Place details
Place nameEast Timor
Other namesTimor-Leste, Timor Timur, Propinsi, Timor Timur, Loro Sae, TMP, TP, ISO626, Portuguese Timor, Timor, Portuguese
Latitude-8.583
Longitude126
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, small surrounding islands, and area around Okussi on NW coast; was under Portuguese control in the 19th century and after WW II; was invaded and incorporated into Indonesia in 1975; gained independence on May 20, 2002, ending almost five centuries of foreign domination.