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States: Democratic Republic of East Timor (the Democratic Republic of East Timor)Important holiday: Independence Day (National Day): November 28 (Memorial on November 28, 1975 declaration of independence in East Timor); restoration of independence: May 20 (Memorial on May 20, 2002 the United Nations to East Timor on the transfer of political power ); Referendum on independence: August 30 (Memorial on August 30, 1999 under the auspices of the United Nations on the East held a referendum on independence).Physical Geography: 14,874 square km area.Located in southeastern Indonesia, Southeast Asia Nusa Tenggara Islands of the eastern end, the island nation.Including the eastern part of Timor Island and the northern coast of the western Oecussi region and the nearby island of Atauro, and so on.Western and Indonesian West Timor phase grounding the south across the Timor Sea with Australia.A coastline of 735 km.In the mountainous, lush forests, coastal plains and valleys are.Mountains and hills of the total area of 3 / 4.Lama Lao Tatamailao Hill, the highest peak 2,495 meters above sea level.Plain, the valley is a savannah climate, as other regions of tropical rain forest climate.The average annual temperature of 26 ℃.December to March next year for the rainy season, April to November for the dry season, the average 2,000 mm of precipitation.Population: 780,000 (December 2002).Of which 78 per cent of the indigenous people of East Timor (Papua and Malay ethnic group or of mixed race Polynesia), 20 percent for the Indonesian people, two percent for the Chinese.Tetum (TETUM), and Portuguese as official language, Indonesian and English as working language, Tetum language for the common and major national languages.About 91.4 percent Roman Catholic residents, 2.6 percent Christian Protestant, 1.7 percent Muslim, 0.3 percent Hindu, 0.1 percent Buddhist.Dressed in traditional costumes of GusmaoNational political figures: President Jose Alexandre Xanana Gusmao (Jose Alexandre Xanana Gusmao), 2002年5, officially took office after the independence of East Timor's first president; Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta, 2006 In July representation.Capital: Dili (Dili), population 167,000 (2004 United Nations report).The hot weather, high temperatures throughout the year, is a Sham port.Administrative divisions: 13 counties under: Ayilaiwu, Eyinaluo, Baucau, Bobonaro, Dili, Ermera, Lautem, Li Jika, Manatuto care, Manufahi Iraq, Oecussi, Suai and Weiwei Ke.Second largest city, Baucau (Baucau), also known as Salazhaer, located northeast of Timor Island, 96 kilometers east of Dili.Small is located in the coastal valley, 100-200 meters above sea level.The surrounding hills, tree-lined, red roof of the housing Yanying the meantime, the colored perennial flowers and beautiful scenery.East Timor only a city near the international airport.History: 16th-century ago, the island of Timor has from the Sumatra as the center of the room evanescent Lee Buddha and the Kingdom of Java as the center of the Majapahit Kingdom rule.1520, the first Portuguese colonialists boarding island of Timor, to launch the trade name of Rosewood stranded there, gradually established colonial rule.Dutch forces invaded in 1613, in 1618 in West Timor establish a base and squeeze out the Portuguese forces to the eastern region.The 18th century, British colonialists had temporary control of West Timor.1816, the Netherlands resumption of the island of Timor's colonial status.1859 Portugal and the Netherlands signed the Treaty, re-divided island of Timor, the eastern part of Timor Island and Oecussi Xigui Portugal, the west into the Dutch East India (now Indonesia).1942 Japan's occupation of East Timor.After World War II resumption of the Portuguese colonial rule in East Timor, in 1951 to name the Portuguese overseas province.1960, the 15th United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 1542, announced that East Timor Island and its subsidiary for the management of Portugal's territory.In 1975 the Portuguese government to allow the holding of a referendum in East Timor, the implementation of national self-determination.Pro-independence East Timor Revolutionary Front for the Independence (FRETILIN), advocates to maintain relations with the Portuguese League for Democracy (RCD), that combined with the Indonesian Timorese People's Democratic Association (ADPL) between the three parties because of different political views within the trigger War.RUF on November 28, 1975 unilateral declaration of independence of East Timor, the establishment of the Democratic Republic of East Timor.In December, Indonesia sent troops to East Timor, in 1976 declared that the East section 27 Indonesian provinces.December 1975 the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution demanding that Indonesia withdraw its troops, called on all States to respect East Timor's territorial integrity and people's right to self-determination.Since then the United Nations General Assembly several times to consider the question of East Timor.1982 UN General Assembly with 50 votes in favour, 50 abstentions and 46 votes against it, through the support of the people of East Timor to self-determination of the resolution.From 1983 to 1998, under the good offices of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Indonesia and the Government of Portugal on East Timor for more than a dozen rounds of talks.East Timor Defence ForceIn the late 1990s Asian financial crisis and Indonesia after the regime change in the internal and external pressure, Indonesian President Habibie in January 1999 agreed to a referendum in East Timor through the choice of autonomy or out of Indonesia.May 5, Indonesia, Portugal and the United Nations tripartite hold a referendum on East Timor signed three agreements: implementation of special autonomy of East Timor's constitutional framework, the East