Democratic Republic o Timor-Leste
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Motto: "Unidade, Acção, Progresso" (Portuguese) "Unidade, Asaun, Progresu" (Tetum) "Unity, Action, Progress" | |
Caipital and largest city | Dili 8°20′S 125°20′E / 8.34°S 125.34°ECoordinates: 8°20′S 125°20′E / 8.34°S 125.34°E |
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Naitional leids | |
Releegion | 96.9% Roman Catholic 3.1% ither releegions |
Demonym(s) | East Timorese Timorese Maubere (informal) |
Govrenment | Unitar semi-presidential constitutional republic |
• Preses | Francisco Guterres |
José Maria Vasconcelos (Taur Matan Ruak) | |
Legislatur | Naitional Pairlament |
Formation | |
16t Century | |
• Unthirldom declared | 28 November 1975 |
17 Julie 1976 | |
• Admeenistered bi UNTAET | 25 October 1999 |
• Unthirldom restored | 20 Mey 2002 |
Aurie | |
• Total | 15,410 km2 (5,950 sq mi) (154th) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
Population | |
• 2015 census | 1,167,242 |
• Density | 78/km2 (202.0/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $4.567 billion |
• Per capita | $5,479 (148t) |
GDP (nominal) | 2014 estimate |
• Tot | $2.498 billion |
• Per capita | $3,330 |
HDI (2015) | 0.605 medium · 133rd |
Currency | Unitit States Dollarb (USD) |
Time zone | UTC+9 |
Drivin side | left |
Cawin code | +670 |
ISO 3166 code | TL |
Internet TLD | .tlc |
Wabsteid timor-leste.gov.tl | |
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East Timor, offeecially named Timor-Leste, (Tetum: Timór-Leste; offeecially the Democratic Republic o Timor-Leste) is a state in Sootheast Asie. It comprises the eastren hauf o the island o Timor, the nearby islands o Atauro an Jaco, an Oecusse, an exclave on the northwastren side o the island, athin Indonesian Wast Timor. The sma kintra o 15,410 km² (5,400 sq mi) is locatit aboot 640 km (400 mi) northwast o Darwin, Australie.
East Timor wis colonized bi Portugal in the 16t century, an wis kent as Portuguese Timor till Portugal's decolonization o the kintra. In late 1975, East Timor declared its independence, but later that year wis invadit an occupied bi Indonesie an wis declared Indonesie's 27t province the follaein year. In 1999, follaein the Unitit Naitions-sponsored act o self-determination, Indonesie relinquisht control o the territory an East Timor became the first new sovereign state o the 21st century on Mey 20, 2002. East Timor is ane o anerlie twa predominantly Roman Catholic kintras in Asie, the ither being the Philippines.
The semi-presidential system in the new state of Timor-Leste has institutionalized a political struggle between the president, Xanana Gusmão, and the prime minister, Mari Alkatiri. This has polarized political alliances and threatens the viability of the new state. This paper explains the ideological divisions and the history of rivalry between these two key political actors. The adoption of Marxism by Fretilin in 1977 led to Gusmão's repudiation of the party in the 1980s and his decision to remove Falintil, the guerrilla movement, from Fretilin control. The power struggle between the two leaders is then examined in the transition to independence. This includes an account of the politicization of the defense and police forces and attempts by Minister of Internal Administration Rogério Lobato to use disaffected Falintil veterans as a counterforce to the Gusmão loyalists in the army. The December 4, 2002, Dili riots are explained in the context of this political struggle.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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