Timor-Leste
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste · South-Eastern Asia
Timor-Leste is a country in South-Eastern Asia, with Dili as its capital, home to about 1,418,517 people. Timor-Leste shares a land border with one country, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Dili |
|---|---|
| Region | South-Eastern Asia |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD $) |
| Calling code | +670 |
| ISO codes | TL / TLS / 626 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇹🇱 |
| Population | 1,418,517 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 14,874 km² |
| Languages | Portuguese, Tetum |
| Internet domain | .tl |
| Demonym | East Timorese |
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About Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste, officially Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a United Nations member state in South-Eastern Asia. Its capital and seat of government is Dili. It shares land borders with 1 country. The official currency is the United States dollar ($), using the code USD.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Timor-Leste for Dili’s own facts and history.
To call Timor-Leste from abroad, dial the country code +670. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes TL (alpha-2) and TLS (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 1,418,517.
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How Timor-Leste compares
- Area: 14,874 km², ranking 154 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 1,418,517, ranking 150 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 95 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 1, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 19 other countries and territories use the United States dollar (see the full list).
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.