Timorese people to self-government programmes direct vote of security arrangements and operational procedures.June 11, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution to establish the United Nations Mission in East Timor, UNTAET is responsible for the initial work.August 30, under the auspices of the United Nations in East Timor held a referendum, 450,000 registered voters about 440,000 people took part in the vote, 78.5 percent refused to self-government and choose from Indonesia.The same day that President Habibie to accept the results.After the vote the pro-Indonesian East were independent and bloody conflicts, deterioration of the situation in East Timor, the United Nations Mission was forced to withdraw, some 20 million refugees fled to West Timor.In September, President Habibie agreed that the multinational force stationed in East Timor.Since then, the Security Council adopted a resolution authorized the establishment by the Australian-led, about 8,000 people composed of the multinational force, and September 20 officially stationed in East Timor, Indonesian troops and a handover of power.October, the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly passed a resolution formally approved East Timor's separation from Indonesia.The same month, the Council adopted resolution 1272, decided to set up a United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET, the authorities referred to the East), a comprehensive internal and external affairs to take over East Timor.August 2001 and April 2002, were held in East Timor Constituent Assembly (Parliament), the presidential election.East independence movement leader Xanana Gusmao was elected president.May 20, 2002, the Democratic Republic of East Timor formally established.Dili fishermen in the sea near the fishing netsPolitics: March 22, 2002, the East Timorese Constituent Assembly adopted and promulgated the "Democratic Republic of East Timor Constitution."East Timor President Constitution, the National Assembly, the Government and the courts together organs of state power.President is head of state and armed forces supreme commander, through direct election for a term of five years, only to re-election session.Government responsible for the formulation and implementation of national policies, is the highest state administrative organs.Parliament said the National Assembly, on behalf of all citizens to exercise legislative, supervisory and political decision-making power, at least 52, up from 65 members, elected directly by voters, of a term of five years.Constituent Assembly on May 20, 2002 Constitution came into force automatically become the National Assembly.Prime Minister Heads of Government, elected by Parliament in the largest number of votes a political party or parliamentary majority for the coalition of political parties designated by the President's appointment.Government members nominated by the Prime Minister, the President's appointment.East Timor tensions in the Chinese government to send charter evacuationMay 19, 2003, two East Timorese people dressed in traditional costumes in the capital Dili street drum roll to (sorry to participate in an annual series of independence celebrations.Xinhua / AFPEconomy: is located in the tropics and better natural conditions, has found that the deposits are gold, manganese, chromium, tin, copper and other.Domain in the Timor Sea reserves are rich in oil and natural gas, oil reserves estimated at more than 100,000 barrels.Economic backwardness, the people living in poverty.Some of the residents are basically in a natural state of the economy, agriculture is the main economic sectors, the agricultural population accounts for 90 percent of the population of East Timor.Major agricultural products are corn, rice, potato and so on.Can not be self-sufficient in food.Cash crops are coffee, rubber, Sandalwood, coconut and so on, mainly for export.Coffee, rubber, Rosewood "Timor Sambo," said.Timor-Leste in mountainous, lake, springs, beaches and has tourism potential, but inconvenient transportation, and many highways open to traffic only during the dry season.Pending the development of tourism resources.Press and publication: East Timor has two newspapers: November 8, 2002 the first Portuguese-speaking newspaper in East Timor "Timor Post" (Timor Post) issue, the issue is about 2,000, of the independent newspaper "Voice of East Timor" (Suara Timor Lorosae), with Tetum, Indonesian and Portuguese issue, the issue is about 2,000.East Timor has yet to be established news agencies, mainly from Portugal are Portuguese-speaking news Lusaka's (LUSA, also known as the Portuguese news agency).East Timor National Radio (RNTL), programs cover 90 percent, with Tetum and Portuguese-speaking broadcast television stations in East Timor (TVTL), programs cover 30 percent, with Tetum and Portuguese-speaking broadcast.East Timor National Liberation Army Radio - hope that the voice of (RADIO FALINTIL-VOZ DA ESPERANCA), with Tetum and Portuguese-speaking radio.Diplomacy: pursue a pragmatic balance, good-neighborly and friendly foreign policy and attaches importance to developing and Indonesia, Portugal, Australia and Asian countries, actively establish with the United States, middle-power cooperation, to seek broader international assistance to promote economic reconstruction.September 27, 2002, the 57th UN General Assembly accepted the Democratic Republic of East Timor for the United Nations No. 191 Member States.Relations with China: May 2002, East Timor and China signed the "People's Republic of China and the Democratic Republic of East Timor on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Joint Communique."China became the first country to establish diplomatic relations with East Timor.January 2000, Gusmao's visit to China.Reproduced: http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2003-02/09/content_719814.htm

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