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OFFICIAL TITLE |
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Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
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HEAD OF STATE |
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President Maouiya Ould Sid’Ahmed Taya |
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AREA |
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1,030,700 square kilometres |
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POPULATION |
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3,177,388 |
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MAIN CITIES |
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Nouakchott (capital), Nouadhibou, Kaedi, Zourate |
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LANGUAGE |
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Arabic and French. |
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BUSINESS HOURS |
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Government Offices
0800-1600 Sun to Thurs
Private Companies
0800-1200 and 1500-1800 Sun to Thurs
Banks
0700-1500 Sun to Thurs
Offices and banks are closed on Fridays & Saturdays |
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LOCAL TIME |
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GMT |
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VISA REQUIREMENTS |
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Visas are required by all visitors except the citizens of France and Italy.
On arrival, you will be required to fill out a currency and valuables declaration form and you must report to the police at your first large town.
Going to Mali, you will pass through a checkpoint and there are a number of checks if you are travelling south to Nouadhibou. |
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HEALTH REQUIREMENTS |
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A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required for travellers arriving from infected areas. Precautions are advised against cholera, typhoid and polio. There is a malaria risk throughout the year except in the northern areas. |
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CUSTOM REGULATIONS |
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200 cigarettes or 25 cigars or 450g tobacco,
1 bottle of spirits; 50g perfume. |
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CURRENCY |
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1 Mauritanian Ouguiya (MRO) = 5 khoums |
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EXCHANGE RATE |
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US$1 = MRO271.3 (June 2006) |
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CURRENCY REGULATIONS |
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No restriction on the import of foreign currency provided it is declared on arrival. The balance of foreign currency imported but not spent may be exported on production of the import declaration form. The import and export of local currency is prohibited. Visitors are advised to check in advance with credit card companies to ascertain card acceptability in Mauritania. |
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CENTRAL BANK |
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Banque Centrale de Mauritanie
BP 623, avenue de l’Independence
Nouakchott. Tel: 52206, Tlx: 532 MQ |
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE |
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Chambre de Commerce, d’Agriculture et d’Industrie de Mauritanie
BP 215, avenue de l’Independence
Nouakchott. Tel: 252214, Fax: 253895
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