Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

East Timor is in Asia. Its capital is Dili. It is at 8° 50' South, 125° 55' East. East Timor has an area of 15,007 square kilometres (5,794 square miles). The population is 1,177,834. This population is from a 2011 estimate.

Economy

For currency they use the Indonesian Rupiah and United States Dollar. The inflation in 2007 was 7.8%. The economy link (above) goes to a page that lists their commodities and trading partners.

Education

In the year 2002, the literacy rate was 58.6%. This definition of literacy is portion of the population over 15 years of age, that can read and write.

Society

People here speak Bahasa Indonesia, English, Portuguese, and Tetum. Religions beliefs here include Muslim, Protestant, and Roman Catholic.

There is a total of about sixteen indigenous languages. Of these sixteen, significant numbers of people speak Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak.

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