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Languages Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English; note: there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people
Languages > A note there are a total of about 16 indigenous languages, of which Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people
Languages > Note there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people
Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate	58.6	[147th of 174]

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SOURCES: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Wikipedia: Languages of the African Union

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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Industry (18)
Immigration (14)
Language (4)
Labor (60)
Military (23)
Media (17)
Mortality (5)
People (201)
Religion (29)
Sports (1)
Terrorism (13)
Taxation (3)
Transportation (51)

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