Domingos Sarmento Alves, Ambassador of Timor-Leste to the United States of America, describes... Aug 18, 2015
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
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