 3 months.[43]
eVisa issued for 14 days, extendable once.[44]

 Bangladesh
Visa on arrival[45]
30 days

Visa on arrival available at Dhaka International Airport[46][47][48]

 Barbados
Visa not required[49]
6 months[50]

 Belarus
Visa not required[51]
5 days

Must arrive and leave via Minsk International Airport
Visas are also issued on arrival at the Minsk International Airport if the support documents were submitted by inviting organization/person not later than 3 business days before expected date of arrival.[52] Visa and police registration required for stays of more than 5 days.[51]

 Belgium
EU !Visa not required[53]

Freedom of movement

 Belize
Visa not required[54]
30 days

 Benin
Visa required[55]

 Bhutan
Visa required[56]

Visa via approved tour operators only[57][58]

 Bolivia
Visa not required[59]
90 days

 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Visa not required[60]
90 days

90 days within any 6 month period.

 Botswana
Visa not required[61]
90 days

 Brazil
Visa not required[62]
90 days

Extendable for further 90 days[63]

 Brunei
Visa not required[64]
90 days[65]

 Bulgaria
EU !Visa not required[66]

Freedom of movement

 Burkina Faso
Visa on arrival[67]
1 month

 Burundi
Visa required[68]

 Cambodia
eVisa / Visa on arrival[69]
30 days

Extendable for another 30 days.[70][71]

 Cameroon
Visa required[72][73]

Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.

 Canada
Visa not required[74]
6 months

eTA required if arriving by air.[75]

 Cape Verde
Visa on arrival[76]

 Central African Republic
Visa required[77][78]

 Chad
Visa required[79]

 Chile
Visa not required[80]
90 days

May be extended.

 China
Visa required[81]

72-hours visa free visit when in transit at Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guilin, Harbin, Kunming, Qingdao, Shenyang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xi'an and Xiamen.
144-hours visa free visit when in transit at Hangzhou, Nanjing and Shanghai's Hongqiao and Pudong international airports, Railway Station and port.
Visiting visas issued to British citizens are generally valid for 2 years[82]

 Colombia
Visa not required[83]
90 days

Extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period.[84]

 Comoros
Visa on arrival[85]

 Republic of the Congo
Visa required[86][87]

 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Visa required[88][89]

 Costa Rica
Visa not required[90]
3 months

 Croatia
EU !Visa not required[91]

Freedom of movement

 Cuba
Visa required !Tourist Card required[92]

 Cyprus
EU !Visa not required[93]

Freedom of movement

 Czech Republic
EU !Visa not required[94]

Freedom of movement

 Denmark
EU !Visa not required[95]

Freedom of movement (DK)

 Djibouti
Visa on arrival[96]

 Dominica
Visa not required[97]
6 months

 Dominican Republic
Visa on arrival !Tourist Card on arrival[98]
30 days

A tourist card must be purchased on arrival.

 Ecuador
Visa not required[99]
90 days

May be extended.

 Egypt
Visa on arrival[100]
30 days

 El Salvador
Visa not required[101]
3 months

 Equatorial Guinea
Visa required[102][103]

 Eritrea
Visa required[104][105]

Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.

 Estonia
EU !Visa not required[106]

Freedom of movement

 Ethiopia
eVisa / Visa on arrival[107]

Visa on arrival only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.[108]

 Fiji
Visa not required[109]
4 months

 Finland
EU !Visa not required[110]

Freedom of movement

 France
EU !Visa not required[111]

Freedom of movement

 Gabon
e-Visa[112]

Must arrive via Libreville International Airport.

 Gambia
Visa not required[113]
90 days

 Georgia
Visa not required[114]
1 year

 Germany
EU !Visa not required[115]

Freedom of movement

 Ghana
Visa required[116][117]

Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.

