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Last verified: Friday, 22. January 2021 at 08:22 AM
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Please reconsider your need to travel to Mauritania Please reconsider your need to travel to Mauritania. We detected travel advisories from 7 sources for this specific country.
Mauritania shares a land border with 4 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Mauritania), the Advisory Index is 4.1 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Mali (4.8), Senegal (4), Algeria with 3.5 and Western Sahara with 0 (of 5).
There are currently 16,039 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Mauritania. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently 405 officially reported deaths related to this disease in Mauritania.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Mauritania.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Mauritania from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 4.0 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Mauretanien: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise (Teilreisewarnung und COVID-19-bedingte Reisewarnung). The German government advises againt travelling this country.
Source: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/mauretaniensicherheit/219190
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories).
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reconsider travel to Mauritania due to COVID-19. Exercise increased caution in Mauritania due to crime and terrorism. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Read the Department of State’s COVID-19 page before you plan any international travel. The Centers ...
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Flights into and from Mauritania are available, although limited. Contact your airline or travel provider for further information. The night curfew has been lifted. Local authorities recommend that you avoid public gatherings, maintain social distancing and wear a mask. We advise : Do not travel to Mauritania.
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/africa/mauritania
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Mauritania. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Mauritania changed from 3.7 to 4.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Mauritania to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Mauritania changed from 3.6 to 3.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Mauritania to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Mauritania changed from 3.9 to 3.6. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government decreased their existing warning for Mauritania to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -2.0).
The total rating for Mauritania changed from 3.7 to 3.9. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Mauritania to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Mauritania changed from 3.9 to 3.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government decreased their existing warning for Mauritania to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Mauritania changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Mauritania with a rating of 4.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Mauritania with a rating of 4.0.
The German government issued a new warning for Mauritania with a rating of 3.0.
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Mauritania with a rating of 5.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Mauritania with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Mauritania with a rating of 4.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Mauritania with a rating of 4.0.
Mauritania with its capital Nouakchott is a country in Africa (Western Africa), slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico (1,030,700 km²). The country is located Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara. The climate can be described as desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty. The landscape is mostly barren, flat plains of the Sahara; some central hills. With a population of about 3.36 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Nouakchott |
| Population | about 3.36 million |
| Size | 1.030.700 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico |
| Common languages | Arabic, French, Shona, Wolof |
| Currency | Ouguiya (short: MRO) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +222 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .mr |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | MR |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | MRT |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 478 |
These are problems Mauritania is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Mauritania. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Mauritania.
Export products
Import products
Mauritania is currently rated at 4,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 7 official sources. Please reconsider your need to travel to Mauritania.
The score is rather high (4,0) and you should avoid all non-essential travel to Mauritania. Maybe pick another location.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 7 individual sources for Mauritania.
There are currently 16,039 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Mauritania. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently 405 officially reported deaths related to this disease in Mauritania.
Mauritania has a size of 1,030,700 km² or 397,955 mi² which is slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
Mali (4.8)
Senegal (4.0)
Algeria (3.5)
Western Sahara (0.0)