Status: Free
Legal Environment: 2
Political Influences: 2
Economic Pressures: 5
Total Score: 9
Population: n/a
GNI/capita: n/a
Life Expectancy: 78
Religious Groups: n/a
Ethnic Groups: Fleming (58 percent), Walloon (31 percent), other 11 percent
Capital: Brussels
Restrictions on libel, pornography, and the promotion of racial or religious discrimination have only a minor effect on press freedom, as does the restriction on civil servants from criticizing the government. Autonomous public boards govern state television and radio networks, and ensure that public broadcasting is linguistically pluralistic.
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