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Mauritania Information

About Mauritania

Mauritania is part of the continent of Africa. The Capital of Mauritania is: Nouakchott. Capital timezone is: Africa/Nouakchott. Currency is: Ouguiya.
Language Codes of Mauritania : ar-MR,fuc,snk,fr,mey,wo
Languages speak in Mauritania : Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya (a variety of Arabic)
ISO Alpha-2 Code of Mauritania is : MR
ISO Alpha-3 Code of Mauritania is : MRT
ISO 3166-1 numeric (or numeric-3) Code of Mauritania is : 478
ISD Code of Mauritania is : +222
FIPS (Federal Information Processing System) Code is : MR
E.164 (The international telephone numbering plan) : 222
The top label domain of the Mauritania is : .mr
Internet host in Mauritania is : 22
Internet users in Mauritania is : 75000
Mobile phones in Mauritania is : 4024000
Landline phone in Mauritania is : 65100
Area of Mauritania is : 1030700 KM2
GEO Name ID Mauritania is : 2378080
GDP of Mauritania is : $4183000000

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General Information About SWIFT / BIC Code


What is SWIFT/BIC Code?

SWIFT codes means Society of Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication Code. The Swift/BIC code is used to identify a particular branch of a bank or financial institution & it'll help you to transfer money internationaly and executor for cross-border payments.

The length of the Swift Code is either eight or eleven digits & combination of couple of letters & numbers. The first four charecter of the swift code is bank code, next two digits is country code, next two digits is location code & last three digits is optional & it's help to identify the specific bank branch.

Financial institutions worldwide have the option to become part of SWIFT’s network. They provide messaging systems and use the latest technology to ensure safe and expedient international commerce.

What is Swift code used for?

These codes are used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers. Banks also use these codes for exchanging messages between them.

Example: Breakdown of SWIFT/BIC Code

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Bank Code

Country ISO Code

Location Code

Branch Code
(Optional)