Kyrgyzstan Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
Laos Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
Laos, located in Southeast Asia northeast of Thailand and west of Vietnam, was settled between the fourth and eighth centuries and was known as the Lane Xang, or Million Elephants Kingdom. The French took control of the government in 1893—Europeans had been trading with Laos for more than 200 years—but the monarchy continued until Communists took control of the government and deposed the monarch in 1975.
Latvia Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
Lebanon Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
Lesotho Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
Liberia Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
Liechtenstein Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
The Imperial Free Territory of Schellenberg (1699) and the County of Vaduz (1712), purchased by the German princely family of Liechtenstein, were merged to form modern Liechtenstein in 1719. Liechtenstein was, successively, a member state of the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806, Napoleon's Confederation of the Rhine from 1807 to 1815, and the German Confederation until 1866.
Lithuania Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
Luxembourg Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, bordered by France, Germany, and Belgium, became an independent nation in 1890. Although a relatively new state, Luxembourg has a long history dating back to the region's incorporation into, first, the Ancient Roman Republic and Empire, and successively, the Holy Roman Empire, Republican and Napoleonic France, and the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Macau Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
Macau, a peninsula bordering China and the South China Sea, was colonized by the Portuguese in the sixteenth century, becoming the first European settlement in the Far East. In 1987 through an agreement with Portugal and China, Macau became a special administrative region of China.
Macedonia Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
The media scene in Macedonia livened up within a few years after the country declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 and commenced a double transition toward democracy and capitalism. Media outlets started to compete for the attention of a literate (94 percent) and multi-ethnic audience, hungry for respite from the propaganda humdrum in the communist-ruled Yugoslavia.
Madagascar Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
Located in the Indian Ocean east of southern Africa, Madagascar, the fourth largest island on earth, is known for its unique mammals, birds, and plants. Many of the 15 million Malagasy people are descendants of Africans and Indonesians.
Malawi Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
Malaysia Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
Maldives Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
The Maldives is a nation of coral atolls scattered off the southwest coast of India in the Indian Ocean. Originally a sultanate, Maldivians fought for more than a century to stave off Western colonization, but eventually agreed to become a British protectorate in exchange for relative independence.
Mali Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
In 1991, student riots led to an end of one-party rule in Mali. The establishment of mainstream constitutional politics was followed by laws establishing freedom of the press.
Malta Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
The Republic of Malta is an independent island state in the center of the Mediterranean Sea, with a generally literate population. A member of the Commonwealth since 1814, Malta received independence from the United Kingdom in 1964.
Marshall Islands Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
The Marshall Islands is perhaps best known for its impact on American swimwear—the bikini takes its name from one of the country's more than a thousand islands. Located in the North Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Papua New Guinea, the country became a battleground in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Martinique Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
Martinique is a part of the Windward Islands chain in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago. Christopher Columbus was the first European to visit the island, landing in 1493.