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Timor-Leste's crops rely on the rains that come following the annual dry season. This leads to a period of poor food security called the "hungry season" from November to February due to the unpredictable climate. Many households depend on their own production of food because of the erratic climate conditions, such as droughts.
Aquaculture in Timor-Leste is not a large industry; however, World Vision has expressed an interest in organizing aquaculture development projects in the country in order to help those who suffer food shortages in the upland areas. [1]
In 2007, a bad harvest caused a "major food crisis" in Timor-Leste. By November, eleven sub-districts still needed food supplied by international aid. [17] According to data gathered in the 2010 census, 87.7% of urban and 18.9% of rural households have electricity, for an overall average of 36.7%. [18]
This applies to positive emotions as well as interest, joy, happiness and excitement are usually the terms used. [18] Despite being able to show high intercorrelations, the scale of this instrument is only able to show low internal consistency. Due to the minimal number of items, it can also cause reliability problems upon results attained. [5]
The Democratic Republic of East Timor (Portuguese: República Democrática de Timor-Leste, Tetum: Repúblika Demokrátika de Timór-Lorosa'e), was a state that was unilaterally proclaimed on the territory of present-day East Timor on 28 November 1975 by Fretilin prior to the Indonesian invasion of East Timor nine days later on 7 December 1975.
Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor) continues to be one of the world's poorest countries, with GDP per capita standing at $3,949 (2011). [1] It is ranked 147 out of 187 (2011) countries in the UN's Human Development Index. [2] As of 2015, Timor-Leste had a population of 1.17 million and an annual growth rate at 1.8%. [3]
Life expectancy in East Timor at birth was at 60.7 in 2007. [1] The fertility rate is at six births per woman. [1] Healthy life expectancy at birth was at 55 years in 2007. [1] The Human Rights Measurement Initiative [2] finds that Timor-Leste is fulfilling 74.9% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of ...
The Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index rates Timor-Leste consistently between 7.22 and 7.24 between 2008 and 2016, on a scale where 0 indicates a fully authoritarian regime and 10 indicates a perfect democracy. This rating is the highest in the South Pacific and is close to that of major democracies such as the United States (7.98 ...