Your complete guide to dialling Mauritania from Nouakchott to anywhere in the world — verified +222 country code, Africa/Nouakchott time zone, Africa region, ISO references, live local time and weather, plus a step-by-step walkthrough.
Calling
Mauritania
+222
Nouakchott
Weather
HD voice signal
Alpha-2
MR
Alpha-3
MRT
Mauritania
MR
2 Digit ISO
+222
Country Calling Code
MRT
3 Digit ISO
Capital
Nouakchott
Time zone
Africa/Nouakchott
Weather · Nouakchott
Humidity
Wind
Mauritania
+222
Capital
Nouakchott
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Nouakchott
Coordinates
21.0° N, 10.9° W
ISO 3166-1
MR / MRT
Dial format
+222 [area] [number]
Current time in Nouakchott
—:—
Best time to call: 09:00 – 17:00 Nouakchott
A complete international number is built from four parts. Here's the anatomy and the dialling order.
Number anatomy
Format follows ITU-T Recommendation E.164 the international public telecommunication numbering plan.
Press + on a mobile (hold the 0 key), or dial 00 from most countries / 011 from North America.
Dial +222. This identifies Mauritania on the global telephone network.
Type the first part of the local number. Drop the leading 0 if there is one.
The remaining digits route the call to the specific line in Nouakchott or elsewhere.
To call Mauritania on WhatsApp, save the number with +222 and no exit prefix — WhatsApp dials from your contacts, not a dial pad. Voice and video calls are free over data.
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Whether you're reaching Mauritania for business or family, three habits keep every conversation crystal clear and a clean route from TKOS handles the rest.
Nouakchott routes through North Africa can carry higher jitter — a headset with active noise cancellation compensates for audio artefacts without you needing to adjust anything.
Nouakchott is ~6,414 km away — expect ~280ms round-trip. A wired ethernet connection keeps packet loss below 0.1%.
Schedule Mauritania calls during Nouakchott business hours — 09:00–17:00 Africa/Nouakchott — your contact will be at their desk in a quiet space rather than taking the call on the move.
Special-rate prefixes and the major city area codes inside Mauritania (+222).
| City | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| Fire Brigade | +222-18 |
| Police | +222-17 |
| Speaking Clock | +222-16 |
| Telephone Inquiries | +222-12 |
Capital
Nouakchott
Population
4.74M
Area
1,030,700 km²
GDP (USD)
$9.00B
Currency
Mauritanian Ouguiya (MRU UM)
Languages
Arabic
Emergency number
117
Internet TLD
.mr
Drive side
Right-hand traffic
Latitude / Longitude
21.01°N / 10.94°W
Time zone
Africa/Nouakchott
ISO 3166 codes
MR · MRT
Nouakchott is a North Africa destination — TKOS routes direct via trans-Atlantic submarine cable, cutting costs versus international hub routing.
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TKOS uses direct North Africa carrier interconnects terminating at Nouakchott. Bypassing transit hubs keeps packet loss under 0.5% on every Mauritania route.
North Africa routes like Mauritania (Nouakchott) carry high carrier markups — TKOS negotiates direct Nouakchott interconnects to keep your rate down. Transparent per-minute rates for Mauritania (+222), no hidden fees.
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