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Island Details: Timor-Leste

Name
Timor-Leste
Location
Pacific
Number of Islands (approx.)
3*
Island Details
eastern part of Timor + 2 smaller islands*
Type of Islands
volcanic
Surface Area (km²)
14,870.00*
Terrain
mountainous*
Highest Elevation (m)
2,963.0*
Highest Elevation (name)
Foho Tatamailau*
Isolation Index
32*
Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)
176*
Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)
0.00
Mean Sea Level (meta)
Population (total)
1,142,502*
Census Year [Population (total)]
2010*
Population Density (p/km²)
76.8*
Census Year [Population Density (p/km²)]
2010*
Population Growth (annual %)
2.880*
Census Year [Population Growth (annual %)]
2010*
GDP (per capita in current US$)
766*
Census Year (GDP)
2010*
Dominant Economic Sector
agriculture, timber*
HDI
0.565*
Census Year (HDI)
2010*
Administration
independent (republic)*
Miscellaneous
East Timor became the first new sovereign state of the 21st century on May 20, 2002.*