Timor-Leste
Sovereign state situated on several islands in Southeast Asia
Also known as Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste · East Timor · TL
- Capital
- Dili(since 1769)
- Population
- 1,400,638(2024)
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- , 1,360,596(2023)
1
- , 1,341,296(2022)
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- +57 more
- 1,400,638(2024)
- Area
- 14,918.72 km²
- GDP (nominal)
- $3.16B(2022)
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Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2023-08-26
- , $3.62B(2021)
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Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2023-08-26
- $3.16B(2022)
- Official language
- Head of state
- José Ramos-Horta(since 2022)
- Head of government
- Xanana Gusmão(since 2023)
- , Taur Matan Ruak(2018–2023)
Overview
Economy & society
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
516 statements · 39% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Highest point
- Tatamailau elevation: 2,963 m
- Member of
- United Nations(since 2002)
- Community of Portuguese Language Countries
- ASEAN(since 2025)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development(since 2002)
- International Development Association(since 2002)
- International Finance Corporation(since 2004)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency(since 2002)
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes(since 2002)
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- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Alliance of Small Island States
- ASEAN Regional Forum
- Asian Development Bank(since 2002)
- Interpol(since 2002)
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Sources- 1.interpol.int/Member-countries/WorldRetrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.interpol.int/Who-we-are/Member-countries/Asia-South-Pacific/TIMOR-LESTERetrieved 2022-10-23
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons(since 2003)
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Sources- 1.opcw.org/about-opcw/member-states/Retrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.opcw.org/about-us/member-states/timor-lesteRetrieved 2022-10-29
- UNESCO(since 2003)
- International Telecommunication Union(since 2010)
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- World Meteorological Organization(since 2009)
1
- World Health Organization
1
- Universal Postal Union(since 2003)
1
Sources- 1.upu.int/en/Universal-Postal-Union/About-UPU/Member-Countries?csid=-1&cid=299Retrieved 2022-10-28
- g7+
- World Customs Organization(since 2003)
- World Trade Organization(since 2024)
- Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- Shares border with
- Indonesia statement is subject of: East Timor–Indonesia border
- Australia statement is subject of: Australia–East Timor border
- Country
- Timor-Leste
- Portuguese Empire(1556–2002)
- Diplomatic relation
- Brazil statement is subject of: Brazil–East Timor relations
- Australia statement is subject of: Australia–East Timor relations
- Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic statement is subject of: East Timor–Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic relations
- Japan statement is subject of: East Timor–Japan relations
- Indonesia statement is subject of: East Timor–Indonesia relations
- Portugal statement is subject of: East Timor–Portugal relations
- Malaysia statement is subject of: East Timor–Malaysia relations
- Taiwan statement is subject of: East Timor–Taiwan relations
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- Philippines statement is subject of: East Timor–Philippines relations
- United States statement is subject of: East Timor-United States relations
- Russia statement is subject of: East Timor–Russia relations
- People's Republic of China statement is subject of: China–Timor-Leste relations
- Germany statement is subject of: East Timor–Germany relations
- North Korea statement is subject of: East Timor–North Korea relations
- Ireland statement is subject of: East Timor–Ireland relations
- IPA transcription
- œstːɪˈmuːɾ language: Norwegian
- Lowest point
- Timor Sea elevation: 0 m
