Timor-Leste (East Timor) (Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste)

Timor-Leste (East Timor) Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Status	Independent State
Capital	Dili
Land Area	14 870km21
Location	Asia
Groupings	Small Islands
Population	1.2m (2011)2
Life Expectancy	68.51yrs (2017)3
GNI	$5 371 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 Codes	TL, TLS, 6265
Internet Domain	.tp, .tl6
Currency	Dollar (USD)7
Telephone	+6708

1. Overview
2. Timor-Leste (East Timor) National and Social Development
3. Population and Demographics
4. Politics and Freedom
5. Religion and Beliefs
6. The Internet
7. Public Health Issues
8. More Charts and Comparisons to Other Countries
9. Links

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1. Overview

#indonesia #japan #portugal

“The Portuguese began to trade with the island of Timor in the early 16th century and colonized it in mid-century. Skirmishing with the Dutch in the region eventually resulted in an 1859 treaty in which Portugal ceded the western portion of the island. Imperial Japan occupied Portuguese Timor from 1942 to 1945, but Portugal resumed colonial authority after the Japanese defeat in World War II. East Timor declared itself independent from Portugal on 28 November 1975 and was invaded and occupied by Indonesian forces nine days later. It was incorporated into Indonesia in July 1976 as the province of Timor Timur (East Timor). An unsuccessful campaign of pacification followed over the next two decades, during which an estimated 100,000 to 250,000 individuals lost their lives. On 30 August 1999, in a UN-supervised popular referendum, an overwhelming majority of the people of Timor-Leste voted for independence from Indonesia. However, in the next three weeks, anti-independence Timorese militias - organized and supported by the Indonesian military - commenced a large-scale, scorched-earth campaign of retribution. The militias killed approximately 1,400 Timorese and forcibly pushed 300,000 people into western Timor as refugees. Most of the country's infrastructure, including homes, irrigation systems, water supply systems, and schools, and nearly 100% of the country's electrical grid were destroyed. On 20 September 1999, Australian-led peacekeeping troops deployed to the country and brought the violence to an end. On 20 May 2002, Timor-Leste was internationally recognized as an independent state. In 2006, internal tensions threatened the new nation's security when a military strike led to violence and a breakdown of law and order. At Dili's request, an Australian-led International Stabilization Force (ISF) deployed to Timor-Leste, and the UN Security Council established the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), which included an authorized police presence of over 1,600 personnel. The ISF and UNMIT restored stability, allowing for presidential and parliamentary elections in 2007 in a largely peaceful atmosphere. In February 2008, a rebel group staged an unsuccessful attack against the president and prime minister. The ringleader was killed in the attack, and most of the rebels surrendered in April 2008. Since the attack, the government has enjoyed one of its longest periods of post-independence stability, including successful 2012 elections for both the parliament and president. In late 2012, the UN Security Council voted to end its peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste and both the ISF and UNMIT departed the country by the end of the year.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“With mountains to climb and untouched reefs to dive, Asia´s newest country, Timor-Leste, is a winner. It´s home to a youthful population and a diverse international presence that adds just the right amount of spice. Its capital, Dili, has all the bright lights, but venture out for wild cultural experiences. Stay in a grand Portugese pousada on a misty hilltop, or at a quiet island ecolodge. Get rowdy dancing the night away, journey down roads alongside herds of buffalo, then wind up through rainforests dotted with coffee plants. Keep an eye out for whales as you hug the cliffs along the north-coast road. Photogenic white-sand beaches with aqua waters tempt swimmers and for those who want to delve deeper, Dili-based dive companies have spent the past decade discovering world-class dive sites.Timor-Leste richly rewards those who venture to its mountainous interior for trekking, hot springs, dense jungles and raging rivers. Getting there is a major part of the adventure, whether by vehicle, mountain bike, foot or even Timor pony – however, it is well worth the effort. Trailblaze your way through this amazing country: it´s adventure with a smile.”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Timor-Leste (East Timor) National and Social Development

#human_development

UN HDI (2016)11
Pos.		Lower is better Rank11
1	Norway	1
2	Australia	2
3	Switzerland	2
	...
130	Honduras	130
131	India	131
132	Bhutan	132
133	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	133
134	Vanuatu	134
135	Congo, (Brazzaville)	135
136	Equatorial Guinea	135
137	Kiribati	137
	World Avg	94.3
q=188.

