Ambassador: Mr. Zhang Xun
Address: Nouakchott, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (P. O. Box 257)
Tel: +222-5252070 (duty phone), +222-6586502 (Counselor's mobile phone)
Fax: +222-5252462
Office Hours:
08:00-15:00, Monday-Thursday (except holidays)
08:00-12:00, Friday (except holidays)
Email: ambchine@opt.mr
ambchine@mauritel.mr
Website: http://mr.china-embassy.org/fra/

 The information of all sections of Chinese embassy in Mauritania

 Brief Intro
Mauritania is located in the northern African, facing the Atlantic Ocean to the west. With 3/5 of its territory is made up of desert and semi-desert, it is characterized by tropical continental climate: high temperature and lack of rainfall. May to October is the rainy season. The annual average temperature is below 28℃ (about 82℉) in western coastal area and no above 30℃ (86℉) in the east.
Neighboring countries: Algeria, Mali, Senegal
Land Area: about 1,030,000 square kilometers (397,685 square miles)
Capital: Nouakchott    
Time: It is the same as GMT and 8 hours later than Beijing Time. 
Official Language: Arabic
Major Religions: Islam
Currency: khoum, ouguiya

 Holidays:
New Year's Day (January 1), Islamic New Year, Labor Day (May 1), African Liberation Day (May 25), Birth and Ascension of Muhammad, Independence Day (November 28), Corban Festival

 Working Hours:
08:00-16:00 from Sunday to Thursday (have a rest on Friday and Saturday)
Notes: Banks, shops and some large companies are still open in Saturday.

 Notices for Chinese Going to Mauritania  
1. Apply for a Mauritanian visa, you should provide valid passport, two copies of application form, 2 pieces of passport photos and invitation from Mauritanian entities. Usually you will get a single entry visa with a validity of 3 months. Transit visa allow you to stay for 3 days and some certain fare should be paid.  
2. The full name of the country needs to be written: the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
3. Following documents should be shown to the custom: valid passport and visa, disembarkation card, International certificate of Vaccination and declaration of the amount of cash.
4. You are allowed to take within US$3,000 while leaving the country. 

 Please contact Embassy of Mauritania in China if Mauritanian nationals have troubles there. 

 Related China Embassies in Africa: Embassy of China in Port Louis, Mauritius
                                                             Embassy of China in Morocco
                                                             Embassy of China in Mozambique