My Country Timor Leste
President: José Alexandre Gusmão (2002)
Prime Minister: Mari Alkatiri (2002)
Area: 5,814 sq mi (15,057 sq km)
Population (2003 est.): 997,853 (growth rate: 2.1%); birth rate: 27.8/1000; infant mortalit rate:5.5 /1000; density per sq mi: 172 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Dili, 50,800 Monetary unit: U.S. dollar Languages: Tetum(official), Portuguese (official), Bahasa Indonesia, English Ethnicity/race: Malay and Papuan descent Religions: Roman Catholic 95%, Islam 2%, Protestant 2,5%, Hindu 0.5%, Buddhist, animist Literary rate: 48% (2001) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2001 est.): $415 million; per capita $500. Real growth rate: 18%. Inflation: n.a. Unemployment: 50% (including underemployment). Arable land: n.a.Agriculture: coffee, rice, maize, cassava, sweet potatoes, soybeans, cabbage, mangoes, bananas, vanilla. Labor force: 498.000. Industries: printing, soap manufacturing,handicrafts, woven cloth. Natural resources: gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese,marble. Exports: $8 million (2001 est.): coffee, sandalwood, marble; note - the potential for oil and vanilla exports. Imports: $237 million (2001 est.). Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: Timor Telecom.; mobile cellular: TT. Radio broadcast stations: Radios: RTL,RTK;RF& C'sR.. Television broadcast stations:TVTL,BBC,CNN & Metro TV, Televisions: 1.55 million (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): TT, Internet users: more than 900.
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