Madagascar*
General Country Information
Capital: Antananarivo
Population: 19,448,815 (July 2008)
Form of Government: Republic
Telephone and Internet Communications in real numbers
Telephone- main lines: 55,000 (2000)
Telephone- mobile: 63,100 (2000)
Internet hosts: 773 (2003)
Internet users: 35,000 (2002)
Country Ranking
DOI* 2005/2006: 0.12
World Rank 2005/2006: 167
*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:
COPH Collectif des Organisations des Personnes Handicapées
coph@handi-gasy.org
Fikambanan'ny Jamba Malagasy Association of the Malagasy Blind
no contact information currently available
Centre des Aveugles / Centre for the Blind
no contact information currently available
Association Lions Sight First Madagascar
lsfm@moov.mg
UNAHM Union Nationale des Associations des Handicapées de Madagascar
no contact information currently available
CNFPPH Centre National de le Formation Professionnelle des Personnes Handicapées
no contact information currently available
FAAM Fédération des Associations des Aveugles de Madagascar
no contact information currently available
FMH Fédération Malgache des Handisports
no contact information currently available