 Greece
EU !Visa not required[118]

Freedom of movement

 Grenada
Visa not required[119]
6 months

 Guatemala
Visa not required[120]
90 days

 Guinea
Visa required[121][122]

 Guinea-Bissau
eVisa / Visa on arrival[123]
90 days

 Guyana
Visa not required[124]
3 months

 Haiti
Visa not required[125]
90 days

 Honduras
Visa not required[126]
3 months

 Hungary
EU !Visa not required[127]

Freedom of movement

 Iceland
EU !Visa not required[128]

Freedom of movement

 India
e-Visa[129]
60 days

e-Visa holders must arrive via 24 designated airports or 3 designated seaports.[130]

 Indonesia
Visa not required[131]
30 days[132]

 Iran
Visa required[133]

 Iraq
Visa required[134]

Visa on arrival for 30 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.

 Ireland
EU !Visa not required[135]

Freedom of movement

 Israel
Visa not required[136]
3 months

 Italy
EU !Visa not required[137]

Freedom of movement

Ivory Coast ! Ivory Coast
eVisa[138]
3 months

eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.

 Jamaica
Visa not required[139]
180 days

 Japan
Visa not required[140]
90 days

May be extended once.

 Jordan
Visa on arrival !Free visa on arrival[141][142]

Conditions apply[143]

 Kazakhstan
Visa not required[144]
30 days

 Kenya
eVisa / Visa on arrival[145]
3 months

 Kiribati
Visa not required[146]
30 days

 North Korea
Visa required[147][148]

 South Korea
Visa not required[149]
90 days

 Kuwait
eVisa / Visa on arrival[150]
3 months

 Kyrgyzstan
Visa not required[151]
60 days[152][153]

 Laos
Visa on arrival[154]
30 days

 Latvia
EU !Visa not required[155]

Freedom of movement

 Lebanon
Visa on arrival[156]
1 month

Extendable for 2 additional months; granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.

 Lesotho
Visa not required[157]
14 days

 Liberia
Visa required[158][159]

Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.

 Libya
Visa required[160]

Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.

 Liechtenstein
EU !Visa not required[161]

Freedom of movement

 Lithuania
EU !Visa not required[162]

Freedom of movement

 Luxembourg
EU !Visa not required[163]

Freedom of movement

 Macedonia
Visa not required[164]
90 days

 Madagascar
Visa on arrival[165]
30 days

 Malawi
Visa on arrival[166]

 Malaysia
Visa not required[167]
3 months

 Maldives
Visa on arrival !Free visa on arrival[168]
30 days

 Mali
Visa required[169]

 Malta
EU !Visa not required[170]

Freedom of movement

 Marshall Islands
Visa on arrival !Free visa on arrival[171]
90 days

Free of charge.

 Mauritania
Visa on arrival[172]

Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.

 Mauritius
Visa not required[173]
90 days

 Mexico
Visa not required[174]
180 days[175]

 Micronesia
Visa not required[176]
30 days

 Moldova
Visa not required[177]
90 days

90 days within any 6 month period

 Monaco
Visa not required[178]

 Mongolia
Visa required[179][180]

 Montenegro
Visa not required[181]
90 days

Must register with the local police station (either through a tourist organisation or at hotel reception) within 24 hours of arrival.[182]

 Morocco
Visa not required[183]
90 days

 Mozambique
Visa on arrival[184]
30 days[185]

 Myanmar
eVisa[186]
28 days

eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports[187] Regular visa for up to three months[188]

 Namibia
Visa not required[189]
3 months

3 months within a calendar year[190][191]

 Nauru
Visa required[192]

   Nepal
Visa on arrival[193]
90 days

Visa-on-arrival is extendable[194]

 Netherlands
EU !Visa not required[195]

Freedom of movement (European Netherlands)

 New Zealand
Visa not required[196]
6 months

 Nicaragua
Visa not required[197]
90 days

 Niger
Visa required[198][199]

 Nigeria
Visa required[200]

Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.

 Norway
EU !Visa not required[201]

Freedom of movement

 Oman
eVisa / Visa on arrival[202]
3 months

 Pakistan
Visa required[203]

Visa on arrival when travelling on business valid for 30 days. Conditions apply.[204]
Visa on arrival when travelling as part of a group through a designated tour operator.[205]

 Palau
Visa on arrival !Free visa on arrival[206]
30 days

 Panama
Visa not required[207]
180 days

 Papua New Guinea
Visa on arrival !Free visa on arrival[208][209]
60 days

Issued free of charge.

