East Timor

Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
  • República Democrática de Timor-Leste  (Portuguese)
  • Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste  (Tetum)
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Coat of arms of East Timor
Coat of arms
Motto: "Unidade, Acção, Progresso" (Portuguese)
"Unity, Action, Progress"
Anthem: Pátria (Portuguese)
"Fatherland"
Location of East Timor
Capital
and largest city
Dili
8°33′S 125°34′E / 8.55°S 125.56°E / -8.55; 125.56
Official languages
Working languages
Demonym(s)East Timorese
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary semi-presidential republic
• President
José Ramos-Horta
Xanana Gusmão
LegislatureNational Parliament
Independence 
from Portugal Indonesia and United Nations Administration
1702
• Declared
November 28, 1975
• Restoredb
May 20, 2002
Area
• Total
14,874 km2 (5,743 sq mi) (159th)
• Water (%)
negligible
Population
• 2010 estimate
1,066,582[3] (155th)
• Density
76.2/km2 (197.4/sq mi) (132nd)
GDP (PPP)2012 estimate
• Total
$10.952 billion[4]
• Per capita
$9,467[4]
GDP (nominal)2012 estimate
• Total
$4.073 billion[4]
• Per capita
$3,641[4]
HDI (2013)Increase 0.576[5]
medium · 134th
CurrencyUnited States dollar (USD)
Time zoneUTC+9
Driving sideleft
Calling code+670
ISO 3166 codeTL
Internet TLD.tl d
  1. Fifteen further "national languages" are recognised by the Constitution.
  2. Defined as a restoration by the Constitution.
  3. Centavo coins also used.
  4. .tp is being phased out.

East Timor or the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is a country in Southeast Asia. It is on the eastern side of the island of Timor. It also includes the smaller islands of Atauro and Jaco Island, and a small area, named Oecusse, inside the west side of Timor. Oecusse is an exclave, which means it is separated from the main part of the country by part of another country. That other country is Indonesia.

The capital and largest city, Dili, is home to one hundred and fifty thousand people. The next largest city is Baucau. (see List of settlements in East Timor).

East Timor gets its name from the Malay word for "east", timur.

It is a member of the United Nations, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and the Community of Portuguese Language Countries.

  1. Name used in the constitution (Konstituisaun Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste)
  2. "Country profile: East Timor". BBC News. March 16, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
  3. "President Horta announces preliminary census of population's results". Timor Newsline. October 22, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "East Timor". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  5. "Human Development Report 2011 – Human development statistical annex" (PDF). HDRO (Human Development Report Office) United Nations Development Programme. pp. 127–130. Retrieved November 2, 2011.

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