Location:
This country situated in Asia is one of the newborn countries in the world obtaining the independence from Indonesia at 20 May 2002 and it’s situated on the east part of the Timor Island from the Timor Sea.
Area/Surface:
14.874 km²
Population:
1.100.000 people
Capital:
Dili 250.000 people
Currency:
U.S. dollar
Languages spoken:
Tetum and Portuguese
Religion:
Islamism, Roman-Catholic
Government form:
Republic, Partial democracy
Time zone:
+9 hours Greenwich time
Cars:
TL
Calling code:
+670
East Timor
Relief and climate of Eastern Timor:
This small country occupies the east part of the Timor Island and the enclave Oecussi from the Indonesian part of the same island. It has a mountainous relief with some peaks over 2.500 m height. The highest peak is Tatamailau at 2.963 m height. The only arable lands are in south where the rainfall is high because the north part is drier. The climate is tropical with high and constant temperatures during the year.
Agriculture, population and tourism of East Timor:
The agriculture is the main activity for this rural population and they cultivate rice, corn, manioc, millet and batata as main aliments. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com) Other cultivated plants are the coco trees, the sandal wood and the coffee trees. During the last decades the locals were affected by conflicts with Indonesia but finally obtained the independence helped by O.N.U. and U.S.A. This country is less known, so the tourism is low developed. Visit East Timor!
Air view of the East Timor’s coast