- Demonym
- East Timorese
- kelet-timori
- østtimorer
- تيموري applies to part: masculine
- تيمورية applies to part: feminine
- تيموريون applies to part: plural
- তিমুরি
- est-timorese applies to part: masculine singular, feminine singular
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- est-timoresi applies to part: masculine plural, feminine plural
- timorés applies to part: masculine singular
- timoresa applies to part: feminine singular
- Orient-Timorano
- Osttimorese
- Timorais applies to part: masculine singular
- Timoraise applies to part: feminine singular
- מזרח-טימורי applies to part: masculine
- מזרח-טימורית applies to part: feminine
- Osttimoraner applies to part: masculine
- Osttimoranerin applies to part: feminine
- est-timorezo applies to part: masculine singular
- est-timorezi applies to part: masculine plural
- est-timoreza applies to part: feminine singular
- est-timoreze applies to part: feminine plural
- تيموري applies to part: masculine singular
- تيمورية applies to part: feminine singular
- تيموريين applies to part: masculine plural
- تيموريات applies to part: feminine plural
- timorense
- Electrical plug type
- Europlug
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Type E
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Schuko
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- AS/NZS 3112
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Europlug
- Mains voltage
- 220 V frequency: 50 Hz
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- 220 V frequency: 50 Hz
- Coordinates of northernmost point
- 8.1300°S, 125.6300°E
- Trunk prefix
- none
- Marriageable age
- 17 years old applies to part: all genders
- Coordinates of southernmost point
- 9.5042°S, 124.2871°E
- Coordinates of easternmost point
- 8.4382°S, 127.3430°E
- Coordinates of westernmost point
- 9.3401°S, 124.0417°E
- Number of out-of-school children
- 33,004(2015)
- 33,118(2014)
- 35,034(2013)
- 35,925(2012)
- 35,224(2011)
- 44,913(2010)
- 74,038(2009)
- 99,489(2008)
- Has characteristic
- partly free country statement supported by: Freedom in the World
- Total fertility rate
- 3.98(2024)
- 5.1(2014)
- 5.2(2013)
- 5.3(2012)
- 5.5(2011)
- 5.6(2010)
- 5.7(2009)
- 5.7(2008)
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- 5.7(2007)
- 6.0163(2006)
- 6.3325(2005)
- 6.6488(2004)
- 6.965(2003)
- 7.037(2002)
- 7.092(2001)
- 7.112(2000)
- 7.079(1999)
- Motto text
- Unidade, Acção, Progresso
- Unidade, Asaun, Progresu
- Unity, Action, Progress
- Единство, действие, прогрес
- Einheit, Bewegung, Fortschritt
- Undod, Gweithredu, Cynnydd
- Website
- timor-leste.gov.tl language: English, Portuguese
- Geoshape
- Data:East Timor.map
- Life expectancy
- 68.881 years(2016)
- 69 years(2022)
- 68 years(2021)
- 68 years(2020)
- 68 years(2019)
- 68.569 years(2015)
- 68.285 years(2014)
- 68.033 years(2013)
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- 67.805 years(2012)
- 67.578 years(2011)
- 67.313 years(2010)
- 66.956 years(2009)
- 66.472 years(2008)
- 65.842 years(2007)
- 65.068 years(2006)
- 64.175 years(2005)
- 63.209 years(2004)
- 62.223 years(2003)
- 61.251 years(2002)
- 60.304 years(2001)
- 59.36 years(2000)
- 58.38 years(1999)
- Official name
- Timor-Leste
- Timor-Leste
- République démocratique du Timor oriental
- BTI Status Index
- 6.09(2022)
- 6.15(2020)
- BTI Governance Index
- 5.78(2022)
- 5.93(2020)
- Democracy Index
- 7.06(2021) ranking: 43
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- 7.06(2020)
1
- 7.06(2021) ranking: 43
- Native label
- Repúblika Demokrátika Timor-Leste
- República Democrática de Timor-Leste
- Human Development Index
- 0.607(2021)
- 0.614(2020)
- 0.614(2019)
- 0.605(2018)
- 0.606(2017)
- 0.604(2016)
- 0.614(2015)
- 0.622(2014)
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- 0.63(2013)
- 0.635(2012)
- 0.638(2011)
- 0.619(2010)
- 0.609(2009)
- 0.611(2008)
- 0.585(2007)
- 0.563(2006)
- 0.538(2005)
- 0.521(2004)
- 0.508(2003)
- 0.508(2002)
- Hashtag
- EastTimor
- Gini coefficient
- 28.7(2014)
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
- 0.44(2021)
- 0.444(2020)
- 0.443(2019)
- 0.436(2018)
- 0.435(2017)
- 0.433(2016)
- 0.425(2015)
- 0.429(2014)
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- 0.433(2013)
