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Timor-Leste Culture, Geography and History

Geography and Environment of Timor-Leste

Located within the Indonesian archipelago, tiny Timor-Leste lies off the northwest coast of Australia and occupies about half of the island of Timor. Timor-Leste's environment is a beautiful mix of rugged mountains, serene waterfalls, dense rainforest and secluded beaches. Less than 5% of the country's land is dedicated to permanent crops like coffee, citrus and rubber, grown in plantations where arable soil exists. Crops like maize and rice are also grown in fertile areas, usually at a small-scale by subsistence farmers.


History and Government of Timor-Leste


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Recommended Reading

  • East Timor: A Nation's Bitter Dawn - Irena Cristalis
  • If You Leave Us Here, We Will Die - Geoffrey Robinson
  • East Timor's Unfinished Struggle - Constancio Pinto and Matthew Jardine
  • Crossing: A Story of East Timor - Luis Cardoso
  • Independent Women: The Story of Women's Activism in East Timor - Catherine Scott, Irena Cristalis, Isabel Casimiro and Ximena Andrade

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Timor-Leste at a glance

  • 1
  • Dili
  • 1.1 million
  • Portuguese, Tetum
  • USD
  • (GMT+09:00) Yakutsk
  • Type C (European 2-pin), Type E (French 2-pin, female earth), Type F (German 2-pin, side clip earth), Type I (Australian/New Zealand & Chinese/Argentine 2/3-pin)
  • +670

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