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[[Image:East Timor map mhn.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Map of East Timor indicating cities and principal roads.]] |
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== [[Climate]] == |
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: [[Tropical]]; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons |
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; Terrain: |
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: [[Mountain]]ous |
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; Elevation extremes: |
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:* Lowest point: [[Timor Sea]], [[Savu Sea]], and [[Banda Sea]] 0 m |
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:* Highest point: [[Tatamailau]] ({{convert|2963|m|ft|0|abbr=on|disp=or}}) |
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; [[Natural resource]]s: |
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: [[Gold]], [[petroleum]], [[natural gas]], [[manganese]], [[marble]] |
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; Land use: |
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:* Arable land: 10.1% |
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:* Permanent crops: 4.9% |
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:* Permanent pasture: 10.1% |
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:* Forest: 49.1% |
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:* Other: 25.8% (2011) |
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; Irrigated land: |
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: {{convert|346.5|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} (2003) |
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; Natural hazards: |
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: [[Flood]]s and [[landslide]]s are common; [[earthquake]]s; [[tsunami]]s; tropical cyclones |
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; [[natural environment|Environment]] - current issues: |
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: Widespread use of slash and burn agriculture has led to [[deforestation]] and soil [[erosion]] |
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; Environment - international agreements: |
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: [[Biodiversity]], [[Climate Change]], Climate Change-[[Kyoto Protocol]], [[Desertification]] |
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; Geography - note: |
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: 'Timor' is a Portuguese derivation of 'Timur' [[Malay language|Malay]] word for "[[east|Orient]]"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. |
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: East Timor is the only Asian nation to lie entirely within the Southern Hemisphere.{{fact|date=June 2016}} |
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== References == |
== References == |
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- Much of the material in this article is adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and 2012.
