Geography Of East Timor

Location:

Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - East Timor includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Ocussi-Ambeno region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco

Geographic coordinates:

Map references:

Southeast Asia

Area:

• Total: 15,007 km²

• Land: NA km²

• Water: NA km²

Land boundaries:

• Total: 228 km

• Border countries: Indonesia 228 km

Coastline:

706 km

Maritime claims:

• Contiguous zone: NA nm

• Extended fishing zone: NA nm

• Territorial sea: NA nm

• Exclusive fishing zone: NA nm

• Continental shelf: NA nm

• Exclusive economic zone: NA nm

Climate:

Tropical; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons

Terrain:

Mountainous

Elevation extremes:

• Lowest point: Timor Sea, Savu Sea, and Banda Sea 0 m
  

• Highest point: Foho Tatamailau 2,963 m

Natural resources:

Gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble

Land use:

• Arable land: NA%

• Permanent crops: NA%

• Other: NA%

Irrigated land:

1,065 sq km (est.)

Natural hazards:

Floods and landslides are common; earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical cyclones

Environment - current issues:

Widespread use of slash and burn agriculture has led to deforestation and soil erosion

Environment - international agreements:

NA

Geography - note:

Timor is the Malay word for "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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