 Paraguay
Visa not required[210]
90 days

 Peru
Visa not required[211]
183 days

 Philippines
Visa not required[212]
30 days

 Poland
EU !Visa not required[213]

Freedom of movement

 Portugal
EU !Visa not required[214]

Freedom of movement

 Qatar
eVisa / Visa on arrival[215]
30 days

Available at Hamad International Airport.
eVisa is also available.

 Romania
EU !Visa not required[216]

Freedom of movement

 Russia
Visa required[217]

 Rwanda
Visa on arrival[218]
30 days

 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Visa not required[219]
3 months

 Saint Lucia
Visa not required[220]
6 weeks

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Visa not required[221]
1 month

 Samoa
Visa on arrival !Free Entry Permit on arrival[222]
60 days

Free of charge.

 San Marino
Visa not required[223]

 São Tomé and Príncipe
Visa not required[224]
15 days

 Saudi Arabia
Visa required[225]

 Senegal
Visa not required[226]
90 days

 Serbia
Visa not required[227]
90 days

 Seychelles
Visa on arrival !Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[228]
3 months

Issued free of charge.

 Sierra Leone
Visa required[229][230]

Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.

 Singapore
Visa not required[231]
90 days

 Slovakia
EU !Visa not required[232]

Freedom of movement

 Slovenia
EU !Visa not required[233]

Freedom of movement

 Solomon Islands
Visa on arrival !Free Visitor's permit on arrival[234]
3 months

Issued free of charge.

 Somalia
Visa required[235]

Visa may be obtained on arrival, provided an invitation letter by the sponsor had been submitted to the authorities before arrival.

 South Africa
Visa not required[236]
90 days[237]

 South Sudan
Visa required[238][239]

 Spain
EU !Visa not required[240]

Freedom of movement

 Sri Lanka
eVisa / Visa on arrival[241]
30 days

British citizens are allowed to extend their stay twice when in the country to a maximum stay of 90 days in total.[242]

 Sudan
Visa required[243][244]

 Suriname
Visa on arrival !Tourist Card on arrival[245]
90 days

 Swaziland
Visa not required[246]
30 days

 Sweden
EU !Visa not required[247]

Freedom of movement

  Switzerland
EU !Visa not required[248]

Freedom of movement

 Syria
Visa required[249][250]

Visa not required for citizens born in Syria.

 Tajikistan
eVisa[251]
45 days

 Tanzania
Visa on arrival[252]

 Thailand
Visa not required[253]
30 days

If not arriving by air, British citizens are only permitted two visits per year.

 Timor-Leste
Visa on arrival[254]
30 days

Visa on arrival is only available at the Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport or at the Dili Sea Port.

 Togo
Visa on arrival[255]
7 days

 Tonga
Visa on arrival !Free visa on arrival[256]
31 days

Issued free of charge.

 Trinidad and Tobago
Visa not required[257]
90 days

 Tunisia
Visa not required[258]
3 months

 Turkey
eVisa / Visa on arrival[259]
3 months

 Turkmenistan
Visa required[260]

Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.

 Tuvalu
Visa on arrival !Free visa on arrival[261]
1 month

Issued free of charge.

 Uganda
eVisa / Visa on arrival[262]

May apply online.[263]

 Ukraine
Visa not required[264]
90 days

90 days within any 180 day period[265][266][267]

 United Arab Emirates
Visa on arrival !Free visa on arrival[268]
30 days

Issued free of charge.

 United States
Visa not required !Visa Waiver Program[269]
90 days

ESTA required if arriving by air or cruise ship, which is valid for 2 years.[270]
ESTA is not required for Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.

