Timor-Leste - Introduction

Here, we have some interesting facts about Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste (officially: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Asia, precisely in South-Eastern Asia, with a population of about 1.4 Millions inhabitants today (2025-08-26). The capital city of Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is Dili, and the official country TLD code is .tl. Timor-Leste has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as TL, TLS, TLS, 626 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Timor-Leste , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Timor-Leste
Official Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Common (Native) Timor-Leste
Official (Native) Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Alternative spellings TL, East Timor, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, República Democrática de Timor-Leste, Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste, Timór Lorosa'e, Timor Lorosae
Translations ⬇️
Languages
por Portuguese
tet Tetum
Geography
User Country Flag

Flag

Timor-Leste is located in South-Eastern Asia and has a total land area of 14874 km². It is bounded by Indonesia and the capital city is Dili

Region/Continent Oceania
Subregion South-Eastern Asia
TimeZone UTC+09:00
Capital city Dili
Area 14874 km²
Population 2025-08-26 1.4 Millions
Bordered Countreies Indonesia
Demonym
eng Male: East Timorese / Female: East Timorese
fra Male: Est-timorais / Female: Est-timoraise
Lat/Lng -8.83333333, 125.91666666
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Timor-Leste

The flag of Timor-Leste has a red field with two isosceles triangles which share a common base on the hoist end. The smaller black triangle, which bears a five-pointed white star at its center and spans one-third the width of the field, is superimposed on the larger yellow triangle that extends to the center of the field.

Currency
Name United States dollar
Code USD
Symbol $
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week monday
Car Side left
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 TL
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 TLS
ISO 3166-1 numeric 626
International calling code +670
FIFA 3 Letter Code TLS
All Important Facts about Timor-Leste

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Timor-Leste is found in South-Eastern Asia