Status: Partly Free
Legal Environment: 5
Political Influences: 22
Economic Pressures: 8
Total Score: 35
Population: n/a
GNI/capita: n/a
Life Expectancy: 70
Religious Groups: n/a
Ethnic Groups: Mestizo (90 percent), Indian and white (10 percent)
Capital: San Salvador
Privately owned media include 5 daily newspapers, 150 radio stations, and 12 television stations. Random killings, kidnappings, and other crimes continue the country's reputation for violence. Journalists and publications are occasionally targets of intimidation. Some TV stations complain that government advertising favors pro-government media. Some self-censorship occurs.
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