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Driving in Mauritania
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
50 / 90 / 110 km/h · 31 / 56 / 68 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Required · Geneva 1949
An IDP is required alongside your national licence.
Blood alcohol limit
0.00% - alcohol is prohibited nationwide
Tolls
None.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Not enforced or available.
Sand drifts across the tarmac roads and is a real hazard at speed. Desert driving requires convoy discipline, navigation and recovery gear. Alcohol is illegal throughout the country. Police checkpoints are frequent - carry photocopies of your passport and visa to hand over, which speeds things up considerably.