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Laos (People's Democratic Republic)*

General Country Information
Capital: Vientiane
Population: 6,993,767 (July 2010)
Form of Government: Socialist Republic, Single-party State

Telephone and Internet Communications in real numbers
Telephone - main lines: 97,600 (2008)
Telephone - mobile: 2.622 million (2008)
Internet hosts: 1,661 million (2009)
Internet users: 130,000 (2008)

Country Ranking
DOI* 2005/2006: 0.80
World Rank 2005/2006: 1

*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:

Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise (COPE)
C/O National Rehabilitation Centre, Khouvieng Road
P.O. Box 6652
Vientiane
Laos PDR
http://www.copelaos.org
Tel/Fax: +856-21-218427

Laos Disabled People´s Association - DPI National Assembly
Lao-Thai street. Ban Thongkang, Soi 5, Sisattanak District 
Vientiane
Laos PDR
Tel: +856-21-451578    
Fax: +856-21-415054 

Laos Disabled Women Development Center
P.O. Box 6751
Thadeua Rd, Hatsayfong District
Vientiane
Laos PDR
Tel: +856-812-282
Fax: +856-812-282

Laos Society of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology Center, Ministry of Health
Luang Prabang Rd, Thong Pong Village
Vientiane, Vietnam Municipality
Laos PDR
Email: laooph@laotel.com
Tel: +856-216-12000
Fax: +856-216-12079