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Esat Timor

Southeast Asia

Esat Timor

General matters


  • Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste"

  • Capital: Dili (approximately 300,000 people)

  • Population: 1.37 million (2022, IMF estimate)

  • Area: 14,954㎢ 

  • Language:

  • * Tetum and Portuguese

  • - Indonesian language is also spoken due to the influence of Indonesian domination

  • Religion: Catholicism (97.57%), Protestantism (1.96%), Islam, etc

  • Ethnicities: the Tetum (approximately 40%), Malay and Papuan ethnic groups, and 32 other ethnic groups

  • Climate: Tropical monsoon climate

Politics 


  • Form of government: Two-way government system, the president is in charge of foreign affairs and defense, and the prime minister is in charge of domestic administration

  • a key figure

  • President: José Ramos Horta

  • Prime Minister: Taur Matan Ruak ※ His real name is Jose Maria de Vasconcelos

  • Foreign Minister: Adaljiza Albertina Xabier Reis Magno

  • Composition of Parliament: Unit system (65 seats) (General election held on May 12, 2018)

  • Major political parties:

  • East Timor Independent Revolutionary Front (FRETILIN), East Timor National Reconstruction Conference (CNRT), Democratic Party (PD), and Frenti-Mudanca

  • ※ The People's Liberal Party in the May 2018 general electionThe opposition alliance composed of (PLP) and East Timor National Reconstruction Conference (CNRT) secured a majority (34 seats)

Economy


  • GDP: $3.7 billion (2022, IMF estimate)

  • GDP per capita: $2672 (2022, IMF estimate)

  • Economic growth rate: 3.3% (2022, IMF estimate)

  • Currency Unit: U.S. Dollar

  • Trade: Total Trade: $1.75 billion

  • Export amount: $322 million

  • Revenue: $1.427 billion

  • Inflation: 7.0% (2022, IMF estimate)

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