General Country Information
Capital: Manama
Population: 738,004 (July 2010)
Form of Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Telephone and Internet Communications in real numbers
Telephone - main lines: 220,000 (2008)
Telephone - mobile: 1.14 million (2008)
Internet hosts: 51,489 (2009)
Internet users: 402,900 (2008)
Country Ranking
DOI* 2005/2006: 0.60
World Rank 2005/2006: 35
*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:
Bahrain Disabled Sports Federation
Building No 940, Road 214, Isa town 802
Pp. B. 33522
Manama
Kingdom of Bahrain
http://www.bahrain-disabled.org
Email: gccoc@batelco.com.bh
Tel: +973-17-789299
Fax: +973-17-789191
Bahrain Society for Children with Behavioral and Communication Difficulties (BSCBCD)
P.O. Box 37304
Kingdom of Bahrain
http://www.childbehavior.org
Email: autism@batelco.com.bh
Tel: +973-17-730960 / +206-350-3256 (US)
Fax: +973-17-737227
Friendship Society for the Blind
P.O. Box 33227
Kingdom of Bahrain
Email: alwaee@hotmail.com
Tel: +973-17-624496
Fax: +973-17-622875