Timor-Leste

Official Name:	The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Semi-Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republika Demokratika Timor Lorosa'e; Republica Democratica de Timor-Leste
ISO Country Codes:	TL : TLS
Internet Domain:	.tl
Government Web Site:	http://timor-leste.gov.tl

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Capital:	Dili	Main Airports:	Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport
Language(s):	Portuguese;Tetun Prasa	Population:	1,445,006
Currency:	US Dollar	ISO Currency Code:	USD
Telephone Dial In:	+670	ID Prefix:	None

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; Alliance of Small Island States; Community of Democracies; Comunidade Dos Paises de Lingua Portuguesa; Inter Parliamentary Union; Pacific Islands Forum; UN; UNESCO; Union Latina;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

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Radio Liberdade Dili;

RTTLep;

Timor-Leste

Government Website:	http://timor-leste.gov.tl
Central Bank:	Banco Central de Timor-Leste
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	Timor-Leste uses the US Dollar
Unemployment Rate:	4.4% (2014 est.)
Population below poverty line:	41.8% (2014 est.)
Inflation Rate:	0.6% (2017 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	15.40% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP:	$6.648 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$5,000 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	US Dollar
Currency Code:	USD
World Bank Classification:	Lower-Middle Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	7.5%	coffee, rice, corn, cassava (manioc, tapioca), sweet potatoes, soybeans, cabbage, mangoes, bananas, vanilla
Industry:	68%	printing, soap manufacturing, handicrafts, woven cloth
Services:	24.4%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Asian Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Asian Development Bank; Countryeconomy; Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Enhanced Integrated Framework; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

No Exchange

National Statistics Office:

National Statistics Directorate;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Timor-Leste

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Portuguese
Customs & Excise:	Timor-Leste Ministry of Finance
Development Bank(s):	Asian Development Bank;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: 77/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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