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

Population (2010, proj.): 6,546,000

Gross National Income per Capita (current, 2007): $9,010

Date of Independence: December 24, 1951 (from UN trusteeship)

Date of Last Constitution: None; adopted the Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority in March 1977

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Libyan media are among the most tightly controlled in the world. Media outlet and individual journalist rights are almost nonexistent. Content ...

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