Asia · Southeast Asia
Capital: Dili
Timor-Leste
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Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #170
Timor-Leste's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
1.4M
#152 of 196
23rd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
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$1.90B
#178 of 196
9th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
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$46.4M
#151 of 196
23rd percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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Data unavailable
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Manufacturing Output
$35.4M
#180 of 196
8th percentile
2024 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Dili
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Southeast Asia
- Country code
- TLS
- Neighbors
- Indonesia
Three interesting facts
Timor-Leste shares land borders with 1 country: Indonesia.
Timor-Leste spans roughly 14,874 square kilometers, placing it around 154th by area in this factbook.
Timor-Leste has only one land neighbor, creating an unusually concentrated overland connection.
Geography
Timor-Leste on the map
Timor-Leste is located in Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago, note - Timor-Leste includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco. Its terrain is mountainous. The climate is tropical, hot, humid, distinct rainy and dry seasons. In area, the country is slightly larger than Connecticut, almost half the size of Maryland.
Economy
Economic profile
Timor-Leste's economy is characterized by lower middle-income Southeast Asian economy, government expenditures funded via oil fund drawdowns, endemic corruption undermines growth, foreign aid-dependent, wide-scale poverty, unemployment, and illiteracy. Major industries include printing, soap manufacturing, handicrafts, woven cloth. Important agricultural products include maize, rice, coconuts, root vegetables, vegetables, cassava, other meats, pork, beans, coffee (2023). Notable exports include crude petroleum, natural gas, coffee, scrap iron, telephones (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Timor-Leste has an estimated population of 1,391,221. Languages spoken include Tetun Prasa 30.6%, Mambai 16.6%, Makasai 10.5%, Tetun Terik 6.1%, Baikenu 5.9%, Kemak 5.8%, Bunak 5.5%, Tokodede 4%, Fataluku 3.5%, Waima'a 1.8%, Galoli 1.4%, Naueti 1.4%, Idate 1.2%, Midiki 1.2%, other 4.5% (2015 est.). The population includes Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) (includes Tetun, Mambai, Tokodede, Galoli, Kemak, Baikeno), Melanesian-Papuan (includes Bunak, Fataluku, Bakasai), small Chinese minority. The urban population represents 32.5% of total population (2023).
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