Brunei
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Population: | 390,000 |
| Capital: | Bandar Seri Bagwan | |
| Language: | Malay | |
| Literacy Rate: | 92.7% | |
| GDP/PP: | $23,500 | |
| Joined Commonwealth: | 1 January 1984 |
Media
Brunei's media are neither diverse nor free. The private press is either owned or controlled by the royal family, or exercises self-censorship on political and religious matters. Media rights body Reporters Without Borders says news outlets carry "virtually no criticism of the government".
A press law provides prison terms of up to three years for reporting "false news".
The only local broadcast media are operated by the government-controlled Radio Television Brunei. Foreign TV is available via cable. Access to the internet is said to be unrestricted.
Newspapers
Borneo Bulletin - English-language daily
Media Permata - Malay-language newspaper
Television
Radio Television Brunei - state-controlled, broadcasts in Malay and English
Radio
Radio Television Brunei - state-controlled, broadcasts in Malay, English, Mandarin Chinese and Gurkhali
