Timor-Leste

  • President:José Ramos-Horta
  • Prime Minister:Xanana Gusmão
  • Capital city:Dili
  • Languages:Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English note: there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by a significant portion of the population
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  • National statistics office
  • Population, persons:1,409,551 (2025)
  • Area, sq km:14,870
  • GDP per capita, US$:1,503 (2023)
  • GDP, billion current US$:2.1 (2023)
  • GINI index:28.7 (2014)
  • Ease of Doing Business rank:181
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    • March 2024
      Source: United Nations Development Programme
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      Accessed On: 10 April, 2024
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      Data Cited at: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, Human Development Data Center The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of achievements in three key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living. The HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of the the three dimensions.
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    • June 2025
      Source: World Bank
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      Accessed On: 01 July, 2025
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      The primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates