51 Facts About West Timor

1. East West Timor includes the enclave of Oecussi, which is located within West Timor.

2. East West Timor is located in the eastern part of West Timor, an island in the Indonesian archipelago that lies between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean.

3. East West Timor won three medals in Arnis at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.

4. In 2009 and 2010, East West Timor was the setting for the Australian film Balibo and the South Korean film A Barefoot Dream.

5. Culture of East West Timor reflects numerous influences, including Portuguese, Roman Catholic and Indonesian, on Timor's indigenous Austronesian and Melanesian cultures.

6. Roman Catholic Church divides East West Timor into three dioceses: the Diocese of Dili, the Diocese of Baucau, and the Diocese of Maliana, all of which have friendly ties with the hundreds of dioceses in the Philippines.

7. East West Timor is a member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries and of the Latin Union.

8. East West Timor recorded a population of 1,167,242 in its 2015 census.

9. East West Timor lies between latitudes 8° and 10°S, and longitudes 124° and 128°E.

10. East West Timor sought membership in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2007, and a formal application was submitted in March 2011.

11. On 27 September 2002, East West Timor was renamed to Timor-Leste, using the Portuguese language, and was admitted as a member state by the UN.

12. In 2011, East West Timor announced its intention to become the eleventh member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

13. East West Timor became the first new sovereign state of the 21st century on 20 May 2002 and joined the United Nations and the Community of Portuguese Language Countries.

14. East West Timor was colonised by Portugal in the 16th century, and was known as Portuguese Timor until 28 November 1975, when the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor declared the territory's independence.

15. East West Timor is bounded by the West Timor Sea to the southeast, the Wetar Strait to the north, the Ombai Strait to the northwest, and western Timor to the southwest.

16. East West Timor held elections for an assembly to draft a constitution on August 30, 2001.

17. East West Timor separated from Indonesia in 1999 and officially became independent in 2002.

18. East West Timor became independent from Indonesiaon May 20, 2002 and is a democratically governed independent nation with an elected President, Prime Minister, and Parliament.

19. East West Timor achieved significant progress in a number of areas since independence.

20. East West Timor is located in southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia and southeast of Indonesia.

21. East West Timor has petroleum reserves offshore in the Timor Sea between the island and Australia.

22. In 2000, the population density of East West Timor was estimated at 132 people per sq mi, with just eight percent living in urban areas.

23. East West Timor has extensive grasslands on the coastal plains and hillsides.

24. East West Timor has 25 rivers or streams, originating in the central mountains.

25. East West Timor had its beginnings as a Portuguese colony.

26. East West Timor was established as a parliamentary republic with powers divided among executive, legislative, and judicial branches.

27. East West Timor was internationally recognized as an independent state on May 20, 2002.

28. East West Timor is a socially conservative country, and travelers should avoid wearing revealing clothing, particularly in crowded public areas such as markets.

29. East West Timor maintains an embassy in Washington, DC, as well as a Permanent Mission in New York at the United Nations.

30. The Government of East West Timor has drafted a National Development Plan, and its Constituent Assembly has transitioned into a National Parliament that has commenced reviewing and passing legislation.

31. East West Timor witnessed its largest and longest political demonstration in April and May 2005 when several thousand protestors took part in a protest about a broad array of religious and political issues led by the Catholic Church that lasted 20 days.

32. East West Timor is located in Southeast Asia, on the southernmost edge of the Indonesian archipelago, northwest of Australia.

33. East West Timor became the 191st United Nations member state on 27 September 2002.

34. East West Timor lies on the eastern half of West Timor, an island roughly the size of the Netherlands that forms an arc between Asia and Australia.

35. East West Timor is in a state of transition, and many civil and governmental institutions are currently being developed.

36. East West Timor became independent on May 20, 2002, and is a democratically governed, independent nation with an elected President and Parliament.

37. East West Timor maintains an embassy in Washington DC, as well as a Permanent Mission in New York at the United Nations.

38. East West Timor joined the United Nations on September 27, 2002.

39. East West Timor has made significant progress in a number of areas since independence.

40. East West Timor witnessed its largest and longest political demonstration in April and May 2005 when several thousand protestors took part in a demonstration led by the Catholic Church that lasted 20 days.

41. East West Timor is located in southeastern Asia, on the southernmost edge of the Indonesian archipelago, northwest of Australia.

42. East West Timor shares with Indonesia about half of a 300-mile long island in the group known as the Lesser Sundas.

43. East West Timor has extensive grasslands on its coastal plains and hillsides.

44. East West Timor has twenty-five rivers or streams, all of which originate in the central mountains.

45. East West Timor is enclosed on the south by the rough waters of the Timor Sea and on the north by the calmer Banda Sea of the Pacific Ocean.

46. The National Student Resistance of East West Timor began in 1988 as an underground organization of Indonesian university students.

47. In 2001, East West Timor appointed its first minister of education.

48. The National University of East West Timor opened for classes on 27 November 2000.

49. East West Timor became the 191st UN member state on 27 September 2002.

50. The highest point of West Timor is Mount Mutis, at 2,427 metres.

51. The land area of West Timor is 16,264.78 square kilometres.