Geography of East Timor
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This article describes the geography of East Timor.
- Location
- Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - East Timor includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Ocussi-Ambeno region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco
- Geographic coordinates
- Template:Coor dm
- Map references
- Southeast Asia
- Area
- Coastline
- 706 km
- Maritime claims
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- Contiguous zone: NA nm
- Extended fishing zone: NA nm
- Territorial sea: NA nm
- Exclusive fishing zone: NA nm
- Continental shelf: NA nm
- Exclusive economic zone: NA nm
- Climate
- Tropical; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons
- Terrain
- Mountainous
- Elevation extremes
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- Lowest point: Timor Sea, Savu Sea, and Banda Sea 0 m
- Highest point: Foho Tatamailau 2,963 m
- Lowest point: Timor Sea, Savu Sea, and Banda Sea 0 m
- Natural resources
- Gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble
- Land use
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- Arable land: NA%
- Permanent crops: NA%
- Other: NA%
- Irrigated land
- 1,065 sq km (est.)
- Natural hazards
- Floods and landslides are common; earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical cyclones
- Environment - current issues
- Widespread use of slash and burn agriculture has led to deforestation and soil erosion
- Environment - international agreements
- NA
- Geography - note
- Timor is the Malay word for "Orient"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands
Reference
Much of the material in this article is adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and 2003.