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Country Profile: East Timor

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Region: Asia

Capital: Dili

Population: 1,319,178

Area Total: 14,874

Area Land: 14,874

Climate: Tropical with high mountains and plains, arid and moist lowlands, vast coastal zones; there is a cool and dry season from May through November; a hot and wet season occurs from December through April with monsoons and flooding on occasion
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Dili 150,000 2014

Other Key Data
Region: Asia
Population: 1,319,178
Area Total: 14,874km2
Area Land: 14,874km2
Coast Line: 1,035km
Capital: Dili
Climate: Tropical with high mountains and plains, arid and moist lowlands, vast coastal zones; there is a cool and dry season from May through November; a hot and wet season occurs from December through April with monsoons and flooding on occasion
Languages: 12 Timorese languages of which Tetun is the most widely used; Portuguese is the other major language; (both of these are official languages). Indonesian and English are spoken within certain segments of the population and are considered
Currency: 1 USD = 100 cents
Holiday: Independence Day is 20 May (2002), Liberation Day is 20 September


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 76.30°F
July: °C / 73.50°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 49"


Boundaries
Indonesia 200 km


Ethnic Divisions
Timorese including Austronesian sub-groups, Papuan sub-groups and Mestizos 78.00%
Indonesian 19.00%
Chinese 2.00%
Portuguese 1.00%


Religions
Roman Catholics 92.00%
Protestants 3.00%
Other 3.00%
Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists 2.00%

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