The location of East Timor
An enlargeable map of East Timor

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to East Timor:

East Timor – sovereign island nation located in Southeast Asia.[1] East Timor comprises the eastern half of the Island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecussi-Ambeno, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor. The small country of 15,410 km2[2] (5,400 sq mi) is located about 640 km (400 mi) northwest of Darwin, Australia.

East Timor was colonized by Portugal in the 16th century, and was known as Portuguese Timor until Portugal's decolonization of the country. In late 1975 East Timor declared its independence but was invaded and occupied by Indonesia later that year, and declared that country's 27th province the following year. In 1999, following the United Nations-sponsored act of self-determination, Indonesia relinquished control of the territory and East Timor became the first new sovereign state of the twenty-first century on May 20, 2002. East Timor is one of only two predominantly Roman Catholic countries in Southeast Asia, the other being the Philippines.

At US$2,500,[1] the per capita GDP (purchasing power parity adjusted) of East Timor is one of the lowest in the world. Its Human Development Index (HDI), however, corresponds to a medium degree of human development and places East Timor 142nd among the world's states.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of East Timor

Geography of East Timor

Geography of East Timor

Environment of East Timor

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Natural geographic features of East Timor

Regions of East Timor

Ecoregions of East Timor

Administrative divisions of East Timor

Administrative divisions of East Timor

Districts of East Timor

Districts of East Timor

Subdistricts of East Timor

Subdistricts of East Timor

Sucos of East Timor

Sucos of East Timor

Demography of East Timor

Demographics of East Timor

Government and politics of East Timor

Branches of the government of East Timor

Executive branch of the government of East Timor

Legislative branch of the government of East Timor

Judicial branch of the government of East Timor

  • Court system of East Timor

Foreign relations of East Timor

International organization membership

The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is a member of:[1]

Law and order in East Timor

Military of East Timor

Local government in East Timor

History of East Timor

History of East Timor

Culture of East Timor

Culture of East Timor

Art in East Timor

Sports in East Timor

Sports in East Timor

Economy and infrastructure of East Timor

Economy of East Timor

Education in East Timor

Education in East Timor

See also

East Timor

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Timor-Leste". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. ↑ mfac.gov.tp Archived 2011-10-13 at the Wayback Machine

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