East Timor or Timor-Leste, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste,
is a country in Maritime Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor.
East Timor was colonised by Portugal in the 16th century, and was known as Portuguese Timor until Portugal's decolonisation of the country. In late 1975, East Timor declared its independence but later that year was invaded and occupied by Indonesia and was declared Indonesia's 27th province the following year.
"Timor" derives from timur, the word for "east" in Indonesian and Malay, which became Timor in Portuguese and entered English as Portuguese Timor. Leste is the Portuguese word for "east", resulting in "Timor-Leste" (East-East). In Tetum the name is Timór Lorosa'e, from Lorosa'e (lit "rising sun") the word for "east" in that language.
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East Timor / Timor Leste
Timor-Leste, oficialmente República Democrática de Timor-Leste,
é um dos países mais jovens do mundo, e ocupa a parte oriental da ilha de Timor, no Sudeste Asiático, além do exclave de Oecusse, na costa norte da parte ocidental de Timor, da ilha de Ataúro, a norte, e do ilhéu de Jaco, ao largo da ponta leste da ilha. As únicas fronteiras terrestres que o país tem ligam-no à Indonésia, a oeste da porção principal do território, e a leste, sul e oeste de Oecusse, mas tem também fronteira marítima com a Austrália, no Mar de Timor, a sul.
Geograficamente, o país enquadra-se no chamado sudeste asiático, enquanto do ponto de vista biológico aproxima-se mais das ilhas vizinhas da Melanésia, o que o colocaria na Oceania e, por conseguinte, faria dele uma nação transcontinental.
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Capital / Capital:
Dilli
Oficial Languages / Língua Oficial
Portuguese / Tetum
Currency / Moeda
United States Dollar