General Country Information
Capital: Paris
Population: 63,713,926 (July 2007)
Form of Government: Republic
Telephone and Internet Communications in real numbers
Telephone- main lines: 38.433 million (2005)
Telephone- mobile: 49.37 million (2005)
Internet hosts: 3.149 million (2006)
Internet users: 29.945 million (2006)
Country Ranking
DOI* 2005/2006: 0.64
World Rank 2005/2006: 26
*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:
Association des Paralysés de France (APF)
info@apf.asso.fr
Association nationale pour la promotion et le développement de la Langue française Parlée Complétée (ALPC)
contact@alpc.asso.fr
Centre de Readaptation Professionnelle et Fonctionnelle de Nanteau-sur-Lunain (CRPF)
accueil@cos-crpf.com
Communication Network
Jacques.souriau@cresam.org, centre.res@cresam.org
Congenital Deafblindness in Adults Network
spriet.dominique@wanadoo.fr
Fédération des Aveugles et Handicapés Visuels de France (FAF)
faf@faf.asso.fr
Fédération Nationale des Sourds de France (FNSF)
contact@fnsf.org
Groupement Francais des Personnes Handicapées (GFPH)
jlsimon@club-internet.fr
Handicaps et Libertes (HAL)
http://www.hal.asso.fr/
Réponses Initiatives Femmes Handicapées
rifh@micronet.fr
Union Nationale des Associations de Parents et Amis de Personnes Handicapées Mentales (UNAPEI)
public@unapei.org