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location:
southeastern asia. northwest of australia in the lesser sunda islands at the eastern end of the indonesian archipelago; note - 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 islands of pulau atauro and pulau jaco
geographic coordinates:
8 50 s. 125 55 e
map references:
southeast asia
area:
total: 15.007 sq km land: na water: na
area - comparative:
slightly larger than connecticut
land boundaries:
total: 228 km border countries: indonesia 228 km
coastline:
706 km
maritime claims:
territorial sea: na exclusive economic zone: na continental shelf: na exclusive fishing zone: na
climate:
tropical; hot. humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons
terrain:
mountainous
elevation extremes:
lowest point: timor sea. savu sea. and banda sea 0 m highest point: foho tatamailau 2.963 m
natural resources:
gold. petroleum. natural gas. manganese. marble
land use:
arable land: 4.71% permanent crops: 0.67% other: 94.62% (2001)
irrigated land:
1.065 sq km (est.)
natural hazards:
floods and landslides are common; earthquakes. tsunamis. tropical cyclones
environment - current issues:
widespread use of slash and burn agriculture has led to deforestation and soil erosion
environment - international agreements:
na
geography - note:
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
population:
1.040.880 note: other estimates range as low as 800.000 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 37.1% (male 196.108/female 189.753) 15-64 years: 59.9% (male 318.173/female 305.479) 65 years and over: 3% (male 15.353/female 16.014) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 20.41 years male: 20.46 years female: 20.35 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
2.09% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
27.19 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
6.3 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 47.41 deaths/1.000 live births male: 53.71 deaths/1.000 live births female: 40.8 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 65.9 years male: 63.63 years female: 68.29 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
3.61 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
na
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
na
hiv/aids - deaths:
na
nationality:
noun: timorese adjective: timorese
ethnic groups:
austronesian (malayo-polynesian). papuan. small chinese minority
religions:
roman catholic 90%. muslim 4%. protestant 3%. hindu 0.5%. buddhist. animist (1992 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
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 58.6% (2002)
country name:
conventional long form: democratic republic of timor-leste conventional short form: east timor local long form: republika demokratika timor lorosa'e [tetum]; republica democratica de timor-leste [portuguese] local short form: timor lorosa'e [tetum]; timor-leste [portuguese] former: portuguese timor
government type:
republic
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