AREA ................................................
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15.007
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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1.019.252 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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67,9 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Dili
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Roman Catholic 90%, Muslim 4%, Protestant 3%, Hindu 0.5%, Buddhist, Animist (1992 est.)
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CURRENCY ......................................
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US dollar (USD)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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-
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,357 (147th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Timor Sea, Savu Sea and Banda Sea 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Foho Tatamailau 2963 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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28 November 1975 (date of proclamation of independence from Portugal); note - 20 May 2002 is the official date of international recognition of East Timor's independence from Indonesia
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.tl
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+670
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