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Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste
Capital Dili
14,874 km² · 1,418,517 people (2025) · United States dollar

The eastern half of the island of Timor plus the Oecusse enclave on the western side. It sits in the Coral Triangle, the richest marine biodiversity on Earth, and the strait off Ataúro is a migration route for blue whales.

The facts

Capital
Dili
Area
14,874 km² — 5,743 sq mi
Population
1,418,517 (2025)
Density
95.4 people per km²
Currency
United States dollar (USD, $)
Official languages
Portuguese, Tetum
Time zone
UTC+09:00
Calling code
+670
Drives on the
left
ISO codes
TL · TLS
Continent
Asia

How it compares

By area
156 of 200
By population
155 of 200

Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

Countries of a similar size

Country Area (km²) Population
Kuwait 17,818 4,865,298
Eswatini 17,364 1,256,174
Timor-Leste ← 14,874 1,418,517
Bahamas 13,880 403,033
Montenegro 13,812 623,129

Common questions

What is the capital of Timor-Leste?
Dili
What currency does Timor-Leste use?
The United States dollar (USD).
How big is Timor-Leste?
14,874 km², or 5,743 square miles — 156 of 200 by area.
Which side of the road does Timor-Leste drive on?
The left.

Related pages

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
  2. World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked