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East-Timor

Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
  • Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste  (Tetum)
  • República Democrática de Timor-Leste  (Portuguese)
Flag of East Timor
Coat of arms of East Timor
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Unidade, Acção, Progresso" (Portuguese)
"Unidade, Asaun, Progresu" (Tetum)
"Unity, Action, Progress"
Anthem: Pátria (Portuguese)
"Fatherland"
Location of East Timor
Location of East Timor
Capital
and largest city
Dili
8°34′S 125°34′E / 8.567°S 125.567°E / -8.567; 125.567Coordinates: 8°34′S 125°34′E / 8.567°S 125.567°E / -8.567; 125.567
Official languages
National languages
Religion Roman Catholicism
(prevailing faith)
Demonym
Government Unitary semi-presidential republic
• President
Taur Matan Ruak
Rui Maria de Araújo
Legislature National Parliament
Formation
• Independence declared
28 November 1975
17 July 1976
• Independence restored
20 May 2002
Area
• Total
15,410 km2 (5,950 sq mi) (159th)
• Water (%)
negligible
Population
• 2015 census
1,167,242
• Density
78/km2 (202.0/sq mi)
GDP (PPP) 2014 estimate
• Total
$2.234 billion
• Per capita
$5,479 (148th)
GDP (nominal) 2014 estimate
• Total
$1.293 billion
• Per capita
$3,330
HDI (2014) Decrease 0.595
medium · 133rd
Currency United States Dollarb (USD)
Time zone (UTC+9)
Drives on the left
Calling code +670
ISO 3166 code TL
Internet TLD .tlc
  1. Fifteen further "national languages" are recognised by the Constitution.
  2. Centavo coins also used.
  3. .tp is being phased out.

East Timor (Listeni/ˌst ˈtmɔːr/) or Timor-Leste (/tiˈmɔːr ˈlɛʃt/; Tetum: Timór Lorosa'e), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (Portuguese: República Democrática de Timor-Leste,Tetum: Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste), is a sovereign state in Maritime Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor; the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco; and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island surrounded by Indonesian West Timor. The country's size is about 15,410 km2 (5,400 sq mi).


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