| Location: | Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - East Timor includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco |
| Population: | 997,853
note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (2002 est.) (July 2003 est.) |
| Capital: | Dili |
| GDP per capita: | purchasing power parity - $500 (2001 est.) |
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