Social & Moral Development Index12
Pos.		Higher is better Points12
1	Denmark	84.0
2	Sweden	83.9
3	Finland	83.5
	...
125	Honduras	48.7
126	Puerto Rico	48.6
127	Micronesia	48.3
128	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	48.1
129	Indonesia	48.0
130	Dominica	47.8
131	Djibouti	47.8
132	Kiribati	47.5
	World Avg	53.8
q=198.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: What is the Best Country in the World? An Index of Morality, Conscience and Good Life.

3. Population and Demographics

#demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #overpopulation #population

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)13
Pos.		Lower is better Per 10013
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
	...
52	Oman	07.8
53	Jordan	08.0
54	Laos	08.1
55	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	08.2
56	Belize	08.3
57	Gabon	08.5
58	Pakistan	08.6
59	Bahrain	08.7
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Emigrants (2010)14
Pos.		%14
1	Dominica	104.8
2	Palestine	68.4
3	Samoa	67.3
	...
161	Gabon	1.7
162	Vanuatu	1.6
163	Djibouti	1.5
164	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	1.4
165	Zambia	1.4
166	Cameroon	1.4
167	Malawi	1.4
168	Congo, DR	1.3
	World Avg	11.5
q=192.

Fertility Rate (2013)15
Pos.		2.0 is best15
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
172	Chad	5.79
173	Uganda	5.95
174	Malawi	5.98
175	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	5.99
176	Afghanistan	6.03
177	Mali	6.16
178	Zambia	6.30
179	Somalia	6.30
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Immigrants (2010)14
Pos.		%14
1	Qatar	86.5
2	Monaco	71.6
3	UAE	70.0
	...
143	Solomon Islands	1.3
144	Niger	1.3
145	Mali	1.2
146	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	1.2
147	Guinea-Bissau	1.2
148	S. Korea	1.1
149	Jamaica	1.1
150	Equatorial Guinea	1.1
	World Avg	9.2
q=192.

Life Expectancy (2015)16
Pos.		Higher is better Years16
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
128	Indonesia	69.05
129	Cambodia	68.81
130	Bolivia	68.74
131	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	68.51
132	Philippines	68.34
133	India	68.32
134	Solomon Islands	68.11
135	Senegal	66.93
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Population (2012)17
Pos.		The Overpopulation of the Earth17
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.3b
3	USA	315.8m
	...
152	Estonia	1.3m
153	Mauritius	1.3m
154	Swaziland	1.2m
155	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	1.2m
156	Cyprus	1.1m
157	Djibouti	0.9m
158	Fiji	0.9m
159	Comoros	0.8m
	World Avg	36.0m
q=195.

Timor-Leste (East Timor)'s population is predicted to rise to 1.989 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 5.99. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.

• The Overpopulation of the Earth
• Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception

4. Politics and Freedom

#burundi #corruption #eritrea #france #freedom #human_rights #indonesia #mass_media #politics #slavery

Corruption (2012-2016)18
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score18
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
119	Vietnam	31.4
120	Dominican Rep.	31.4
121	Ivory Coast	30.8
122	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	30.8
123	Togo	30.4
124	Sierra Leone	30.2
125	Mozambique	30.0
126	Guatemala	30.0
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)19
Pos.		Higher is better Treaties19
1	Argentina	24
2	Chile	23
3	Costa Rica	23
	...
73	Niger	18
74	El Salvador	18
75	Mongolia	17
76	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	17
77	Estonia	17
78	Turkmenistan	17
79	Turkey	17
80	Morocco	17
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom (2014)20
Pos.		Lower is better Rank20
1	Hong Kong	1
2	Switzerland	2
3	New Zealand	3
	...
118	UAE	118
119	Guinea-Bissau	118
120	Oman	120
121	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	120
122	Burundi	122
123	Tunisia	123
124	Mali	124
125	Gambia	125
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Press Freedom (2013)21
Pos.		Lower is better21
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
	...
86	Bulgaria	2858
87	Madagascar	2862
88	Gabon	2869
89	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	2872
90	Paraguay	2878
91	Guinea-Bissau	2894
92	Seychelles	2919
93	Northern Cyprus	2934
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

Slavery (2018)22
Pos.		Lower is better % Victims22
1	Japan	0.03
2	Canada	0.05
3	Taiwan	0.05
	...
133	Madagascar	0.75
134	Malawi	0.75
135	Uganda	0.76
136	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	0.77
137	Philippines	0.77
138	Libya	0.77
139	Nigeria	0.77
140	Guinea	0.78
	World Avg	0.65
q=167.

