Timor-Leste

Introduction

Timor-Leste is located in Asia, with its capital being Dili and the official language being Tetum, Portuguese.

dollar is the legal tender of Timor-Leste. The top-level domain of Timor-Leste is .tl, and to make an overseas call to Timor-Leste, you need to add +670 / 00670 before the number.

The IANA time zone of Timor-Leste is Asia/Dili. The local time is 1 hours behind compared to Beijing time. On 2026-02-25, the sunrise time in Timor-Leste's capital Dili is 06:42, and the sunset time is 19:00.

East Timor: Southeast Asia's Young Sovereign State

Located at the easternmost tip of the Nusa Tenggara archipelago in Southeast Asia, Timor-Leste is the only country located entirely in the eastern part of the archipelago, with its capital in Dili. A former Portuguese colony, the country was briefly independent in 1975 and then occupied by Indonesia before formally regaining its sovereignty in 2002 and becoming one of the newest members of the United Nations. The official languages are Tetum and Portuguese, and Catholicism is the main religion. The economy is based on agriculture, with oil and gas as the main export resources, and is dependent on the energy industry for development. As one of the youngest countries in Southeast Asia, Timor-Leste is working to rebuild and diversify its economy, while preserving its unique cultural traditions and natural landscapes.