General Country Information
Capital: San José
Population: 4,516,220 (July 2010)
Form of Government: Presidential Republic
Telephone and Internet Communications in real numbers
Telephone - main lines: 1.438 million (2008)
Telephone - mobile: 1.877 million (2008)
Internet hosts: 34,066 (2009)
Internet users: 1.46 million (2008)
Country Ranking
DOI* 2005/2006: 0.46
World Rank 2005/2006: 74
*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:
Asociación Costarricense de Padres de Niños Excepcionales
Del Abastecedor Robert 200 S
75 E Guadalupe, San José
Costa Rica
Email: tedefusa@sol.racsa.co.cr
Tel: +506-234-0831
Fax: +506-245-2635
Asociación Nacional de Mujeres Ciegas (National Asociation of Blind Women)
c/o Inst de Rehab y Formacin Helen Keller
AP 456-1011 Y Griega
San José
Costa Rica
Tel: +506-226-2542 / +506-226-2542
Fax: +506-286-1654
Asociación Nacional de Sordos de Costa Rica (ANSACOR)
Apartado: 6552-1000 - Central
San José, 1000
Costa Rica
Email: anascor74@gmail.com
Tel: +506-221-0642
Fax: +506-257-8074
Consejo Nacional de Rehabilitación y Educación Especial (CNREE)
7-2170 1000
San José
Costa Rica
Tel: +506-237-5523 / +506-237-5523
Fax: +506-260-1855
Costa Ricas National Muscular Dystrophy Association
Costa Rica
Email: kthb81@yahoo.com
Tel: +506-394-8495 / +506-394-8495
Fax: +506-237-7009
Federación Costarricense de Organizaciones de Personas con Discapacidad - DPI National Assembly
Calle 18-20 Avenidas 9 y 11
Barrio Mexico (del Cuerpo de Bomberos) 100 Sur Casa 1808
San José
Costa Rica
Email: maritzaparini@hotmail.com
Tel: +506-221-3069 / +506-374-1631
Fax: +506-221-3069
Patronato Nacional de Ciegos
Plaza González Viquez, Barrio Vasconia
de la Ferreteria el Pipiolo 300 metros sur y 50 este
San José
Costa Rica
http://www.panaci.go.cr
E-mail: info@panaci.go.cr
Telefono: +506-2286-0302
Fax: +506-2286-4609