Capital:
Dili
Area:
15,007 sq km / 579 sq ml
Language:
Tetum, Portuguese, Indonesian, English also 16 native dialects
Currency:
Indonesian Rupiah
Population:
997,853
Life expectancy:
63 (men), 67 (women)
Literacy rate:
48%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 90%, Muslim 4%, Protestant 3% also Hindu, Buddist and animist
Physical features:
Mountainous, floods and landslides common, vulnerable to earthquakes and cyclones
Ethnic distribution:
Austronesian, mixed Malayo-Polynesian, Papuan, Chinese
Exports:
Coffee, sandalwood, marable
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