Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
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Motto: "Unidade, Acção, Progresso" (Portuguese)
"Unidade, Asaun, Progresu" (Tetum) "Unity, Action, Progress" |
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Capital and largest city |
Dili 8°34′S 125°34′E / 8.567°S 125.567°E |
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Official languages | |||||
National languages | |||||
Religion |
Roman Catholicism (prevailing faith) |
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Demonym | |||||
Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic | ||||
Taur Matan Ruak | |||||
Rui Maria de Araújo | |||||
Legislature | National Parliament | ||||
Formation | |||||
1702 | |||||
• Japanese occupation
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1943–1945 | ||||
• Independence declared
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28 November 1975 | ||||
17 July 1976 | |||||
• Independence restored
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20 May 2002 | ||||
Area | |||||
• Total
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15,410 km2 (5,950 sq mi) (159th) | ||||
• Water (%)
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negligible | ||||
Population | |||||
• 2015 census
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1,167,242 | ||||
• Density
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78/km2 (202.0/sq mi) | ||||
GDP (PPP) | 2014 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$2.234 billion | ||||
• Per capita
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$5,479 (148th) | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2014 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$1.293 billion | ||||
• Per capita
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$3,330 | ||||
HDI (2014) |
0.595 medium · 133rd |
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Currency | United States Dollarb (USD) | ||||
Time zone | (UTC+9) | ||||
Drives on the | left | ||||
Calling code | +670 | ||||
ISO 3166 code | TL | ||||
Internet TLD | .tlc | ||||
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Coordinates: 8°50′S 125°55′E / 8.833°S 125.917°E
East Timor (i/ˌiːst ˈtiːmɔːr/) or Timor-Leste (/tiˈmɔːr ˈlɛʃteɪ/; 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).