Outline 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. 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 (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, 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

 * Pronunciation:
 * Common English country names: East Timor or Timor-Leste
 * Official English country name: The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
 * Common endonym(s):
 * Official endonym(s):
 * Adjectival(s): Timorese
 * Demonym(s):
 * Etymology: Name of East Timor
 * ISO country codes: TL, TLS, 626
 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TL
 * Internet country code top-level domain: .tl
 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TL
 * Internet country code top-level domain: .tl

Geography of East Timor
Geography of East Timor
 * East Timor is: a country
 * Location:
 * Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
 * Eurasia (though not on the mainland)
 * Asia
 * Southeast Asia
 * Maritime Southeast Asia
 * Island of Timor (the eastern half)
 * Time zone: UTC+09
 * Extreme points of East Timor
 * High: Mount Ramelau 2963 m
 * Low: Timor Sea 0 m
 * Land boundaries: 🇮🇩 Indonesia 228 km
 * Coastline: 706 km
 * Population of East Timor: 1,155,000 - 152nd most populous country
 * Area of East Timor: 14,874 km2
 * Atlas of East Timor
 * Atlas of East Timor

Environment of East Timor



 * Climate of East Timor
 * Protected areas of East Timor
 * National parks of East Timor
 * Wildlife of East Timor
 * Fauna of East Timor
 * Birds of East Timor
 * Mammals of East Timor

Natural geographic features of East Timor

 * Islands of East Timor
 * Rivers of East Timor
 * World Heritage Sites in East Timor: None

Administrative divisions of East Timor
Administrative divisions of East Timor
 * Districts of East Timor
 * Subdistricts of East Timor
 * Sucos 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
 * Capital of East Timor: Dili
 * Cities of East Timor

Demography of East Timor
Demographics of East Timor

Government and politics of East Timor

 * Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic
 * Capital of East Timor: Dili
 * Elections in East Timor
 * Political parties in East Timor

Branches of the government of East Timor

 * Government of East Timor

Executive branch of the government of East Timor

 * Head of state: President of East Timor, Francisco Guterres
 * Head of government: Prime Minister of East Timor, Rui Maria de Araújo

Legislative branch of the government of East Timor

 * Parliament of East Timor: National Assembly (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of East Timor

 * Court system of East Timor

Foreign relations of East Timor

 * Foreign relations of East Timor
 * Diplomatic missions in East Timor
 * Diplomatic missions of East Timor

International organization membership
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is a member of:


 * African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
 * Asian Development Bank (ADB)
 * Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
 * Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF)
 * Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP)
 * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
 * Group of 77 (G77)
 * International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
 * International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
 * International Criminal Court (ICCt)
 * International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
 * International Development Association (IDA)
 * International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
 * International Finance Corporation (IFC)
 * International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
 * International Labour Organization (ILO)
 * International Maritime Organization (IMO)
 * International Monetary Fund (IMF)


 * International Olympic Committee (IOC)
 * Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
 * Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
 * Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
 * Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
 * Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) (observer)
 * União Latina
 * United Nations (UN)
 * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
 * United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
 * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
 * Universal Postal Union (UPU)
 * World Customs Organization (WCO)
 * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
 * World Health Organization (WHO)
 * World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
 * International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Law and order in East Timor

 * Law of East Timor
 * Cannabis in East Timor
 * Constitution of East Timor
 * Human rights in East Timor
 * LGBT rights in East Timor
 * Freedom of religion in East Timor
 * Law enforcement in East Timor

Military of East Timor

 * Timor Leste Defence Force
 * Command
 * Commander-in-chief:
 * Forces
 * Timor Leste Defence Force
 * Military ranks of East Timor

History of East Timor
History of East Timor

Culture of East Timor
Culture of East Timor
 * Cuisine of East Timor
 * Languages of East Timor
 * National symbols of East Timor
 * Coat of arms of East Timor
 * Flag of East Timor
 * National anthem of East Timor
 * People of East Timor
 * Prostitution in East Timor
 * Public holidays in East Timor
 * Religion in East Timor
 * Christianity in East Timor
 * Hinduism in East Timor
 * Islam in East Timor
 * World Heritage Sites in East Timor: None

Art in East Timor

 * Music of East Timor

Sports in East Timor
Sports in East Timor
 * Football in East Timor
 * East Timor at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of East Timor
Economy of East Timor
 * Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 177th (one hundred and seventy seventh)
 * Communications in East Timor
 * Internet in East Timor
 * Currency of East Timor: Centavo/Dollar
 * ISO 4217: USD
 * Transport in East Timor
 * Airports in East Timor
 * Rail transport in East Timor

Education in East Timor
Education in East Timor