The taking of slaves has been an unwholesome feature of Human cultures since prehistory₂₃. Private households and national endeavours have frequently been augmented with the use of slaves. The Egyptian and Roman empires both thrived on them for both purposes. Aside from labourers they are often abused sexually by their owners and their owners' friends₂₄. The era of colonialism and the beginnings of globalisation changed nothing: the imprisonment and forced movements of labour continued to destroy many lives except that new justifications were invented based on Christian doctrine and the effort to convert non-Christians. By 1786 over 12 million slaves had been extracted from Africa and sent to colonial labour camps, with a truly atrocious condition of life₂₅. But they were not the only ones to blame; in Africa internal nations such as the Asantes sold and bought tens of thousands of slaves₂₆.

The abolition of the slave trade was a long and slow process. Until a relatively modern time, even philosophers, religious leaders and those concerned with ethics justified, or ignored, the problem of slavery₂₇. The first abolitionists were always the slaves themselves. Their protests and rebellions caused the industry to become too expensive to continue. After that, it was the economic costs of maintain slave colonies that led the British to reject and then oppose the slave trade globally. Finally, the enlightenment-era thinkers of France encouraged moral and ethical thinking including the declaration of the inherent value of human life and human dignity₂₈. A long-overdue wave of compassionate and conscientious movements swept across the West, eliminating public support for slavery, until the industries and churches that supported it had no choice but to back down.

'Modern slavery' includes forced labour (often of the under-age), debt bondage (especially generational), sexual slavery, chattel slavery and other forms of abuse, some of which can be surprisingly difficult to detect, but often target those fleeing from warzones and the vulnerable.₂₉. Some industries (diamond, clothing, coal) from some countries (Burundi₂₂, Eritrea₂₂, Indonesia₃₀) are a particular concern. The Walk Free Foundation, say that in 2016, 40.3 million people were living in modern slavery₃₁.

5. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₃₂:

Christian	99%
Muslim	0.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.1%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	0.1%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic 98%, Muslim 1%, Protestant 1% (2005)₃₃.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems

6. The Internet

#internet #the_internet

Internet Users (2016)34
Pos.		Higher is better34
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
194	Myanmar (Burma)	3%
195	Sierra Leone	2%
196	Niger	2%
197	Guinea	2%
198	Somalia	2%
199	Burundi	2%
200	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	1%
201	Eritrea	1%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)35
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio35
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
131	Tonga	0.0
132	Myanmar (Burma)	0.0
133	Morocco	0.0
134	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	0.0
135	Honduras	0.0
136	Syria	0.0
137	Nicaragua	0.0
138	Solomon Islands	0.0
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

Internet access has become an essential research tool. It facilitates an endless list of life improvements, from the ability to network and socialize without constraint, to access to a seemingly infinite repository of technical and procedural information on pretty much any task. The universal availability of data has sped up industrial development and personal learning at the national and personal level. Individuals can read any topic they wish regardless of the locality of expert teachers, and, entire nations can develop their technology and understanding of the world simply because they are now exposed to advanced societies and moral discourses online. Like every communications medium, the Internet has issues and causes a small range of problems, but these are insignificant compared to the advantages of having an online populace.

7. Public Health Issues

#alcohol #health #parenting #population #vaccines

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)36
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100036
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
102	S. Africa	45.5
103	Cuba	45.6
104	Suriname	46.1
105	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	46.6
106	Chile	47.8
107	Solomon Islands	48.4
108	Peru	49.1
109	Indonesia	49.6
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Alcohol Consumption (2010)37
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita37
1	Libya	0.1
2	Pakistan	0.1
3	Kuwait	0.1
	...
11	Iraq	0.5
12	Somalia	0.5
13	Senegal	0.6
14	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	0.6
15	Indonesia	0.6
16	Guinea	0.7
17	Afghanistan	0.7
18	Jordan	0.7
	World Avg	6.2
q=191.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)38
Pos.		Lower is better Rank38
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
102	Equatorial Guinea	102
103	Barbados	103
104	Venezuela	104
105	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	105
106	Serbia	106
107	Zimbabwe	107
108	Central African Rep.	108
109	Benin	109
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)39
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %39
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
165	Sweden	77.8
166	Ivory Coast	76.9
167	Congo, DR	76.5
168	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	76.5
169	Indonesia	76.4
170	Mali	76.0
171	India	75.1
172	Ethiopia	73.9
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

8. More Charts and Comparisons to Other Countries