COUNTRY GUIDE · Asia
Timor-Leste
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Dili
- REGION
- Asia
- POPULATION
- 1,172,390
- AREA
- 14,874.0 km²
- LANGUAGE
- Tetum, Portuguese
- CURRENCY
- US dollar (USD)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Young Sovereign State
Timor-Leste restored its independence in 2002.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is one of the few Asian countries where Portuguese is an official language.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Timor-Leste in its Asia region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 14,874.0 km² and a population of approximately 1,172,390. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.