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 Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco

Geographic coordinates 8 50 S, 125 55 E

Map references Southeast Asia

Area
total: 15,007 sq km
land: NA sq km
water: NA sq km

Area - comparative slightly larger than Connecticut

Land boundaries
total: 228 km
border countries: Indonesia 228 km

Coastline 706 km

Maritime claims
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
lowest point: Timor Sea, Savu Sea, and Banda Sea 0 m
highest point: Foho Tatamailau 2,963 m

Natural resources gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble

Land use
arable land: NA%
other: NA%
permanent crops: 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

NOTE: The information regarding East Timor on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of East Timor Geography 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about East Timor Geography 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.