General Country Information
Capital: Doha
Population: 840,926 (July 2010)
Form of Government: Absolute Monarchy
Telephone and Internet Communications in real numbers
Telephone - main lines: 263,400 (2008)
Telephone - mobile: 1.683 million (2008)
Internet hosts: 722 (2009)
Internet users: 436,000 (2008)
Country Ranking
DOI* 2005/2006: 0.58
World Rank 2005/2006: 38
*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:
Al-Noor Institute for the Blind
P.O. Box 6618
Doha
Qatar
Tel: +974-481-398
Fax: +974-481-5163
MADA Qatar Assistive Technology Center
7th floor, Al Nasr Tower B, Al Corniche Road
P.O. Box 24230
Doha
Qatar
http://www.mada.org.qa/en/index.html
Email: info@mada.org.qa
Tel: +974-4459-4050
Qatar Social and Cultural Centre for the Blind
P.O. Box 36225
Doha
Qatar
http://www.blind.gov.qa
Email: info@blind.gov.qa
Tel: +974-487-7544
Fax: +974-587-7566
Qatar Social and Cultural Center for the Deaf
P.O. Box 45649
Doha
Qatar
http://www.qdeaf.org/english/
Email: deafcenter_qatar@hotmail.com
Tel: +974-469-7700
Fax: +974-469-7711
Shafallah Center for Children with Special Needs
P.O. Box 4251
Doha
Qatar
http://www.shafallah.org.qa
Tel: +974-479-3800
Fax: +974-479-0969