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Overview
- Capital:
- Dili
- Area:
- 15,007 km²
- Population:
- 1,062,777 (2006 estimate)
- Language(s):
- Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English.
- Religion(s):
- Roman Catholic - 98%, Muslim - 1%, Protestant - 1%.
- Ethnic Group(s):
- Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian), Papuan, Chinese.