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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 January 2025. There is 1 pending revision awaiting review. Country in Southeast Asia "East Timor" redirects here. For the former Indonesian province, see East Timor (province). Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste República Democrática de Timor-Leste (Portuguese) Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste ...
Dili became the capital of an independent East Timor in 2002. A period of violence in 2006 saw another period of infrastructure damage and population displacement. In 2009 the government launched the City of Peace campaign to reduce tensions. As the population has continued to grow and the original site of the city has filled up, the urban area ...
Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-western half, and the minor islands of Atauro and Jaco. The western half of the island of Timor is administered by Indonesia.
Since the end of 2007, the electricity supply to the capital functioned relatively smoothly again. [32] At the end of December 2012, the mandates of UNMIT and ISF ended. The last foreign soldiers and police officers left. In February 2008, East Timor's national police took over responsibility for security in the capital for the first time.
Subsequently, until East Timor resumed independence in May 2002, it was the headquarters of UNAMET's successor, the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET). [ 8 ] During the violence in late 1999, much of Dili was set alight; as of April 2000, the palace was one of only a handful of fire damaged city buildings that had ...
Almost half the population of East Timor, the most Catholic nation outside Vatican City, attended a Mass presided over by Pope Francis on Tuesday on the third leg of his Asia trip.. An estimated ...
China and East Timor have upgraded bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, potentially giving Beijing more influence in the region while satisfying the young half-island nation's ...
The largest towns on the island are the provincial capital of Kupang in West Timor, Indonesia and the Portuguese colonial towns of Dili the capital, and Baucau in East Timor. Poor roads make transport to inland areas difficult, especially in East Timor. [5] Sources of revenue include gas and oil in the Timor Sea, coffee growing and tourism.