This article describes the geography of East Timor.

Location:

Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - East Timor includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Ocussi-Ambeno region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco

Geographic coordinates:

8° 50′ S, 125° 55′ E

Map references:

Southeast Asia

Area:

• Total: 15,007 km²
• Land: NA km²
• Water: NA km²

Land boundaries:

• Total: 228 km
• Border countries: Indonesia 228 km

Coastline:

706 km

Maritime claims:

• Contiguous zone: NA nm
• Extended fishing zone: NA nm
• Territorial sea: NA nm
• Exclusive fishing zone: NA nm
• Continental shelf: NA nm
• Exclusive economic zone: NA nm

Climate:

Tropical; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons

Terrain:

Mountainous

Elevation extremes:

• Lowest point: Timor Sea, Savu Sea, and Banda Sea 0 m
  
• Highest point: Foho Tatamailau 2,963 m

Natural resources:

Gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble

Land use:

• Arable land: NA%
• Permanent crops: NA%
• Other: NA%

Irrigated land:

1,065 sq km (est.)

Natural hazards:

Floods and landslides are common; earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical cyclones

Environment - current issues:

Widespread use of slash and burn agriculture has led to deforestation and soil erosion

Environment - international agreements:

NA

Geography - note:

Timor is 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

Reference

Much of the material in this article is adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and 2003.