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Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and the islands of Atauro and Jaco, for a total land area of 15,007 square kilometres (5,794 sq mi).
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.1 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 6.7
- Economy 8.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- Dili
- Population
- 1,391,221 inh.
- Area
- 14,874 km²
- Currency
- USD
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
José Ramos-Horta
Head of Government
Xanana Gusmão
Parliament
Parlement national du Timor oriental
65 seats
Chair Vicente Guterres
Inception 2002
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
2 G$
GDP / capita
1,341 $
Growth
7.0 %
Inflation
0.4 %
Unemployment
1.6 %
Defense / GDP
2.7 %
Life expectancy
67.9 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.74/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
73/100
Corruption (CPI)
44/100
Press freedom (RSF)
75/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#137
Annual budget
0.1 Md$
Defense effort
2.2 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
0 Md$
Imports
1 Md$
Balance
-1 Md$
Top exports
- 61% Café
Top imports
- 21% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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États-Unis
21%
-
Allemagne
15%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
35%
-
GBR
38%
-
FRA
42%
-
DEU
42%
-
RUS
47%
-
CHN
58%
-
IND
67%
Abstention: 24%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.634/1
Refugees originating
15
National anthem
Pátria
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- CPLP
- ASEAN
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,874 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 2,560, or ×0.9.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)