General Country Information
Capital: St. John's
Population: 86,754 (July 2010)
Form of Government: Constitutional Parliamentary Democracy
Telephone and Internet Communications in real numbers
Telephone - main lines: 38,000 (2008)
Telephone - cellular: 136,600 (2008)
Internet hosts: 7,421 (2009)
Internet users: 65,000 (2008)
Country Ranking
DOI* 2005/2006: 0.57
World Rank 2005/2006: 40
*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:
Antigua & Barbuda Association of Persons with Disabilities (ABAPD) - DPI National Assembly
St. John's
Antigua and Barbuda
http://www.abapd.org
Email: info@abapd.org / abapd1995@yahoo.com
Tel: +268-720-7260
DPI North America and the Caribbean Regional Office
P.O. Box W1529, Woods Centre
St. John's
Antigua and Barbuda
http://www.dpinorthamericacaribbean.org
Email: office@dpinorthamericacaribbean.org
Tel: +268-461-1273
Fax: +268-561-1272