General Country Information
Capital: Algiers
Population: 34,586,184 (July 2010)
Form of Government: Semi-presidential Republic
Telephone and Internet Communications in real numbers
Telephone - main lines: 3.314 million (2008)
Telephone - mobile: 31.871 million (2008)
Internet hosts: 510 (2009)
Internet users: 4.1 million (2008)
Country Ranking
DOI* 2005/2006: 0.42
World Rank 2005/2006: 83
*The Digital Opportunity Index (DOI) evaluates the opportunity, infrastructure and utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) worldwide and was created by the Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion (KADO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The DOI is based on a scale of 0-1, where 1 is ideal, and the World Rank is taken into consideration out of 181 countries, based on the DOI.
Disability Organizations and Contact Information:
Nationale des Aveugles Algériens (National Organization of the Blind of Algeria)
4, Bd Mohammed Khemisti
Algiers
Algeria
http://www.afub-uafa.org
Tel: +213-21-272-6049
Fax: +213-21-635-855
National Office of Equipment and Accessories for Handicapped People
09, Bd Victor HUGO
Algiers 1600
Algeria
http://www.onaaph.dz
Tel: +213-21-71-90-70 / 213-21-71-90-71
Fax: +213-21-71-90-62
Fédération des Associations des Handicapés Moteurs (FAHM) - DPI National Assembly
Cité les Asphodèles Bat N° 2
Benaknoun Alger
Algeria
Email: fahm01@hotmail.com
Tel: +21-913670
Fax: +21-913108
Fédération Nationale des Sourds d'Algérie F.N.S.A
Siège social: Centre familliale de Ben Aknoun
16030 Algérie BP: N° 172 El Biar
Algeria
Email: fnsa_2006@hotmail.com
Tel: +213-021-91-1629 / +213-021-91-1710
Fax: +213-021-91-1512
Panafricaine des Personnes Handicapés
Centre Familial Ben Aknoune
B.P. 38 El-Biar, Algiers
Algeria
http://www.dpiafro.mr/index.htm
Tel: +213-2-794-459
Fax: +213-2-365-160
Handicap International - Algeria
http://www.handicap-international.org.uk/where_we_work/africa/algeria
Ministere de la Santé et de la Population (Autism)
17 Rue Abderahmane Laala
Algiers
Algeria
Tel: +213-261-5315 / +213-261-5315
Fax: +213-265-3646