Appendix B: Journalism Freedom: 1980–2008 (Country Ratings from Freedom House) - Capeverde

Population (2010, proj.): 513,000

Gross National Income per Capita (current, 2007): $2,430

Date of Independence: July 5, 1975 (from Portugal)

Date of Last Constitution: September 25, 1992 (major revision on November 23, 1995)

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The country enjoys one of the freest news media systems in all of Africa. Libel cases are few as is harassment of journalists—though ...

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