 Uruguay
Visa not required[271]
90 days

 Uzbekistan
Visa required[272]

Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Simplified procedure for British citizens.[273]

 Vanuatu
Visa not required[274]
30 days

  Vatican City
Visa not required[275]

 Venezuela
Visa not required[276]
90 days[277]

 Vietnam
Visa not required[278]
15 days

Visa exemption is valid from 1 July 2015 until 30 June 2018.[279]
A single entry eVisa valid for 30 days is also available.[280]

 Yemen
Visa required[281][282]

 Zambia
eVisa / Visa on arrival[283]
90 days

British citizens are eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe.[284]

 Zimbabwe
eVisa / Visa on arrival[285]
3 months

British citizens are also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia.[284]

text: British Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories[edit]

text:
British Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories

Visitor to
Visa requirement
Allowed stay
Notes

 Ascension Island
Visa not required
3 months

Entry permit must be obtained minimum 28 days in advance.[286]

 Anguilla
Visa not required
3 months[287][288]

British citizens with a connection to the territory have right of abode.

 Bermuda
Visa not required
6 months[289][290]

British citizens with a connection to the territory have right of abode.

 British Antarctic Territory
Special permit required[291][292]

 British Indian Ocean Territory
Special permit required[293][294]

 British Virgin Islands
Visa not required
1 month[295][296]

Extension of stay possible.
British citizens with a connection to the territory have right of abode.

 Cayman Islands
Visa not required
6 months[297][298]

British citizens with a connection to the territory have right of abode.

 Falkland Islands
Visitor's permit on arrival
4 weeks[299][300]

The initial visitor's permit is valid for 4 weeks.
Visitors who have a connection with the Falkland Islands have right of abode.

 Guernsey
EU !Right of abode

British citizens have right of abode in the Bailiwick of Guernsey.[301]
In Guernsey and Sark, a work or employment permit is not required.[302]
In Alderney, a work or employment permit is required for persons without Guernsey (Alderney) status.[303]

 Isle of Man
EU !Right of abode

Work or employment permit is required for persons without "Isle of Man worker" status.[304][305]

 Jersey
EU !Right of abode

Work or employment permit is not required.[306]

 Gibraltar
EU !Right of abode

British citizens have right of abode in Gibraltar.

 Montserrat
Visa not required
6 months[307]

British citizens with a connection to the territory have right of abode.

 Pitcairn Islands
Visa not required
14 days[308]

Landing fee applies.[309][310][311][312]

 Saint Helena
Entry permit on arrival
183 days[313]

The entry permit costs £25 and is issued on arrival.

 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Permit required

Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[314][315][316]

 Turks and Caicos Islands
Visa not required
90 days[317][318]

British citizens with a connection to the territory have right of abode.

 Tristan da Cunha
Permission required

Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands, unless connection with Tristan da Cunha, in which case right of abode.[319]

text: Territories and disputed areas[edit]

text:
Europe

Visitor to
Visa requirement
Notes (excluding departure fees)

 Abkhazia
Visa required[320]

 Artsakh
Visa required[321][322]
Visa required (issued for single entry for 21 days/1/2/3 months or multiple entry visa for 1/2/3 months). Travellers with Artsakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Artsakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.[323]

 Mount Athos
Special permit required
Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[324][325]

 Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park
Visa not required
Visa-free for 3 days;[326] must first obtain an electronic pass[327]

 Crimea
Visa required
Visa issued by Russia is required.[328]

 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Visa not required
Visa free access for 3 months. Passport required.[329][330]

 UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus
Access Permit required[331]
Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.

 Faroe Islands
Visa not required[332]

 Jan Mayen
Permit required
Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[333] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[334]

 Kosovo
Visa not required
Visa free 90 days[335]

 Novorossiya
Restricted area
Crossing from Ukraine requires visit purpose to be explained to Ukrainian passport control on exit and those who entered from Russia are not allowed to proceed further into Ukraine.[336][337]

 Russia
Special authorization required
Several closed cities require special authorization.[338]

 South Ossetia
Visa not required
Visa free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[339][340]

 Transnistria
Visa not required
Visa free. Registration required after 24h.[341][342]

Africa

Visitor to
Visa requirement
Notes (excluding departure fees)

 Eritrea outside Asmara
Travel permit required
Visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[343]

 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Visa not required
Visa not required up to 3 months in the Western Sahara controlled territory.[344]

 Somaliland
Visa on arrival
Visa issued on arrival (30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival).[345][346]

 Sudan
Travel permit required
All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.

