Map of Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste has a landmass of 15,410 square kilometers.

• Timor-Leste includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecusse exclave within Indonesian West Timor, and the islands of Atauro to the north and Jaco to the east.
• The official languages are Tetum and Portuguese. More than 30 local languages, as well as Bahasa Indonesia and English, are spoken across the island.
• The population is about 1.2 million: 61 per cent is under the age of 25.

The people of Timor-Leste have an expression in Tetum that captures their vision of inclusive nation-building:

“Husi lorosa’e to’o loromonu, husi tasi feto, to’o tasi mane, Timoroan hamutuk.”

“From the east to the west, from the north to the south, all Timorese together.”

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.