Timor-Leste

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Timor-Leste is a Southeast Asian island nation on the eastern half of Timor known for its recent independence, Portuguese influence, and developing oil and gas economy.

All labels observed (11)

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Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf country in Southeast Asia
island country
sovereign state
administeredBy United Nations
bordersCountry Indonesia
bordersSea Banda Sea
Timor Sea
callingCode +670
capital Dili
colonialPeriodEnd 1975
colonialPeriodStart 16th century
continent Asia
currency United States dollar
linked to: US dollar
demonym Timorese
drinkingWaterChallenge developing infrastructure
drivesOn left
economySector agriculture
oil and gas
formerColonialPower Portugal
formerName East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste

Portuguese Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
governmentType unitary semi-presidential republic
hasExclave Oecusse
HDIStatus developing country
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister
headOfStateTitle President
includesIsland Atauro
Jaco Island
independenceDate 2002-05-20
independenceFrom Indonesia
Portugal
internetTLD .tl
invadedBy Indonesia
invasionDate 1975-12-07
largestCity Dili
legalSystemInfluence Portuguese law
legislature National Parliament
locatedOn island of Timor
memberOf Association of Southeast Asian Nations (observer)
Community of Portuguese Language Countries
United Nations
notableExport coffee
petroleum
occupationPeriod 1975–1999
occupiedBy Indonesia
officialLanguage Portuguese
linked to: Portuguese language

Tetum
officialName Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
linked to: Timor-Leste
recognizedLanguage English
Indonesian
referendumDate 1999-08-30
region Southeast Asia
religionMajority Roman Catholicism
shortName East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
timeZone UTC+09:00
UNAdministrationPeriod 1999–2002
UNMembershipDate 2002-09-27
usesSupplementaryCurrency centavo coins

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

US dollar officialCurrencyOf Timor-Leste
Portugal formerColony East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Dutch East Indies borderedBy Portuguese Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Asia containsCountry East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Community of Portuguese Language Countries memberState East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Community of Portuguese Language Countries laterMember East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Indonesia hasBorderWith Timor-Leste
Portuguese language officialLanguageOf East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Portuguese language coOfficialLanguageOf East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Portuguese language spokenIn East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Xanana Gusmão placeOfBirth Laleia, Portuguese Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Xanana Gusmão headOfGovernmentOf Timor-Leste
Xanana Gusmão headOfStateOf Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste officialName Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
linked to: Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste shortName East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste formerName Portuguese Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste formerName East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Southeast Asia hasCountry Timor-Leste
Oceania containsCountry Timor-Leste
Tiago commonInCountry East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Portuguese Empire territory East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Portuguese Empire successorState Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
linked to: Timor-Leste
CPLP foundingCountry East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
CPLP memberState East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Permanent Consultation Committee of the CPLP country East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Indonesian recognizedMinorityLanguageIn East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Orthographic Agreement of 1990 signatoryCountry East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Orthographic Agreement of 1990 cameIntoForceInCountry East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Timor (western part) borderedBy East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Timor (western part) sharesIslandWith East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Timor (western part) sharesBorderWith East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Pacific Islands hasPart Timor-Leste
ASEAN Regional Forum hasMember Timor-Leste
Malayo-Polynesian languages spokenIn East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Malayic languages spokenIn East Timor
linked to: Timor-Leste
Xanana Gusmão countryOfBirth Portuguese Timor
subject linked to: Xanana
linked to: Timor-Leste
Xanana Gusmão countryOfCitizenship Timor-Leste
subject linked to: Xanana
Xanana Gusmão headOfGovernmentOf Timor-Leste
subject linked to: Xanana
Xanana Gusmão headOfStateOf Timor-Leste
subject linked to: Xanana
Xanana Gusmão countryLedToIndependence Timor-Leste
subject linked to: Xanana
Tetum country Timor-Leste
Tetum officialLanguageOf Timor-Leste
Tetum usedIn government of Timor-Leste
linked to: Timor-Leste
Tetum spokenIn Timor-Leste