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Publié par	Zhimgoora Books
Date de parution	01 janvier 0001
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781300291985
Langue	English
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Timor-Leste (East & Southeast Asia)

Introduction ::Timor-Leste

Background:

The Portuguese began to trade with the island of Timor in the early

16th century and colonized it in mid-century. Skirmishing with the

Dutch in the region eventually resulted in an 1859 treaty in which

Portugal ceded the western portion of the island. Imperial Japan

occupied Portuguese Timor from 1942 to 1945, but Portugal

resumed colonial authority after the Japanese defeat in World War

II. East Timor declared itself independent from Portugal on 28

November 1975 and was invaded and occupied by Indonesian

forces nine days later. It was incorporated into Indonesia in July

1976 as the province of Timor Timur (East Timor). An unsuccessful

campaign of pacification followed over the next two decades,

during which an estimated 100,000 to 250,000 individuals lost

their lives. On 30 August 1999, in a UN-supervised popular

referendum, an overwhelming majority of the people of Timor-

Leste voted for independence from Indonesia. Between the

referendum and the arrival of a multinational peacekeeping force

in late September 1999, anti-independence Timorese militias -

organized and supported by the Indonesian military - commenced

a large-scale, scorched-earth campaign of retribution. The militias

killed approximately 1,400 Timorese and forcibly pushed 300,000

people into western Timor as refugees. The majority of the country's

infrastructure, including homes, irrigation systems, water supply

systems, and schools, and nearly 100% of the country's electrical

grid were destroyed. On 20 September 1999, the Australian-led

peacekeeping troops of the International Force for East Timor

(INTERFET) deployed to the country and brought the violence to an

end. On 20 May 2002, Timor-Leste was internationally recognized

as an independent state. In late April 2006, internal tensions

threatened the new nation's security when a military strike led to

violence and a near breakdown of law and order. At Dili's request,

an Australian-led International Stabilization Force (ISF) deployed to

Timor-Leste in late May. In August, the UN Security Council

established the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT),

which included an authorized police presence of over 1,600

personnel. The ISF and UNMIT restored stability, allowing for

presidential and parliamentary elections in April and June 2007 in

a largely peaceful atmosphere. In February 2008, a rebel group

staged an unsuccessful attack against the president and prime

minister. The ringleader was killed in the attack and the majority of

the rebels surrendered in April 2008. Since the unsuccessful attacks

the government has enjoyed one of its longest periods of post-

independence stability.

Geography ::Timor-Leste

Location: 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

Geographic coordinates: 8 50 S, 125 55 E

Map references: Southeast Asia

Area:

Total: 14,874 sq km

Country comparison to the world: 159

Land: 14,874 sq km

Water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative: Slightly larger than Connecticut

Land boundaries:

Total: 228 km

Border countries: Indonesia 228 km

Coastline: 706 km

Maritime claims:

Territorial sea: 12 nm

Contiguous zone: 24 nm

Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm

Climate: Tropical; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons

Terrain: Mountainous

Elevation extremes:

Lowest point: Timor Sea, Savu Sea, and Banda Sea 0 m

Highest point: Foho Tatamailau 2,963 m

Natural resources: Gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble

Land use:

Arable land: 8.2%

Permanent crops: 4.57%

Other: 87.23% (2005)

Irrigated land: 1,065 sq km (2003)

Natural hazards: Floods and landslides are common; earthquakes;

tsunamis; tropical cyclones

Environment - current issues: Widespread use of slash and burn

agriculture has led to deforestation and soil erosion

Environment - international agreements:

Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto

Protocol, Desertification

Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements

Geography - note: Timor comes from the Malay word for "East"; the

island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest

and easternmost of the Lesser Sundae Islands

People ::Timor-Leste

Population: 1,154,625

Country comparison to the world: 156

Note: Other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2010 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 34.7% (male 199,237/female 192,900)

15-64 years: 61.9% (male 356,772/female 344,103)

65 years and over: 3.4% (male 18,403/female 20,197) (2010 est.)

Median age:

Total: 22.2 years

Male: 22.2 years

Female: 22.2 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.999% (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 57

Birth rate: 25.93 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 57

Death rate: 5.93 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 168

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Country comparison to the world: 105

Urbanization:

Urban population: 27% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization: 5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female

Total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

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