Key Facts About Timor Leste

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Recently, Timor Leste (East Timor) formally admitted to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the group’s first expansion since the 1990s.

About Timor Leste

• Timor Leste or East Timor is an island country in the Eastern Lesser Sunda Islands, at the southern extreme of the Malay Archipelago in Southeast Asia.
• It also includes an exclave on this island’s northwestern side that is bounded by West Timor of Indonesia.
• It is bounded by the Wetar Strait in the north and the Ombai Strait in the northwest, Timor Sea to southeast and Western Timor to the southwest.
• Climate and biodiversity: The area has a dry tropical climate and moderate rainfall. Hilly areas are covered with sandalwood.
• Scrub and grass grow in the lowlands, together with coconut palms and eucalyptus trees.
• Highest Point: Mount Tatamailau
• Rivers: The most significant rivers are the Lakla, Lies and Seical.
• Natural resources: Gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble
• Population: Most of the people are of Papuan, Malayan, and Polynesian origin 
• Capital City: Dili

Source: TH

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