 Darfur
Travel permit required
Separate travel permit is required.[347]

Asia

Visitor to
Visa requirement
Notes (excluding departure fees)

 Hainan
Visa on arrival[348]
Visa on arrival for 15 days. Available at Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport.
Visa not required for 21 days for travelling as part of a tourist group (5 or more people)[349]

 Hong Kong
Visa not required
Visa not required for 180 days.[350] Prior to April 1997, British citizens were allowed to land and remain in Hong Kong for 12 months without being subject to any other condition of stay.[351]

 India PAP/RAP
PAP/RAP required
Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[352][353][354][355][356][357]

 Iraqi Kurdistan
Visa on arrival
Visa on arrival for 15 days is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.[134]

 Kazakhstan
Special permission required
Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[358]

 Kish Island
Visa not required
Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[359]

 Macao
Visa not required
Visa not required for 6 months[360]

 Sabah and Sarawak
Visa not required
These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.[361]

 Maldives
Permission required
With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[362]

 North Korea outside Pyongyang
Special permit required
People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)

 Palestine
Visa not required[363]
Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[364]

 Taiwan
Visa not required
Visa not required for 90 days[365]

 Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province
OIVR permit required
OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[366][367][368]

 Tibet Autonomous Region
TTP required
Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).[369][370][371]

 Turkmenistan
Special permit required
A special permit, issued prior to arrival by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.[372]

 Korean Demilitarized Zone
Restricted zone.

 UNDOF Zone and Ghajar
Restricted zone.

 Phú Quốc
Visa not required
Can visit without a visa for up to 30 days.[373]

 Yemen
Special permission required
Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[374]

Caribbean and North Atlantic

Visitor to
Visa requirement
Notes (excluding departure fees)

 Aruba
Visa not required
Visa not required for 30 days, extendable to 180 days.[375][376]

 Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba
Visa not required
Visa not required up to 3 months[377][378]

 San Andrés and Leticia
Tourist Card on arrival
Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.[379]

 Curaçao
Visa not required
Visa not required for 3 months.[380]

 French West Indies
Visa not required
French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.[381]

 Greenland
Visa not required[332]

 Margarita Island
Visa not required
All visitors are fingerprinted.[382]

 Puerto Rico
Visa not required
Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.[383]

 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Visa not required
Visa not required for 90 days.[384]

 Sint Maarten
Visa not required
Visa not required for 3 months.[385][386]

 U.S. Virgin Islands
Visa not required[387]
Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.[383]

Oceania

Visitor to
Visa requirement
Notes (excluding departure fees)

 American Samoa
Entry Permit required[388]

 Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Special authorisation required
Special authorisation required.[389]

 Clipperton Island
Special permit required
Special permit required.[390]

 Cook Islands
Visa not required
Visa free access for 31 days.[391]

 Lau Province
Special permission required
Special permission required.[392]

 French Polynesia
Visa not required
Visa not required.[393]

 Guam
Visa not required[394]
45 days

 New Caledonia
Visa not required
Visa not required for 3 months.[393]

 Niue
Visa on arrival
Visa on arrival valid for 30 days is issued free of charge.[395]

 Northern Mariana Islands
Visa not required[396]
45 days

 Tokelau
Entry Permit required[397]

 United States Minor Outlying Islands
Special permits required
Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[398][399][400][401][402][403][404]

 Wallis and Futuna
Visa not required
Visa not required.[405]

South America

Visitor to
Visa requirement
Notes (excluding departure fees)

 Galápagos
Pre-registration required
Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[406]

South Atlantic and Antarctica

Visitor to
Visa requirement
Notes (excluding departure fees)

