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East Timor - Asia



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
1,084,971
total population: 66.6 years
male: 64.28 years
female: 69.04 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian), Papuan, small Chinese minorityRoman Catholic 98%, Muslim 1%, Protestant 1% (2005)
LanguagesLiteracy
Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58.6%
male: NA%
female: NA% (2002)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
republic Dili
IndependanceNational day
28 November 1975 (independence proclaimed from Portugal); note - 20 May 2002 is the official date of international recognition of East Timor's independence from IndonesiaIndependence Day, 28 November (1975)
ConstitutionLegal system
22 March 2002 (based on the Portuguese model)UN-drafted legal system based on Indonesian law remains in place but are to be replaced by civil and penal codes based on Portuguese law; these have passed but have not been promulgated


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$349 million (2005)1.8% (2005 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$800 (2005 est.)50% estimated; note - unemployment in urban areas reached 20%; data do not include underemployed (2001 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
42% (2003 est.)1.4% (2005)
ExportsImports
$10 million; note - excludes oil (2005 est.)$202 million (2004 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
US dollar (USD)
Military expenditures
NA


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - East Timor 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 15,007 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
tropical; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasonsgold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
.tl; note - ICANN approved the change from .tp in January 2005
Internet hostsInternet users
68 (2006)1,000 (2004)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
8 (2006)
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
5,000 km