 East Timor
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
8 50 S, 125 55 E |
| Area |
total: 15,007 sq km land: NA sq km water: NA sq km |
| Climate |
tropical; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons |
| Terrain |
mountainous |
| Population |
1,084,971 note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English note: there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people |
| Imports |
food, gasoline, kerosene, machinery |
| Exports |
coffee, sandalwood, marble; note - potential for oil and vanilla exports |
| Hazards |
floods and landslides are common; earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical cyclones |
| Resources |
gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble |
| Geography |
Timor comes from the Malay word for "East"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands |
| Nationality |
noun: Timorese adjective: Timorese |
| Capital |
name: Dili geographic coordinates: 8 35 S, 125 36 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.tl; note - ICANN approved the change from .tp in January 2005 |
| Internet Users |
1,000 (2004) |
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