East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (Tetum:
Timor Lorosae; officially the Democratic
Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast
Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of
Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and
Oecussi-Ambeno, an exclave on the northwestern side of
the island, within Indonesian West Timor. The small
country of 15,410 km²(5,400 sq mi) is located about
640 km (400 mi) northwest of Darwin, Australia.
 |
