LOCATION:

Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - Timor-Leste 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

AREA:

total: 14,874 sq km

CLIMATE:

tropical; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons

NATURAL RESOURCES:

gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble

LANGUAGES:

Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English

POPULATION:

1,201,542

GOVERNMENT TYPE:

republic

CAPITAL:

name: Dili

INDEPENDENCE:

28 November 1975 (independence proclaimed from Portugal); note - 20 May 2002 is the official date of international recognition of Timor-Leste's independence

LEGAL SYSTEM:

civil law system based on the Portuguese model; note - penal and civil law codes to replace the Indonesian codes were passed by Parliament and promulgated in 2009 and 2011, respectively

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$25.41 billion (2013 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:

8.1% (2013 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$21,400 (2013 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin:

agriculture: 2.6%

industry: 81.6%

services: 15.8% (2013 est.)

AGRICULTURE - products:

coffee, rice, corn, cassava (manioc, tapioca), sweet potatoes, soybeans, cabbage, mangoes, bananas, vanilla

INDUSTRIES:

printing, soap manufacturing, handicrafts, woven cloth

LABOR FORCE:

418,200 (2009)

LABOR FORCE - by occupation:

agriculture: 64%

industry: 10%

services: 26% (2010)

EXPORTS:

$34.1 million (2011 est.)

EXPORTS - commodities:

oil, coffee, sandalwood, marble

IMPORTS:

$689 million (2011 est.)

IMPORTS - commodities:

food, gasoline, kerosene, machinery