Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste ranks 183rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Eritrea, Tonga, and U.S. Virgin Islands. Memorable people born in present day Timor-Leste include José Ramos-Horta, Xanana Gusmão, and Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo. Memorable people who died in Timor-Leste include Nicolau dos Reis Lobato, Francisco Xavier do Amaral, and Fernando de Araújo. Timor-Leste has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians.

East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-western half, and the minor islands of Atauro and Jaco. The western half of the island of Timor is administered by Indonesia. Australia is the country's southern neighbour, separated by the Timor Sea. The country's size is 14,950 square kilometres (5,770 sq mi). Dili, on the north coast of Timor, is its capital and largest city. Read more on Wikipedia