Antarctica
Special authorisation required
Special permits required for  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica,  Australian Antarctic Territory,  Chilean Antarctic Territory,  Heard Island and McDonald Islands,  Peter I Island,  Queen Maud Land,  Ross Dependency.[291][407][408][409][410][411][412][413][414][415]

text: Non-ordinary passports[edit]

text: Holders of various categories of official British passports have additional visa-free access to the following countries - China (diplomatic passports),[416] Kuwait (diplomatic or official passports),[417] Mongolia (diplomatic or official passports),[418] Qatar (diplomatic or official passports and British Diplomatic Messenger or Queen's Messenger Passports)[419] and the United Arab Emirates (diplomatic or official passports).[420] Holders of diplomatic or service passports of any country have visa-free access to Cape Verde, Ethiopia,[421] Mali[422] and Zimbabwe.[423] Holders of British official and diplomatic passports require a visa for South Africa.[424]

text: Non-visa restrictions[edit]

text: Passport validity length[edit]

text: Many countries require passports to be valid for at least 6 months upon arrival.[425]

text: Countries requiring passports to be valid at least 6 months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain, Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq (except when arriving at Basra and Erbil or Sulaimaniyah), Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Somaliland, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen and Zimbabwe.[426]

text: Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.

text: Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include European Union countries (except Denmark, Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, and except for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens), Albania, Belarus, Georgia, Honduras, Iceland, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Nauru, Panama, Saint Barthélemy, San Marino, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates.

text: Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.

text: Countries that require a passport validity of at least 1 month on arrival include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Macao, New Zealand and South Africa.[427]

text: Other countries require either a passport valid on arrival or a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.

text: Blank passport pages[edit]

text: Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages in traveler's passport, generally one or two pages.[428]

text: Vaccination[edit]

text: Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination.

text: Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area.[429]

text: Israeli stamps[edit]

text: Iran,[430] Kuwait,[431] Lebanon,[432] Libya,[433] Saudi Arabia,[434] Sudan,[435] Syria[436] and Yemen[437] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.

text: To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel. Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport, giving passengers a card instead: "Since January 2013 a pilot scheme has been introduced whereby visitors are given an entry card instead of an entry stamp on arrival. You should keep this card with your passport until you leave. This is evidence of your legal entry into Israel and may be required, particularly at any crossing points into the Occupied Palestinian Territories." [438] Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017[update]) stamped at Erez when travelling into and out of Gaza. Also, passports are still stamped (as of 22 June 2017[update]) at the Jordan Valley/Sheikh Hussein and Yitzhak Rabin/Arava land borders with Jordan.

text: Armenian ethnicity[edit]

text: Due to a state of war existing between the Republic of Armenia and Azerbaijan, the government of Azerbaijan not only bans entry of citizens from Armenia, but also all citizens and nationals of any other country who are of Armenian descent, to the Republic of Azerbaijan[439][440] (although there have been exceptions, notably for Armenia's participation at the 2015 European Games held in Azerbaijan).

text: Azerbaijan also strictly bans any visit by foreign citizens to the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh[441] (the de facto independent Republic of Artsakh), its surrounding territories and the Azerbaijani exclaves of Karki, Yuxarı Əskipara, Barxudarlı and Sofulu which are de jure part of Azerbaijan but under control of Armenia, without the prior consent of the government of Azerbaijan. Foreign citizens who enter these occupied territories, will be permanently banned from entering the Republic of Azerbaijan and will be included in their "list of personae non gratae".[442]

text: Upon request, the Republic of Artsakh authorities may attach their visa and/or stamps to a separate piece of paper in order to avoid detection of travel to their country.

text: Persona non grata[edit]

text: The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning their entry into that country. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity. Attempts to enter the Gaza strip by sea may attract a 10-year ban on entering Israel.[443]

text: Right to consular protection in non-EU countries[edit]

text: When in a non-EU country where there is no British embassy, British citizens, like all other EU citizens, have the right to get consular protection from the embassy of any other EU country present in that country.[444]

text: Travel impact of Brexit[edit]

text: On 23 June 2016, the British electorate voted to leave the European Union in a nationwide referendum in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar.[445] The UK sent notification of their intention to leave the EU to the European Council through Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. After notifying the European Council, the UK has two years to negotiate with other member states until it leaves, and British citizens will only then cease to be citizens of the European Union.[446][447][448] British citizens will still have the right of freedom of movement until the UK formally leaves. It has since been suggested that British citizens wishing to travel to EU countries may have to apply for a visa or apply online for an American style ESTA visa waiver and pay a fee in order to enter the country of destination.[449]

text: This issue will be a major topic of discussions taking place between the British government and all leaders of the 27 European Union countries during the two-year-long Brexit negotiations.

