East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia comprising the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecussi-Ambeno, an exclave of East Timor on the northwestern side of the island, surrounded by Indonesian West Timor. The small country of 5,376 square miles (14,609 square kilometres) is located about 400 miles (640 km) northwest of Darwin, Australia.

The name Timor derives from timor or timur, the word for 'east' in all the Malay languages (including Tetum-the most spoken language in the country, Indonesian and Malay), which became Timor in Portuguese. The Portuguese name Timor-Leste and the Tetum name Timor Lorosa'e are sometimes used in English. Lorosa'e means 'rising sun' in Tetum.

East Timor has the lowest per capita GDP (Purchasing Power Parity adjusted) in the world of only $400 (which corresponds to the 192nd, and last, position). However, regarding the Human Development Index, or HDI, it is in 140th place among the world's nations, which corresponds to medium human development.

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Este Sábado entrevista com Natália Carrascalão, Embaixadora de Timor-Leste em Lisboa
DirectoEuropa (Tiago Freitas) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:13:34 -0000
Este Sábado entrevista com Natália Carrascalão, Embaixadora de Timor-Leste em Lisboa
Indonesian News: Timor-Leste takes over further security responsibilities from UN: The United N.. http://bit.ly/5uqnzl
radixextreme (Radix Extreme) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:02:04 -0000
Indonesian News: Timor-Leste takes over further security responsibilities from UN: The United N.. http://bit.ly/5uqnzl
en.soglos.org: Timor-Leste takes over further security responsibilities from UN http://en.soglos.org/?p=4162
soglosen (soglos.org) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:00:09 -0000
en.soglos.org: Timor-Leste takes over further security responsibilities from UN http://en.soglos.org/?p=4162
coverage | Timor-Leste takes over further security responsibilities from UN: The United Nation.. http://bit.ly/846Am8 #unfao
faonews (FAO Newsroom) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:34:47 -0000
coverage | Timor-Leste takes over further security responsibilities from UN: The United Nation.. http://bit.ly/846Am8 #unfao
@anandaareta hahahaha, bagus nak kalau kau mengerti, nih sebagai hadiah krn kmu mengerti, tiket pp liburan ke timor leste
rdwn08 (mochamad ridwan) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:22:46 -0000
@anandaareta hahahaha, bagus nak kalau kau mengerti, nih sebagai hadiah krn kmu mengerti, tiket pp liburan ke timor leste
BALIBO:kl mrk nanya knp thn 75 indonesia menginvasi timor leste?jwbannya karna fretilin diduga komunis..itu yg gw tangkep dr filmnya!!
veldiveldi (veldino ananda) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:09:54 -0000
BALIBO:kl mrk nanya knp thn 75 indonesia menginvasi timor leste?jwbannya karna fretilin diduga komunis..itu yg gw tangkep dr filmnya!!

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