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dili administrative divisions: 13 administrative districts; aileu. ainaro. baucau. bobonaro (maliana). cova-lima (suai). dili. ermera. lautem (los palos). liquica. manatuto. manufahi (same). oecussi (ambeno). viqueque independence: 28 november 1975 (date of proclamation of independence from portugal); note - 20 may 2002 is the official date of international recognition of east timor's independence from indonesia national holiday: independence day. 28 november (1975) constitution: 22 march 2002 (based on the portuguese model) legal system: un-drafted legal system based on indonesian law remains in place but will be replaced by civil and penal codes based on portuguese law (2004) suffrage: 17 years of age; universal executive branch: chief of state: president kay rala xanana gusmao (since 20 may 2002); note - the president plays a largely symbolic role but is able to veto some legislation; he formerly used the name jose alexandre gusmao head of government: prime minister mari bin amude alkatiri (since 20 may 2002) cabinet: council of ministers elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 14 april 2002 (next to be held in april 2007); after the legislature was sworn in. the leader of the majority party was appointed prime minister by the president. suggesting a precedent for the future election results: kay rala xanana gusmao elected president; percent of vote - kay rala xanana gusmao 82.7%. francisco xavier do amaral 17.3% legislative branch: unicameral national parliament (number of seats can vary. minimum requirement of 52 and a maximum of 65 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - for its first term of office. the national parliament is comprised of 88 members on an exceptional basis elections: (next to be held august 2006); direct elections for national parliament were never held; elected delegates to the national convention named themselves legislators instead of having elections; hence the exceptional numbers for this term of the national parliament. election results: percent of vote by party - fretilin 57.37%. pd 8.72%. psd 8.18%. asdt 7.84%. udt 2.36%. pnt 2.21%. kota 2.13%. ppt 2.01%. pdc 1.98%. pst 1.78%. independents/other 5.42%; seats by party - fretilin 55. pd 7. psd 6. asdt 6. pdc 2. udt 2. kota 2. pnt 2. ppt 2. udc/pdc 1. pst 1. pl 1. independent 1 judicial branch: supreme court of justice - constitution calls for one judge to be appointed by national parliament and rest appointed by superior council for judiciary; note - until supreme court is established. court of appeals is highest court political parties and leaders: associacao social-democrata timorense or asdt [francisco xavier do amaral]; christian democratic party of timor or pdc [antonio ximenes]; christian democratic union of timor or udc [vicente da silva guterres]; democratic party or pd [fernando de araujo]; liberal party or pl [leader na]; maubere democratic party or pdm [leader na]; people's party of timor or ppt [jacob xavier]; revolutionary front of independent east timor or fretilin [lu olo]; social democrat party of east timor or psd [mario carrascalao]; socialist party of timor or pst [leader avelino coelho]; sons of the mountain warriors (also known as association of timorese heroes) or kota [clementino dos reis amaral]; timor democratic union or udt [joao carrascalao]; timor labor party or ptt [paulo freitas da silva]; timorese nationalist party or pnt [abilio araujo]; timorese popular democratic association or apodeti [frederico almeida-santos da costa] political pressure groups and leaders: popular council for the defense of the democratic republic of east timor or cpd-rdtl [leader antonio-aitahan matak] is largest political pressure group; dissatisfied veterans of struggle against indonesia. led by one-time government advisor cornelio gama (also known as l-7). also play an important role in pressuring government international organization participation: acp. arf. asdb. fao. g-77. ibrd. icao. icct. ida. ifad. ifc. ifrcs (observer). ilo. imf. imo. interpol. ioc. miga. opcw. pif (observer). un. unctad. unesco. unido. upu. wco. who diplomatic representation in the us: chief of mission: ambassador jose luis guterres chancery: 3415 massachusetts avenue. washington. dc 20007 telephone: 202 965-1515 fax: 202 965-1517 consulate(s) general: new york (the ambassador resides in new york) (2004) diplomatic representation from the us: chief of mission: ambassador grover joseph rees embassy: avenida de portugal. praia dos conqueiros. dili mailing address: department of state. 