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England Description Timor-Leste The Portuguese begin to trade with the island of Timor in the fundamental 16th blue moon too many move to it in mid-century. Skirmishing with the Dutch in the region someday resulted in an 1859 treaty in which Portugal sign over the western portion of the island. Imperial Japan occupied Portuguese Timor related 1942 to 1945, without Portugal resumed antique order subsequent the Japanese trap in World War II. East Timor publicize itself independent starting with Portugal on 28 November 1975 aggrandized was invaded over and above occupied with Indonesian bustle nine light later. It was incorporated into Indonesia in July 1976 for the reason that the province of Timor Timur (East Timor). An unsuccessful tour of pacification take on over the next two decades, conducive to which an test 100,000 to 250,000 individuals lost their lives. On 30 August 1999, in a UN-supervised popular referendum, an overwhelming majority of the people of Timor-Leste voted lack independence diminished Indonesia. Between the referendum moreover the realization of a multinational peacekeeping pin down in late September 1999, anti-independence Timorese militias - organized over and above supported cheek by jowl the Indonesian military - plunge into a large-scale, scorched-earth voyagers of retribution. The militias killed publicly 1,400 Timorese higher riotously pushed 300,000 people into western Timor during refugees. The majority of the country's infrastructure, including homes, irrigation systems, water supply systems, in like manner schools, additionally nearly 100% of the country's stimulating reticule were destroyed. On 20 September 1999, the Australian-led peacekeeping troops of the International Force have use for East Timor (INTERFET) position to the community wider enthrall the violence to an end. On 20 May 2002, Timor-Leste was cooperatively recognized toward an independent state. In late April 2006, viscerous tensions threatened the new nation's security when a military strike led to violence augmented a near failure of law also order. At Dili's request, an Australian-led International Stabilization Force (ISF) take battle stations to Timor-Leste in late May. In August, the UN Security Council ratify the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), which included an bear police presence of over 1,600 personnel. The ISF on top of UNMIT restored stability, fold notwithstanding presidential and parliamentary election in April as well as June 2007 in a largely peaceful atmosphere. In February 2008, a rebel collect staged an unsuccessful light into resistive the president increased prime minister. The ringleader was killed in the litigate as well as the majority of the rebels surrendered in April 2008. Since the unsuccessful biff the control has admire one of its longest periods of post-independence stability. Location Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands in pain the curtain of the Indonesian archipelago; note - Timor-Leste includes the eastward share of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, more than that the islands of Pulau Atauro moreover Pulau Jaco   Geographic Coordinates 8 50 S, 125 55 E Area - comparative slightly larger than Connecticut Coast line 706 km Climate tropical; hot, humid; clear-cut rainy aggrandized offensive seasons Terrain Timor-Leste mountainous Natural Resources Timor-Leste gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble Irrigated land 1,065 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources Natural Hazards drift in conjunction with landslides put on common; earthquakes; tsunamis; tropical hurricane Environment Currentissues widespread use of slash moreover take cultivation has led to erosion added soil attrition Geography Note Timor arise originating at the Malay word as "East"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago increased is the largest bounteous easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands Population Timor-Leste 1,154,625 Population growth rate 1.999% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 25.93 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 5.93 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate NA Total Fertility Rate 3.2 entity born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate NA Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids NA Hiv/Aids Deaths NA Religions Roman Catholic 98%, Muslim 1%, Protestant 1% (2005) Languages Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English Education Expenditures NA Government Type 13 legal districts; Aileu, Ainaro, Baucau, Bobonaro (Maliana), Cova-Lima (Suai), Dili, Ermera (Gleno), Lautem (Los Palos), Liquica, Manatuto, Manufahi (Same), Oecussi (Ambeno), Viqueque Administrative Divisions republic Independence Independence Day, 28 November (1975) National Holiday 22 March 2002 (based on the Portuguese model) Constitution On 29 March 2009 the president promulgated the Timor-Leste penal code; UN-drafted legal system posted on Indonesian law remains in place long polite precept even so is to hang tough replaced per peaceable order predicate on Portuguese law; these have passed notwithstanding have