Timor-Leste

/ ˈtiːmɔˈlɛsteɪ /

noun

1. the official name of East Timor

Example Sentences

"Within this community, Timor-Leste's development and its strategic autonomy will find firm and lasting support," Anwar said.

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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.

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Timor-Leste has one of the youngest populations in South East Asia, with more than 70% of its population under the age of 35, according to the UN.

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Timor-Leste has scrapped a plan to give its lawmakers free cars after thousands of people took to the streets to protest against it.

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Fidelis Leite Magalhães, a former minister and the president of the Institute of Politics and International Affairs in Timor-Leste, told the BBC that "people are accustomed to the idea that protests are part of a democratic system".

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