Outline of Timor-Leste
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Timor-Leste:
Timor-Leste - sovereign island nation located in Southeast Asia. Timor-Leste comprises the eastern half of the Island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecussi-Ambeno, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor. The small country of 15,410 km2 is located about 640 km northwest of Darwin, Australia.
Timor-Leste was colonized by Portugal in the 16th century, and was known as Portuguese Timor until Portugal's decolonization of the country. In late 1975 East Timor declared its independence but was invaded and occupied by Indonesia later that year, and declared that country's 27th province the following year. In 1999, following the United Nations-sponsored act of self-determination, Indonesia relinquished control of the territory and Timor-Leste became the first new sovereign state of the twenty-first century on May 20, 2002. Timor-Leste is one of only two predominantly Roman Catholic countries in Southeast Asia, the other being the Philippines.
At US$2,500, the per capita GDP of Timor-Leste is one of the lowest in the world. Its Human Development Index, however, corresponds to a medium degree of human development and places Timor-Leste 142nd among the world's states.
General reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country names: Timor-Leste or East Timor
- Official English country name: The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
- Common endonym:
- *
- *
- Official endonym:
- Adjectival: Timorese
- Demonym:
- Etymology: Name of Timor-Leste
- ISO country codes: TL, TLS, 626
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TL
- Internet country code top-level domain: .tl
Geography of Timor-Leste
Geography of Timor-Leste- Timor-Leste is: a country
- Location:
- * Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- * Eurasia
- ** Asia
- *** Southeast Asia
- **** Maritime Southeast Asia
- ***** Island of Timor
- * Time zone: UTC+09
- * Extreme points of Timor-Leste
- ** High: Mount Ramelau
- ** Low: Timor Sea 0 m
- * Land boundaries: 228 km
- * Coastline: 706 km
- Population of Timor-Leste: 1,155,000 - 152nd most populous country
- Area of Timor-Leste: 14,874 km2
- Atlas of Timor-Leste
Environment of Timor-Leste
- Climate of Timor-Leste
- Protected areas of Timor-Leste
- * National parks of Timor-Leste
- Wildlife of Timor-Leste
- * Fauna of Timor-Leste
- ** Birds of Timor-Leste
- ** Mammals of Timor-Leste
Natural geographic features of Timor-Leste
- Islands of Timor-Leste
- Rivers of Timor-Leste
- World Heritage Sites in Timor-Leste: None
Regions of Timor-Leste
Administrative divisions of Timor-Leste
Administrative divisions of Timor-Leste- Districts of Timor-Leste
- * Administrative posts of Timor-Leste
- ** Sucos of Timor-Leste
Districts of Timor-Leste
Administrative posts of Timor-Leste
Administrative posts of Timor-LesteSucos of Timor-Leste
Sucos of Timor-Leste- Capital of Timor-Leste: Dili
- Populated places of Timor-Leste
Demography of Timor-Leste
Demographics of Timor-LesteGovernment and politics of Timor-Leste
- Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of Timor-Leste: Dili
- Elections in Timor-Leste
- Political parties in Timor-Leste
Branches of the government of Timor-Leste
Executive branch of the government of Timor-Leste
- Head of state: President of Timor-Leste, Francisco Guterres
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, Rui Maria de Araújo
Legislative branch of the government of Timor-Leste
Judicial branch of the government of Timor-Leste
Foreign relations of Timor-Leste
- Foreign relations of Timor-Leste
- * Diplomatic missions in Timor-Leste
- * Diplomatic missions of Timor-Leste
International organization membership
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is a member of:- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States
- Asian Development Bank
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- Group of 77
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- International Criminal Court
- International Criminal Police Organization
- International Development Association
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- International Finance Corporation
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
- International Labour Organization
- International Maritime Organization
- International Monetary Fund
- International Olympic Committee
- Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- Nonaligned Movement
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- Pacific Islands Forum União Latina
- United Nations
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- Universal Postal Union
- World Customs Organization
- World Federation of Trade Unions
- World Health Organization
- World Tourism Organization
- International Telecommunication Union
Law and order in Timor-Leste
- Law of Timor-Leste
- * Cannabis in Timor-Leste
- * Constitution of Timor-Leste
- * Human rights in Timor-Leste
- ** LGBTQ rights in Timor-Leste
- ** Freedom of religion in Timor-Leste
- * Law enforcement in Timor-Leste
Military of Timor-Leste
- Timor Leste Defence Force
- * Command
- ** Commander-in-chief:
- * Forces
- ** Timor Leste Defence Force
- * Military ranks of Timor-Leste
History of Timor-Leste
History of Timor-LesteCulture of Timor-Leste
Culture of Timor-Leste- Cuisine of Timor-Leste
- Languages of Timor-Leste
- National symbols of Timor-Leste
- * Coat of arms of Timor-Leste
- * Flag of Timor-Leste
- * National anthem of Timor-Leste
- People of Timor-Leste
- Prostitution in Timor-Leste
- Public holidays in Timor-Leste
- Religion in Timor-Leste
- * Christianity in Timor-Leste
- * Hinduism in Timor-Leste
- * Islam in Timor-Leste
- World Heritage Sites in Timor-Leste: None
Art in Timor-Leste
Sport in Timor-Leste
Sport in Timor-LesteEconomy and infrastructure of Timor-Leste
Economy of Timor-Leste- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 177th
- Telecommunications in Timor-Leste
- * Internet in Timor-Leste
- Currency of Timor-Leste: Centavo/Dollar
- * ISO 4217: USD
- Transport in Timor-Leste
- * Airports in Timor-Leste
- * Rail transport in Timor-Leste