East Timor

Republic o Timor-Leste
Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste (Tetum)
República Democrática de Timor-Leste (Portuguese)

Banner Coat o airms
Naitional motto: "Unidade, Acção, Progresso"  (Portuguese) ("Unity, Action, Progress")
Location o  East Timor  (Green)
Offeecial leid	Tetum, Portuguese
Caipital	Dili
Lairgest ceety	caipital
Govrenment Heid o State - Prime Meenister -	Parliamentary republic Preses o East Timor Taur Matan Ruak Xanana Gusmão
Area	14,874 km2 (5,743 sq mi)
Population	1,066,582
Foondin	20 Mey 2002
Siller	Unitit States dollar (USD)
Time zone	UTC+9
Naitional anthem	Pátria
Naitional flouer
Patron saunt
Internet TLD	.tl
Cawin code	+670

East Timor, offeecially named Timor-Leste, (Tetum: Timór-Leste; offeecially the Democratic Republic o Timor-Leste) is a state in Sootheast Asie. It comprises the eastren hauf o the island o Timor, the nearby islands o Atauro an Jaco, an Oecusse, an exclave on the northwastren side o the island, athin Indonesian Wast Timor. The sma kintra o 15,410 km² (5,400 sq mi) is locatit aboot 640 km (400 mi) northwast o Darwin, Australie.

East Timor wis colonized bi Portugal in the 16t century, an wis kent as Portuguese Timor till Portugal's decolonization o the kintra. In late 1975, East Timor declared its independence, but later that year wis invadit an occupied bi Indonesie an wis declared Indonesie's 27t province the follaein year. In 1999, follaein the Unitit Naitions-sponsored act o self-determination, Indonesie relinquisht control o the territory an East Timor became the first new sovereign state o the 21st century on Mey 20, 2002. East Timor is ane o anerlie twa predominantly Roman Catholic kintras in Asie, the ither being the Philippines.

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