text: Fingerprinting[edit]

text: Several countries including Argentina, Cambodia, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and the United States demand all adult passengers (age varies by country) to be fingerprinted on arrival.[450][451][452][453][454][455][456]

text: Foreign travel statistics[edit]

text: According to the Foreign travel advice provided by the British Government (unless otherwise noted) these are the numbers of British visitors to various countries per annum in 2015 (unless otherwise noted):[457]

text:
Foreign travel statistics

Country
Number of visitors

 Albania[note 1]
80,000

 American Samoa[458]
119

 Angola[note 1][459]
18,363

 Andorra[note 1]
30,000

 Antarctica[note 2][460]
3,233

 Antigua and Barbuda[note 2][461]
76,512

 Anguilla[462]
6,272

 Aruba[note 1][463]
10,447

 Australia[note 2][464]
716,700

 Austria[note 3][note 2][465]
919,500

 Azerbaijan[466]
34,892

 Bahamas[467]
28,022

 Bangladesh[note 1]
150,000

 Barbados[note 3][468]
214,175

 Belarus[note 1]
4,000

 Belgium[note 2][469]
868,173

 Belize[note 4][470]
16,827

 Bermuda[note 2][471]
21,738

 Bhutan[note 2][472]
3,124

 Bolivia[note 1][473]
19,768

 Bosnia and Herzegovina[note 2][474]
10,223

 Botswana[475]
41,011

 Brazil[note 2][476]
202,671

 Brunei[note 5][477]
18,222

 Bulgaria[note 2][478]
281,777

 Burkina Faso[note 1][479]
2,192

 Cambodia[note 2][480]
159,489

 Cameroon[note 1][note 3][481]
16,008

 Canada[note 2][482]
850,841

 Cape Verde[note 3][483]
126,685

 Cayman Islands[note 2][note 6][484]
14,919

 Chile[note 2][485]
51,611

 China[486]
579,600

 Colombia[487]
39,715

 Congo[note 7][488]
6,115

 Cook Islands[489]
2,568

 Costa Rica[note 2][490]
71,392

 Croatia[note 2][491]
596,444

 Cuba[492]
155,802

 Curacao[note 2][493]
2,806

 Cyprus[note 2][494]
1,157,978

 Czech Republic[note 3][note 2][495]
470,643

 Denmark[note 1]
150,000

 Dominica[496]
4,951

 Dominican Republic[note 2][497]
165,111

 Ecuador[note 1][498]
27,126

 Egypt
865,000

 Ethiopia[note 1]
20,000

 Estonia[note 3][note 2][499]
48,733

 Fiji[note 2][500]
16,712

 Finland[note 3][note 2][501]
199,654

 France[502]
12,235,713

 French Polynesia[503]
4,711

 Gambia[note 7][504]
60,424

 Ghana[note 1]
90,000

 Georgia[note 2][505]
19,191

 Germany[note 2][506]
2,551,061

 Greece[507]
2,397,169

 Greenland[508][509]
1,259

 Grenada[note 8][510]
25,791

 Guadeloupe[note 1]
<1,000

 Guatemala[note 1][511]
35,065

 Hong Kong[note 2][512]
551,930

 Hungary[note 3][note 2][513]
376,573

 Iceland[note 2][514]
316,395

 Indonesia[note 2][515]
328,882

 India[note 2][516]
941,883

 Ireland[517]
3,547,000

 Israel[note 2][518]
197,100

 Italy[note 2][519]
4,922,000

 Jamaica[note 2][520]
206,470

 Japan[note 2][521]
292,500

 Jordan[522]
60,820

 Kazakhstan[523]
24,201

 Kiribati[note 1][524]
60

 Kuwait[note 1]
5,000

 Kenya[note 1]
117,000

 Kyrgyzstan[525]
6,900

 Laos[note 2][526]
39,170

 Latvia[note 3][note 2][527]
85,139

 Lebanon[note 4][528]
48,504

 Lesotho[note 4][529]
