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Capital | Dili |
Government | Republic |
Currency | US dollar (USD) |
Area | 15,007 km2 |
Population | 1,066,582 (2010 Census) |
Language | Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English, 37 indigenous languages |
Religion | Roman Catholic 90%, Muslim 4%, Protestant 3%, Hindu 0.5%, Buddhist, Animist (1992 est.) |
Electricity | 220V/50Hz (Shuko Euro plug) |
Calling Code | 670 |
Internet TLD | .tl |
Time Zone | UTC+9 |
East Timor (Portuguese: Timor-Leste, Tetum: Timor Lorosa'e, Indonesian: Timor Timur) is a country in Southeast Asia. It lies northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago. 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 small islands of Atauro and Jaco.