How to address a letter to Mauritania

Learn how to address and mail letters to Mauritania - with address examples and many tips.

How to write an address to Mauritania

Here’s what a typical address in Mauritania looks like for postal mail.

1. Address example Mauritania

M. Hamed Ould M’Hmed
B.P. 35
Nouakchott
MAURITANIA

2. Address example Mauritania

Société mauritanienne des Postes
Direction générale
B.P. 10000
NOUAKCHOTT
MAURITANIA

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Postal information

Country name

Mauritania

Standard address field position

Bottom right

Address text alignment

Left-aligned

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code

MR

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code

MRT

UN M49 numeric country code

478

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Country information

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Common name (English)

Mauritania

Official name (English)

Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Native name

الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية (موريتانيا)

Capital

Nouakchott

Continent

Africa

Subregion

Western Africa

Area

1,030,700 km²

Borders with

Algeria, Mali, Senegal, Western Sahara

Currency

MRU (Mauritanian ouguiya, Symbol: UM)

Time zone

UTC

Google Maps link

https://goo.gl/maps/im2MmQ5jFjzxWBks5

OpenStreetMap link

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/192763

Total population

4,927,532

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