8250 dili place. washington. dc 20521-8250 telephone: (670) 332-4684 fax: (670) 331-3206 flag description: red. with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) superimposed on a slightly longer yellow arrowhead that extends to the center of the flag; there is a white star in the center of the black triangle economy - overview: in late 1999. about 70% of the economic infrastructure of east timor was laid waste by indonesian troops and anti-independence militias. and 300.000 people fled westward. over the next three years. however. a massive international program. manned by 5.000 peacekeepers (8.000 at peak) and 1.300 police officers. led to substantial reconstruction in both urban and rural areas. by 2003. all but about 30.000 of the refugees had returned. non-petroleum gdp growth was held back in 2003 by extensive drought and the gradual winding down of the international presence. but recovered somewhat in 2004. the country faces great challenges in continuing the rebuilding of infrastructure. strengthening the infant civil administration. and generating jobs for young people entering the workforce. the development of oil and gas resources in nearby waters has begun to supplement government revenues ahead of schedule and above expectations - the result of high petroleum prices - but the technology-intensive industry does little to create jobs for the unemployed. the parliament in june 2005 unanimously approved the creation of a petroleum fund to serve as a repository for all petroleum revenues and preserve the value of east timor's petroleum wealth for future generations. gdp (purchasing power parity): $370 million (2004 est.) gdp (official exchange rate): na gdp - real growth rate: 1% (2004 est.) gdp - per capita: purchasing power parity - $400 (2004 est.) gdp - composition by sector: agriculture: 25.4% industry: 17.2% services: 57.4% (2001) labor force: na labor force - by occupation: na unemployment rate: 50% note: unemployment in urban areas reached 20%; data do not include underemployed (2001) population below poverty line: 42% (2003 est.) household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: na highest 10%: na distribution of family income - gini index: 38 (2002 est.) inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.8% (2004) budget: revenues: $107.7 million expenditures: $73 million. including capital expenditures of na (2004) agriculture - products: coffee. rice. maize. cassava. sweet potatoes. soybeans. cabbage. mangoes. bananas. vanilla industries: printing. soap manufacturing. handicrafts. woven cloth industrial production growth rate: 8.5% electricity - production: na kwh (2003) electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001) electricity - consumption: na kwh (2003) electricity - exports: 0 kwh (2003) electricity - imports: 0 kwh (2003) exports: $10 million excluding oil (2005 est.) exports - partners: indonesia 100% (2004) imports: $202 million (2004 est.) imports - partners: indonesia. australia. singapore. vietnam. bangladesh (2004) debt - external: none economic aid - recipient: $2.2 billion (1999-2002 est.) currency (code): us dollar (usd) currency code: usd exchange rates: the us dollar is the legal tender fiscal year: 1 july - 30 june telephones - main lines in use: na telephones - mobile cellular: na telephone system: na radio broadcast stations: am na. fm na. shortwave na radios: na television broadcast stations: na televisions: na internet country code: .tl; note - icann approved the change from .tp in january 2005 internet service providers (isps): na internet users: na airports: 8 (2004 est.) airports - with paved runways: total: 3 2.438 to 3.047 m: 1 1.524 to 2.437 m: 1 914 to 1.523 m: 1 (2005 est.) airports - with unpaved runways: total: 5 914 to 1.523 m: 3 under 914 m: 2 (2005 est.) heliports: 9 (2005 est.) roadways: total: 3.800 km paved: 428 km unpaved: 3.372 km (1995) ports and terminals: dili military branches: east timor defense force (forcas de defesa de timor-l'este. fdtl): army. navy (armada) (2005) military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001) manpower available for military service: na manpower fit for military service: males age 18-49: na manpower reaching military service age annually: na military expenditures - dollar figure: $4.4 million (fy03) military expenditures - percent of gdp: na disputes - international: un mission of support in east timor (unmiset) has maintained about a thousand peacekeepers in east timor since 2002; east timor-indonesia boundary committee continues to meet. survey. and delimit the land boundary. but several sections of the boundary especially around the oekussi enclave remain unresolved; indonesia and east timor contest the sovereignty of the uninhabited coral island of palau batek/fatu sinai. which prevents delimitation of the northern maritime boundaries; many of 28.000 east timorese refugees still residing in indonesia in 2003 have returned. but many continue to refuse repatriation; east timor and australia continue to meet but disagree over how to delimit a permanent maritime boundary and share unexploited potential petroleum resources that fall outside the joint petroleum development area covered by the 2002 timor sea treaty; dispute with australia also hampers creation of a southern maritime boundary with indonesia illicit drugs: na
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