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Est. Population:
1,261,072
Demonym:
Timorese
Religions:
Roman Catholic (85.9%)
Protestant (4.0%)
Indigenous (8.6%)
Other Christian (0.5%)
Muslim (0.2%)
Largest City:
Dili (244,584)
Region:
Southeastern Asia
Bodies of Water:
Timor Sea (South)
Banda Sea (North)
Savu Sea (Northwest)
Total Area:
14,874 km2 (100% land, 0% water)
Total Land:
228 km
Total Coastline:
706 km
Climate
Tropical
Terrain:
Mountainous
Highest Point
Foho Tatamailau (2,963 m)
Lowest Point
Sea Level
Natural Disasters
Flooding
Landsides
Type:
Republic
Head of State:
President Francisco Guterres
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak
Admin. Divisions
13 Administrative districts
Independence:
20 May 2002 (from Portugal)
Nat'l Symbol:
Mount Ramelau
Nat'l Anthem:
Patria
GDP Per Capita
$5,600 (USD)
Currency
$ (United States Dollar)
Exchange Rate
Note: Timor-Leste uses the United States dollar as its official currency.
Internet Code
.ti
Telephone Code
+670
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Cuisine is a combination of typical southeast Asian dishes and those from its formal colonial power, Portugal.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tt.html (Majority of information)
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/TT (Ethnic and religious data)
http://www.statistics.gov.tl/ (Dili population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 23 December 2016