Timor-Leste
(Timor Lorosa'e / Tetum; Timor-Leste (Portuguese))
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste › Southeast Asia -- Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - Timor-Leste includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco
Dili • 14,874 sq km • pop. 1,231,116
Languages Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English
Major cities DILI (capital) 228,000 (2014)
Ethnic groups Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian), Papuan, small Chinese minority
Religions Roman Catholic 96.9%, Protestant / Evangelical 2.2%, Muslim 0.3%, other 0.6% (2005)
Independence 28 November 1975 (independence proclaimed from Portugal); note - 20 May 2002 is the official date of international recognition of Timor-Leste's independence
Internet .tl • 12,000 • 1.0% (2014 est.)
Telephones - mobile 676,900 • 56 (2014 est.) subs./100
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