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Timor-Leste
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste sits in South-Eastern Asia and uses USD - United States dollar ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Dili
Population
1.4M
Area
14.9K km2
Population
1.4M
1,434,991 people
Area
14.9K km2
14,874 square kilometers
Density
96/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Dili
-8.58, 125.6
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Timor-Leste, officially listed here as Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Timor-Leste, TL, TLS, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Timor-Leste is grouped under Asia, more specifically South-Eastern Asia, with Oceania shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 1,434,991 people and a land area of 14,874 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 96 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -8.83333333, 125.91666666, while the capital coordinate reference is -8.58, 125.6. Timor-Leste shares listed land borders with IDN, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Dili (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Dili, Maliana, Baucau, Lospalos and Manatuto. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Timor-Leste, capital of Timor-Leste, and major urban areas in Timor-Leste. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Timor-Leste uses calling code +670, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+09:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists USD - United States dollar ($), while language records include Portuguese and Tetum. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as TL. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 28.7 for 2014.
How to use this profile
This Timor-Leste profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
TL / TLS
Top-level domains
.tl
Continents
Oceania
Border countries
IDN
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
TL
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Timor-Leste is represented by the TL country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Dili
Díli
222,323
primary
#2
Maliana
Bobonaro
15,800
admin
#3
Baucau
Baucau
14,961
admin
#4
Lospalos
Lautém
12,782
admin
#5
Manatuto
Manatuto
9,022
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+670
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+09:00
Languages
Portuguese, Tetum
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
28.7
2014