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

Population (2010, proj.): 329,000

Gross National Income per Capita (current, 2007): $57,750

Date of Independence: June 17, 1944 (from Denmark)

Date of Last Constitution: June 17, 1944

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News outlets in Iceland function with a high level of independence and are supported by constitutionally guaranteed freedoms of speech and the press. The country's relatively numerous newspapers are both independent ...

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