Where is Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste is a country in South-Eastern Asia, bordered by Indonesia.
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Crazy but True
Timor-Leste is one of the youngest countries in the world, becoming fully independent in 2002 after centuries of Portuguese rule and a brutal 24 year occupation. Its coastline sits in the Coral Triangle, where the reefs hold more coral species than anywhere else on Earth.
Timor-Leste facts
- Capital
- Dili
- Population
- 1,418,517 (2025)
- Area
- 14,874 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia
- Currency
- United States dollar (USD)
- Languages
- Portuguese and Tetum
- Coordinates
- -8.83333333°, 125.91666666°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- TL · TLS
How Timor-Leste compares
- Timor-Leste is the 156th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Eswatini and larger than the Bahamas.
- It is the 149th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 1 country.
- Within Asia, it is the 41st largest of 45 countries by area.