República Democrática de Timor-Leste
(Democratic Republic of East Timor)
[Português][Tetun][English][Bahasa
Indonesia]
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Official Name: |
National Flag
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National Anthem: | "Pátria" | |
Head of State: |
President José Alexandre ‘Xanana’ Gusmão, Independent |
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Head of Government: |
Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri, Fretilin [Government Structure] |
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The Constitution of the Democratic Republic: |
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Date of State Formation: |
28 November 1975, recognised
internationally on 20 May 2002 |
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Capital: |
Dili |
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Major Cities: |
Dili, Baucau, Ermera, Maliana |
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Official Languages: |
Portuguese, Tetun |
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National Languages: |
Tetun, Mambae, Makasae, and at least
two dozen others. Tetun is only the first language of some 23% of the
population. Immediately after Tetun is Mambae with 20% of the population.
[The 2001 Survey of Sucos by ETTA, ADB, WB, UNDP] |
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Other languages: |
Bahasa Indonesia, English |
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Area: |
18,900 km2 |
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Population: |
794,298 in 2001 (UNDP) | |
Population Density per km2: |
42 | |
Life Expectancy: |
57 years (UNDP) | |
Literacy rate: |
56% (UNDP) | |
Economy |
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Official Currency: |
US$ |
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GNP: | ||
GDP: | US$380 million (UNDP projection for 2001) | |
Per capita GDP: | US$478 (UNDP projection for 2001) | |
Economy Type: | Subsistence economy | |
Commodity: | Coffee (espected to bring US$100 million in 1999) [source Harvard International Review, Fall 1999]; Oil (with current proposed agreement with Australia, East Timor expects to pocket at least US$7 billion in royalties from Timor Gap over 20 years beginning in year 2004) | |
Religion | ||
Roman Catholic (95%), Protestant, Moslem, animist beliefs, others. | ||
Political Features: | ||
State Type: | Emergent democracy | |
Political Structure: | Unitary | |
Executive: | Dual | |
Assembly: The National Parliament |
One chamber | |
Party structure: | Multi-party | |
Human rights rating: | N/A | |
For more on the RDTL National Parliament, please click here. | ||
Historical Dates
28 November 75 - Unilateral Proclamation of Independence by Fretilin
7 December 1975 - Invasion by the Republic of Indonesia under General Suharto
30 August 1999 - Referendum on autonomy proposed by the Republic of Indonesia
30 August 2001 - First democratic election in East Timor to elect a Constituent Assembly
22 March 2002 - The final draft of the Constitution is approved by the Constituent Assembly
20 May 2002 - International recognition of East Timor's independence
THE CONSTITUTION OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF EAST TIMOR
[Português][Tetun][English][Bahasa
Indonesia]
PICTURES: EAST TIMOR IN TRANSITION 2000-2002
East
Timor Translation Services
For written and oral translations from Tetun (East Timor's
co-official language)
English, Portuguese and Bahasa Indonesia and vice versa. Great rates!!
East Timor Students Association of Victoria University
Victoria-Australia
BEGINNER'S TETUN COURSE AT MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY
BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES ON EAST TIMOR
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