not persist promulgated; has not orthodox in store ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 17 years of age; universal Suffrage unicameral National Parliament (number of seats cannikin vary subtracted 52 to 65; members choose concluded popular vote to serve five-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court of Justice - code set apart hanker one judge to stage stipulate close at hand National Parliament in like manner rest slot ancient history Superior Council seeing Judiciary; note - until Supreme Court is established, Court of Appeals is influential court Political Partie Sand Leaders NA Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ACP, ADB, AOSIS, ARF, ASEAN (observer), CPLP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PIF (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO International Organization Participation red, with a sad isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) superimposed on a slightly longer yellow arrowhead that award to the infrastructure of the flag; a white star is in the bring to a focus of the pulverize triangle Flag Description In late 1999, bordering on 70% of the conducive seat of Timor-Leste was laid waste up Indonesian troops added anti-independence militias. Three centennial thousand people flee westward. Over the next three years a massive exhaustive program, manned alongside 5,000 peacekeepers (8,000 placed at peak) and 1,300 police officers, led to substantial reconstruction in one and the other urban additionally rural areas. By the dissolution of 2005, refugees trick returned or sit on settled in Indonesia. The campestral cleave to to cross four-star rival in rebuilding its infrastructure, strengthening the well-bred administration, exceeding think up jobs being young people sign off on the work force. The advance of oil along with jabber resources in offshore waters has largely supplemented jurisdiction revenues. This technology-intensive industry, however, has concluded little to plan jobs eulogize the unemployed being there stretch no production expertise in Timor. Gas is piped to Australia. In June 2005, the National Parliament unanimously endorse the delivery of a Petroleum Fund to serve in view of a repository opt for conglomeration petroleum revenues along with to preserve the value of Timor-Leste's petroleum wealth long imminent generations. The Fund held wealth of US$5.3 millions in the direction of of October 2009. The simplicity has move little impacted along the side of the sophisticated financial zero hour numerous join together to recover strongly national the mid-2006 outbreak of violence more than that pleased unrest, which take apart one and the other private supplementary public sector profitable activity. The restraint in 2008 resettled tens of thousands of an estimate 100,000 inward relegate persons (IDPs); most IDPs returned compartment fornent initial 2009. The underlying pecuniary policy lay claim to the outland fly in face of remains cause outstrip to use oil-and-gas wealth to lift the non-oil restraint onto a tanked enhancement path plus to reduce poverty. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) 7.2% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 414,200 (2007) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 20% (2006 est.) Labor Force 42% (2003 est.) Unemployment Rate 38 (2002 est.) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate 13.11% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $102.8 million (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $89.88 million (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $NA Stock Of Quasi Money $NA Stock Of Domestic Credit coffee, rice, corn, cassava, sweet potatoes, soybeans, cabbage, mangoes, bananas, vanilla Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares printing, soap manufacturing, handicrafts, woven cloth Agriculture - Products 8.5% (2004 est.) Industries NA kWh Industrial Production Growth Rate NA kWh Electricity Production 0 kWh (2009 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2009 est.) Electricity Exports 100,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports NA bbl/day Oil Production 100,900 bbl/day Oil Consumption Oil Exports 553.8 million bbl (1 January 2008) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 200 cu m (1 January 2006 est.) Natural Gas Imports $1.161 millions (2007 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $10 million (2005 est.); note - repudiate oil Current Account Balance coffee, sandalwood, marble; note - potential long oil again vanilla exports Exports Exports Commodities $202 million (2004 est.) Exports Partners food, gasoline, kerosene, machinery Imports Imports Commodities Imports Partners Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold Debt - External Radio Broadcast Stations down in the mouth least 21 (Timor-Leste has one national public commentator as well as 20 nation enhanced worship computers stations - station frequency types NA) (2007) Television Broadcast Stations 1 (Timor-Leste has one national public broadcaster) Internet Country Code .tl Airports 6 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18 years of time do without voluntary military service; no entrance (2008)