Geography of Timor-Leste
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| File:East Timor Satellite.jpg | |
| Continent | Asia |
|---|---|
| Region | Southeast Asia |
| Coordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Area | Ranked 154th |
| • Total | 14,919 km2 (5,760 sq mi) |
| • Land | 100% |
| • Water | 0% |
| Coastline | 706 km (439 mi) |
| Borders | Indonesia: 253 km (157 mi) |
| Highest point | Tatamailau (2,963 m or 9,721 ft) |
| Lowest point | Timor Sea, Savu Sea, and Banda Sea 0 m (0 ft) |
| Longest river | Loes River 80 km (50 mi) |
| Largest lake | Ira Lalaro 1.9 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| Climate | Tropical |
| Terrain | Mountainous and rugged |
| Natural resources | Gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble |
| Natural hazards | Landslides are common; earthquakes; and tsunamis. |
| Environmental issues | deforestation and soil erosion |
| Exclusive economic zone | 70,326 km2 (27,153 mi2) |
Timor-Leste includes the mountainous eastern half of Timor, the Ocussi-Ambeno region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Atauro and Jaco. The country is located northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian Archipelago. 'Timor' is a Portuguese derivation of 'Timor', 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. Timor-Leste is the only Asian nation to lie entirely within the Southern Hemisphere.[citation needed] The Loes River is the longest with a length of 80 km (50 mi). This river system covers an area of 2,184 km2 (843 mi2). It is a small country with a land size of 14,919 km2 (5,760 mi2). The exclusive economic zone is 70,326 km2 (27,153 mi2).[1]
Statistics
[edit | edit source]- Area
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- Total: 14,874 square kilometres (5,743 sq mi)
- country rank in the world: 154th
- Land: 14,874 square kilometres (5,743 sq mi)
- Water: 0 km2
- Total: 14,874 square kilometres (5,743 sq mi)
- Area comparative
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- Australia comparative: slightly less than 2/9 the size of Tasmania
- Canada comparative: slightly more than 1/4 the size of Nova Scotia
- United Kingdom comparative: slightly larger than Northern Ireland
- United States comparative: slightly larger than Connecticut
- European Union comparative: slightly less than 1/2 the size of Belgium
- Land boundaries
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- Total: 2,538 km (1,577 mi)
- Border countries: Indonesia (253 km or 157 mi)
- Coastline
- 706 km (439 mi)
- Maritime claims
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- Territorial sea: 12 nautical miles (14 mi; 22 km)
- Contiguous zone: 24 nautical miles (28 mi; 44 km)
- Exclusive economic zone: 70,326 km2 (27,153 mi2) and 200 nautical miles (230 mi; 370 km)
Elevation extremes
[edit | edit source]- Lowest point: Timor Sea, Savu Sea, and Banda Sea 0 m
- Highest point: Tatamailau (2,963 m or 9,721 ft)
- Natural resources
- Gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble
- Land use
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- Arable land: 10.1%
- Permanent crops: 4.9%
- Permanent pasture: 10.1%
- Forest: 49.1%
- Other: 25.8% (2011)
- Irrigated land
- 346.5 km2 (134 sq mi) (2003)
Climate
[edit | edit source]- The islands have a tropical savanna climate, bordering on a tropical monsoon climate; hot and humid with distinct rainy and dry seasons. Tropical cyclones do occur along with floods.
| Climate data for Dili (1914-1963) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.0 (96.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.6 (97.9) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.7 (96.3) |
36.5 (97.7) |
34.1 (93.4) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.5 (94.1) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.6 (97.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.3 (88.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 139.5 (5.49) |
138.7 (5.46) |
132.7 (5.22) |
104.3 (4.11) |
74.9 (2.95) |
58.4 (2.30) |
20.1 (0.79) |
12.1 (0.48) |
9.0 (0.35) |
12.8 (0.50) |
61.4 (2.42) |
144.9 (5.70) |
908.8 (35.77) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 80 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 77 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 189.1 | 161.0 | 235.6 | 234.0 | 266.6 | 246.0 | 272.8 | 291.4 | 288.0 | 297.6 | 270.0 | 220.1 | 2,972.2 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.1 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 8.1 |
| Source: Deutscher Wetterdienst[2] | |||||||||||||
Environment
[edit | edit source]- Natural hazards
- Landslides are common; earthquakes; and tsunamis.
- Environment - current issues
- Widespread use of slash and burn agriculture has led to deforestation and soil erosion.
- Environment - international agreements
- Biodiversity, climate change, climate change-Kyoto Protocol, desertification
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Exclusive Economic Zones – Sea Around Us Project – Fisheries, Ecosystems & Biodiversity – Data and Visualization.
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- Much of the material in this article is adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and 2012.
Further reading
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