Timor-Leste is one of the world's youngest nations, gaining independence from Indonesia in 2002. It has pristine coral reefs and significant oil and gas reserves.
Tetum, Portuguese
These figures are calculated from the data on this page and compared with the other 195 countries Beelad covers.
| Population density | 93 people per km² rank 97 of 196 (highest first); the average across all 196 countries is 60 per km² |
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| Share of world population | 0.0171 % world total: 8,091,734,930 (UN, 1 July 2023) |
| Share of Asia | 0.0291% of its people, 0.0464% of its land area |
| Area in square miles | 5,743 1 km² = 0.386 sq mi |
| Closest in size | Bahamas (13,878 km²) |
| Closest in population | Estonia (1,367,196 people) |
6 other countries in our list also use USD: Ecuador, El Salvador, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, United States.