Timor-Leste

East Timor (/-ˈtiːmɔːr/ (About this soundlisten)) or Timor-Leste (/tiˈmɔːr ˈlɛʃteɪ/; Tetum: Timór Lorosa'e[12]), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste[13] (Portuguese: República Democrática de Timor-Leste,[14] Tetum: Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste[15]),[16] is an island country in Southeast Asia.[17] 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 surrounded by Indonesian West Timor. Australia is the country's southern neighbour, separated by the Timor Sea. The country's size is about 15,007 square kilometres (5,794 sq mi).[7] East Timor was colonised by Portugal in the...View all