- 0.435(2012)
- 0.436(2011)
- 0.422(2010)
- Birth rate
- 24.611(2022)
- 24.944(2021)
- 25.258(2020)
- 25.511(2019)
- Male population
- 683,957(2022)
- 673,598(2021)
- 662,972(2020)
- 653,013(2019)
- Death rate
- 6.535(2022)
- 7.233(2021)
- 6.831(2020)
- 6.888(2019)
- Rural population
- 911,089(2022)
- 902,269(2021)
- 892,837(2020)
- 884,181(2019)
- Female population
- 657,338(2022)
- 647,343(2021)
- 637,023(2020)
- 627,425(2019)
- Urban population
- 430,207(2022)
- 418,673(2021)
- 407,158(2020)
- 396,257(2019)
- Coordinates of geographic center
- 8.8742°S, 125.7275°E
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On other databases
144 identifiers linking Timor-Leste across the web's reference databases
- AGROVOC IDc_37893
- AIATSIS Place Thesaurus ID4683
- Analysis & Policy Observatory term ID2994
- ArchINFORM location ID6013
- ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID294941029
- Australian War Memorial IDPL504360
- BabelNet ID00029493n
- BBC News topic IDcjnwl8q4xglt
- BBC Things ID28a49346-dd4b-4d9d-b311-fc7f213c9c3e
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID12021620c
- BNMM authority ID000042089
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDosttimor
- CiNii Research ID1140000791821101056
- CIVICUS Monitor country entrytimor-leste
- Comic Vine ID4020-62108
- Curlie IDRegional/Asia/East_Timor/
- Data Commons IDcountry/TLS
- DBNL country IDoostt01
- Der Spiegel topic IDosttimor
- Dewey Decimal Classification2--5987
- DR topic IDosttimor
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID192357
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/East-Timor
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDtimor-oriental
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)baxli
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)327621
- EU Knowledge Graph item IDQ2947
- EuroVoc ID4461
- FactGrid item IDQ1059347
- FAST ID1733528
- FIPS 10-4 (countries and regions)TT
- France 24 topic ID (French)timor-oriental
- Freebase ID/m/02lx0
- GACS ID238
- GENC 3-character codeTLS
- GeoNames ID1966436
- GeoNLP ID (obsolete)tDMr6H
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID7003703
- GND ID4075765-1
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDtimor-oriental
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0276780
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDØst-Timor
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)4341065
- Harper's tageast-timor
- Historical Gazetteer (GOV) IDobject_1286120
- IAB code1456
- ICANNWiki page IDTimor-Leste
- ICPSR Geographic Names Thesaurus ID30406
- IdRef ID028365984
- INaturalist place ID10314
- INSEE countries and foreign territories code99262
- Interlingual Index IDi82997
- Invasive Species Compendium Datasheet ID108586
- IOC country codeTLS
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codeTL
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codeTLS
- ISO 3166-1 numeric code626
- ISO 3166-3TPTL
- ITU letter codeTLS
- ITU/ISO/IEC object ID2.16.626
- J9U entity ID987007418973105171
- KBpedia IDEastTimor
- Klexikon article IDOsttimor
- Krugosvet article (archived)strany_mira/DEMOKRATICHESKAYA_RESPUBLIKA_VOSTOCHNI_TIMOR.html
- KulturNav-IDcc6a2c0c-1156-4810-ad66-28961da4ad94
- LC and MARC vocabularies IDcountries/em
- Le Monde diplomatique subject IDpays/timororiental
- Lex IDØsttimor
- Libraries Australia ID50180159
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn2002021667
- Libris-URIhftwvzz126qs8cf
- M49 code626
- Mapy.com IDosm&id=626
- Marine Regions Geographic ID8757
- MeSH descriptor IDD049648
- MeSH tree codeZ01.252.145.900
- Museum-digital place ID24749
- MusicBrainz area ID738aed7d-cc30-3a90-af20-21477ba1e8cc
- NACSIS-CAT author IDDA1782257X
- NALT ID35145
- Namuwiki ID동티모르
- National Historical Museums of Sweden IDgeo/B565D5BC-7EC1-49BD-B4D4-B50955909CC3
- National Library of Brazil ID000063805
- National Library of Greece ID294144
- National Library of Israel ID (old)001063696
- National Library of Portugal ID131597
- National Library of Spain SpMaBN IDXX456003
- National Library of Wales Authority IDtimor-leste
- NDL Authority ID00936307
- New York Times topic IDdestination/east-timor