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The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor, is an island nation in Southeast Asia, consisting of the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco , and Oecussi-Ambeno, a political exclave of East Timor situated on the western side of the island, surrounded by West Timor.

Formerly controlled by neighbouring Indonesia, which annexed it as a province in 1975, East Timor broke away in 1999 and achieved full independence on May 20, 2002. When East Timor joined the United Nations in 2002, it decided to be officially referred to by its Portuguese name, Timor-Leste, as opposed to its English name.

A major earthquake measuring between 7.2 and 7.4 on the Richter Scale hit Timor-Leste during the early hours of November 12 2004. The amount of damage is unknown at this time.

Tetum
Repúblika Democrátika Timor Lorosa'e PortuguesePortuguese portugues is a Romance language predominantly spoken in Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, and East Timor. With more than 200 million native speakers, Portuguese is one of the few languages spoken in such widely-distributed parts
República Democrática de Timor-Leste


( In DetailFlag ratio: 1:2 The flag of East Timor was adopted in 2002. It is the same as the 1975 flag. At midnight on May 19, and during the first moments of Independence Day, 20 May 2002, the United Nations Flag was lowered and the flag of an independent East Timo)

National mottoA motto is a phrase or collection of words intended to describe the motivation or intention of a sociological grouping or organization. Many countries, universities, and other institutions have mottos, as do families with coats of arms. These mottos are t: "Honra, Pátria e Povo"
( PortuguesePortuguese portugues is a Romance language predominantly spoken in Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, and East Timor. With more than 200 million native speakers, Portuguese is one of the few languages spoken in such widely-distributed parts: Honour, Homeland and People)

Official languageAn official language is a language that is specifically designated to be so in the constitutions of countries, states, and other territories. States and areas without a constitution, by this definition, lack official languages. Officially recognized minors

Tetum and PortuguesePortuguese portugues is a Romance language predominantly spoken in Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, and East Timor. With more than 200 million native speakers, Portuguese is one of the few languages spoken in such widely-distributed parts

CapitalThis article concerns places that serve as centers of government and politics. For alternative meanings see capital (disambiguation In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meanin

DiliCapitals in Asia Dili also spelled Dili Dilli or Dilly is the capital of East Timor. It lies on the northern coast of Timor island, the easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. Dili is the chief port and commercial centre for East Timor and also has an ai

President

Xanana Gusmão

Prime Minister

Marí Alkatiri

Area
- Total
- % water

Ranked 154th
15,007 km²
Negligible

Population
- Total ( 2002)
- Density

Ranked 153rd
952,618
53,79/km²

Independence
- Declared
- Recognised

From Portugal
November 28, 1975
May 20, 2002

Currency

US dollar
centavo coins

Time zone

UTC +9

National anthem

Pátria

Internet TLD

.TP

ISO 3166-1 country code

TL (former: TP)

Calling Code

670

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