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Mauritania

Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Mixed (Islamic law and French civil law)Unitary presidential republicReviewed· 2026-08-03
Capital
Nouakchott
Population
4,900,000
Languages
Arabic, French
Currency
MRU

Mauritania · Resources

Official resources and emergency contacts

Primary-source portals, regulators and the numbers worth having to hand.

Emergency and assistance

Police
117
Fire and rescue
118
Legal aid
Assistance judiciaire via the Ordre des avocats

Official portals

Journal Officiel de Mauritanie
https://www.sgg.gov.mr
National Assembly
https://www.assemblee.mr
Conseil constitutionnel
https://www.conseilconstitutionnel.mr
Guichet unique (business registration)
https://www.guichetunique.mr
Official government portal of Mauritania

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