Mauritania

Africa

Gambling regulation

Gambling in the country:

Forbidden

Local License:

-

Online casinos:

Illegal

Online sports betting:

Illegal

Affiliates receiving traffic

The list of affiliate programs that accept traffic from the country of Mauritania can be viewed on a separate page at the link below.

About blocking and liability

Risk level

Critical

Legislation:

Gambling is effectively banned; advertising is prohibited due to the religiously conservative regime

The activity of the authorities:

Medium/High

Risk of harassment of non-residents:

High

The risk in entering the country:

High

Risk of extradition to the country:

Low

Precedents (against non-residents):

No/limited

Comment on the level of risk:

Mauritania is a low priority and risky market for gambling promotion due to religious and legal restrictions. I do not recommend targeting this market. The risk of extradition to the country is low and requests are rare.

Gambling regulation

Gambling in the country:

Forbidden

Local License:

-

Online casinos:

Illegal

Online sports betting:

Illegal

About the population of the country

Numeracy:

3.5m people.

Official Language:

Arabic

HDI:

0,540

Poverty rate:

66.8 %

Gini coefficient:

32.6 %

Believers:

98 %

Major Religion:

Islam
(99.1 %)

Second Religion:

National
(0.5 %)

About the internet in the country

Users:

19.9 %

The country's domain zone:

.MR

Basic information about the country

Name of country:

Mauritania

Code (2-digit):

MR

Continent:

Africa

Country level:

Tier 3

Capital:

Nouakchott

Area of the country:

1,030,700 square kilometers.

Phone Code:

222

Currency (currency code):

Ugia (MRO)

Geographical features of the country

Administrative division into regions

Area (12): Adrar, Assaba, Brakna, Gorgol, Dakhlet-Nuadibu, Inchiri, Kudimaga, Tagant, Tiris-Zemmour, Trarza, Hodh el-Gharbi, Hodh al-Sharqi.
autonomous metropolitan area: Nouakchott.

Country Features

The modern territory of the country was partially or fully occupied by the following states: the Mali Empire, Ghana (Wagadu), the Portuguese Empire, and the French Empire.

There are rivers running through the area: Senegal.

There are deserts on the territory of the country: Sahara, Erg Iguidi.

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