Mauritania
Country of Africa

Mauritania

Practical Information

Travel essentials, government safety advisories and The Out Index score for Mauritania.

Complete SafeTravel Warning

Avoid Non-Essential Travel

Avoid non-essential travel in Mauritania, including the Nouakchott to Nouadhibou corridor, due to the threat of kidnapping, terrorism and the unpredictable security situation (level 3 of 4).

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Partial SafeTravel Warning

Do Not Travel

Do not travel to the eastern and northern regions of Mauritania, or to Mauritania’s border areas with Algeria, Mali and Western Sahara due to the risk of military activities, the actions of extremist groups, and the risk of armed banditry and kidnapping. Anyone entering the border area could be considered a legitimate military target. Land mines are also present along the border with Western Sahara (level 4 of 4).

Do not travel to the provinces of Tiris Zemmour, Adrar, Tagant, Hodh ech Chargui, Hodh El Gharbi, Assaba, and Guidimaka due to the risk of armed banditry and kidnapping (level 4 of 4).

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Official Names

  • Islamic Republic of Mauritania(English)
  • الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية [Al-Jumhuriyyah al-Islamiyyah al-Muritaniyyah](Arabic)

Regions

  • Western Africa
  • Northern Africa

Continent

  • Africa

Total Population

4,927,532(as of 2023)

Capital

Nouakchott Nouakchott (NKC)

ISO Codes

MRISO 3166 alpha-2MRTISO 3166 alpha-3478ISO 3166 numeric

Communications

+222Dial code.mrCountry-code top-level domain

Currency

  • Mauritanian Ouguiya (MRU • UM)

Driving Side

Right Side of the Road

Electricity

Voltage: 220 V · Frequency: 50 Hz · Plug type: Type C

Languages

National
  • Pulaar(fuc)a & c
  • Soninke(snk)a & c
  • Wolof(wol)a & c
  • Arabic(ara)a
  • Hassaniya Arabic(mey)b & c

Current Time & Time Zone

9:46pm, 20th August 2026Greenwich Mean Time(GMT • UTC+00:00)

Largest Cities

Nouakchott(NKC • 1,446,761 residents as of 2023)
Nouadhibou(NDB • 118,167 residents as of 2013)
Kiffa(50,206 residents as of 2013)
Kaédi(45,539 residents as of 2013)
Zouérat(44,649 residents as of 2013)

Busiest Airports

Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International Airport(NKC • 400,000 passengers as of 2023)
Nouadhibou International Airport(NDB • 50,000 passengers as of 2023)

Map of Mauritania

Map of Mauritania
Map of Mauritania

Flags

Flag of Mauritania
Flag of Mauritania

Plug types

Type C
Type C
Status
aDe Jure · bDe Facto · cIndigenous
The Out Index

Out Score of Mauritania

Mauritania has not received an Out Score yet.

Out Score of Mauritania

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Criminalisation warning

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