NationMaster - Timorese Geography statistics

Area > Comparative slightly larger than Connecticut
Area > Total	164 sq km	[164th of 248]
Climate tropical; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons
Coastline	100 km	[100th of 249]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Foho Tatamailau 2,963 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Timor Sea, Savu Sea, and Banda Sea 0 m
Geographic coordinates	8 50 S, 125 55 E
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 Sunda Islands
Irrigated land	89 sq km	[89th of 185]
Land boundaries > Border countries	Indonesia 228 km
Land boundaries > Total	147 km	[147th of 161]
Land use > Arable land	126 %	[126th of 241]
Location Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - East Timor 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
Map references Southeast Asia
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone	25 nm	[25th of 82]
Maritime claims > Exclusive fishing zone	5 nm	[5th of 33]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	49 nm	[49th of 190]
Natural hazards floods and landslides are common; earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical cyclones
Natural resources gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble
Terrain	mountainous

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ALTERNATIVE NAMES: East Timor, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Republika Demokratika Timor Lorosa'e [Tetum]; Republica Democratica de Timor-Leste [Portuguese], Timor Lorosa'e [Tetum]; Timor-Leste [Portuguese], Timor Leste, Timor-Leste

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