Timor-Leste Facts and Tourism

A collection of facts, general information and travel resources for Timor-Leste visitors and residents.

NAME IN ENGLISH: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste,

NAME IN PORTUGUESE: República Democrática de Timor-Leste
NAME IN TETUM: Repúblika Demokrátika de Timór-Leste
ALSO KNOWN AS: East Timor
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Tetum and Portuguese
LOCATION: eastern half of Timor Island, Southeast Asia
CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY: Dili
GOVERNMENT WEB SITE: timor-leste.gov.tl
NOTE: the western half of Timor Island is the Oecusse territory of Indonesia

Tourism:
- Do It In Asia Timor-Leste Guide
- timorleste.tl
- visiteasttimor.com
- lonelyplanet.com - east timor
- wikipedia.org - tourism in east timor - category
- wikitravel.org - east timor
- wikivoyage.org - east timor

Foods:
- wikipedia.org - east timorese cuisine - category

Facts
- BBC East Timor Country Profile
- World Fact Book Timor-Leste Profile
- wikipedia.org - east timor - main article
- wikipedia.org - east timor - category
- wikipedia.org - east timor - lists
- wikipedia.org - east timor - outline
- wikipedia.org - east timor - portal
- wikipedia.org - east timor - topics

Countries and Territories Closest to Timor-Leste:
| Australia | Indonesia | Papua New Guinea |

Bodies of Water Bordering Timor-Leste:
- Timor Sea
- Indian Ocean