- Official name
- Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste República Democrática de Timor-Leste · Portuguese
1 more name
Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste · Tetum - Capital
- Dili
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 1.3 million
- Area
- 14,874 km²
- Currency
- United States dollar (USD)
- Neighbours
- Indonesia
- Internet / phone
- .tl · +670
Notable facts
- Timor-Leste became fully independent in 2002, the first new sovereign state of the 21st century.
- It occupies the eastern half of the island of Timor plus the enclave of Oecusse and the island of Atauro.
- Coffee is its main non-oil export, much of it grown as organic arabica.
- Portuguese and Tetum are official, while Indonesian and English hold “working language” status.