2,380

 Liechtenstein[note 1]
2,200

 Lithuania[note 2][530]
58,200

 Luxembourg[531]
70,942

 Macau[note 2][532]
61,301

 Macedonia[note 2][note 3][533]
8,856

 Madagascar[534]
3,167

 Malaysia[note 2][535]
400,269

 Malawi[note 9][536]
51,145

 Maldives[note 2][537]
101,843

 Malta[note 2][538]
559,987

 Mali[note 1][539]
900

 Mauritius[note 2][540]
141,904

 Mexico[note 2][note 6][541]
545,055

 Moldova[542]
7,820

 Mongolia[543]
6,148

 Montenegro[note 3][544]
29,950

 Montserrat[note 8][545]
1,380

 Morocco[note 1][546]
501,000

 Myanmar[547]
45,120

 Namibia[548]
27,365

   Nepal[549]
29,730

 Nigeria[note 1]
117,000

 Niue[note 9][550]
47

 Norway[note 1]
581,000

 Netherlands[note 2][551]
2,043,000

 New Zealand[note 2][552]
220,976

 Nicaragua[note 2][553]
16,923

 Oman[note 4][554]
133,529

 Pakistan[note 9][555]
275,400

 Palau[556]
724

 Panama[557]
16,338

 Papua New Guinea[note 2][558]
6,974

 Peru[559]
63,213

 Philippines[560]
154,589

 Poland[note 2][561]
796,900

 Portugal
2,600,000

 Qatar[note 2][562]
132,301

 Romania[note 2][563]
140,594

 Russia[note 2][564][565]
177,080

 Saba[note 1][note 6][566]
200

 Saint Kitts and Nevis[note 1]
8,693

 Saint Lucia[567]
68,175

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[568]
17,045

 Samoa[569]
1,773

 San Marino
5,750

 São Tomé and Príncipe[note 10][570]
83

 Serbia[note 2][note 3][571]
28,092

 Seychelles[note 2][572]
18,885

 Singapore[note 2][573]
489,205

 Sint Eustatius[note 1][note 6][566]
200

 Slovakia[note 2][note 3][574]
77,837

 Slovenia[note 2][note 3][575]
109,420

 Solomon Islands[576]
387

 South Africa[577]
407,486

 South Korea[note 2][578]
135,139

 Spain[note 2][579]
17,840,292

 Sri Lanka[note 2][580]
188,159

 Suriname[581]
1,474

 Swaziland[note 2][582]
15,503

  Switzerland
709,925

 Sweden[note 1][583]
603,000

 Taiwan[note 2][584]
59,867

 Tanzania[note 4][585]
70,379

 Thailand[note 2][586]
1,003,386

 Timor-Leste[note 1][note 6][587]
548

 Tonga[588]
787

 Trinidad and Tobago[note 1][589]
37,473

 Turkey[note 2][590]
1,711,481

 Turks and Caicos[591]
6,399

 Tuvalu[note 5][592]
22

 Uganda[note 4][593]
43,009

 Uruguay[note 1]
20,000

 Ukraine[note 2][594]
70,296

 United Arab Emirates[note 2][595][596][597]
1,483,167

 United States[note 11][598]
4,968,049

 Venezuela[note 4][599]
20,837

 Vietnam[note 2][600]
254,841

 Zambia[601]
36,997

text:
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Data for 2014
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo Data for 2016
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Counting only guests in tourist accommodation establishments.
^ a b c d e f g Data for 2013
^ a b Data for 2011
^ a b c d e Data for arrivals by air only.
^ a b Data for 2012
^ a b Data for 2010
^ a b c Data for 2009
^ Data for 2005
^ Total number includes tourists, business travelers, students, exchange visitors, temporary workers and families, diplomats and other representatives and all other classes of nonimmigrant admissions (I-94).