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Timor-Leste

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Capital
Dili
Population
1,400,638
Area
14,918 km2
Climate
Tropical
Government
Semi-presidential republic
Currency
United States dollar
Languages
Tetun Prasa 30.6%, Mambai 16.6%, Makasai 10.5%
Sells
crude petroleum, natural gas, coffee, scrap iron
Sells to
China 46%, Singapore 25%, Japan 15%
Land borders
1: Indonesia
Drives on the
left
Calling code
+670
Founded
1975
Hemisphere
Southern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

30.6%
16.6%
10.5%
5.9%

Largest cities

Dili  capital 150,000
Maliana 22,000
Suai 21,539
Likisá 19,000
Aileu 17,356

Form of government

Semi-presidential republic.

Climate and geography

tropical; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons

Climate zone

Highest point

Southern hemisphere.

Land borders (1)

Figures from its history

Xanana Gusmao
Xanana Gusmao Resistance leader and first president José Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmão is an East Timorese politician. He has served as the tenth prime minister of Timor-Leste since 2023, previously serving as the sixth prime minister from 2007 to 2015.
Jose Ramos-Horta
Jose Ramos-Horta Nobel laureate and president José Manuel Ramos-Horta is an East Timorese politician who has been the seventh president of Timor-Leste since 2022, having previously been the fourth president from 2007 to 2012.

Leaders before them