Passport Atlas
Entering Mauritania
Mauritania does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.
Openness rank
#183
Entry openness
9
Visa free
9
Visa required
1
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Country profile
Capital
Nouakchott
Population
4.9 million
Area
1,030,700 km²
Currency
Mauritanian ouguiya MRU
Languages
Arabic
Time zone
UTC+00:00
Foreign-born
195,937 · 2024
Migrant share
3.8%
Ethnic groups
- Black Moors40%
- White Moors30%
- Sub-Saharan Mauritanians30%
Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.
Travel notes
Plug
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Mains
230 V · 50 Hz
Driving
Right
Emergency
Police 112 · Ambulance 112
Dialing code
+222
Airports
NKC · NDB · OUZ · ATR
Highlights
- Chinguetti
- Adrar
- Banc d'Arguin
Passports that enter without a prior visa
Western Africa