Timor-Leste
Britishnoun
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East Timor, also known by its Portuguese name Timor-Leste, is the youngest country in the region, having gained independence from Indonesia in 2002 after 24 years of occupation.
From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025
Timor-Leste has one of the world’s highest concentrations of marine mammals.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024
In Timor-Leste, the Pope will officiate mass in the capital Dili, on the same seaside esplanade where John Paul II spoke in 1989 to comfort local Catholics who suffered under Indonesia's occupation of the territory.
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024
Next month will mark the first papal trip to Timor-Leste since Pope John Paul II visited in 1989, when the country was still under Indonesian occupation.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2024
On 30 August 1999, in a UN-supervised popular referendum, an overwhelming majority of the people of Timor-Leste voted for independence from Indonesia.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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