South-Eastern Asia
Flag of Timor-Leste
Asia's youngest nation, born this century.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #d81818 73%
- #000000 13%
- #f0c018 6%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Flags people confuse it with
Timor-Leste in numbers
| Official name | Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste |
|---|---|
| Capital | Dili |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Population | 1,318,442 |
| Area | 14,874 km² · 89 people per km² |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) |
| Languages | Portuguese, Tetum |
| Country codes | TL · TLS · .tl |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Timor-Leste became fully independent in 2002, making it one of the world's newest sovereign states.
- It occupies the eastern half of Timor island, sharing the land border with Indonesia to the west.
- As a former Portuguese colony, it keeps Portuguese as a co-official language alongside the local Tetum.
Did you know
The country's name is doubly directional, since 'Timor' comes from a Malay word for 'east' and 'Leste' is Portuguese for 'east'.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.