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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 Atauro and Jaco
; Geographic Coordinates :
:
; Map references:
: Southeast Asia
; Area :
  • Total: 15,007 Km²

  • Land: NA km²

  • Water: NA km²

  • ; 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:
: Mountain ous
; Elevation extremes:

: Gold , Petroleum , Natural Gas , Manganese , Marble
; Land use:
  • Arable land: NA%

  • Permanent crops: NA%

  • Other: NA%

  • ; Irrigated land:

: 1,065 sq km (est.)
; Natural hazards:
: Flood s and Landslide s are common; Earthquake s, Tsunami s, Tropical Cyclone s
; 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.''