Timor-Leste

Country in South-Eastern Asia

Timor-Leste is a country in South-Eastern Asia, with its capital in Dili. About 1.4 million people live there (2025), making it the 151st most populous of the 195 countries. At 14,874 km², it is the 154th largest country by area. It borders Indonesia.

Timor-Leste at a glance

Capital: Dili
Population (2025): 1.4 million
Area: 14,874 km²
Density: 95 per km²
Official languages: Portuguese, Tetum
Currency: United States dollar
People: East Timorese
Calling code: +670
Internet domain: .tl
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Timor-Leste?

How Timor-Leste compares

Population rank

151st of 195

44th of 47 in Asia

Size rank

154th of 195

40th of 47 in Asia

Crowding

95 per km²

More crowded than 51% of countries

Similar in size: Bahamas (13,943 km²).
Similar population: Cyprus (1.4 million).
The United States dollar is also used in 19 other places: the Bahamas, Cambodia, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Palau and 13 more.
Portuguese is also an official language in 8 other countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and 2 more.
Tetum is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of Timor-Leste

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How players do with Timor-Leste

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Timor-Leste so far, from 85 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

42% right

44th hardest of 176 · 59 answers

Its flag

58% right

19th hardest of 145 · 26 answers

Players find Timor-Leste on the map in 42% of tries, which makes it one of the harder places to find. The most common wrong answer is Indonesia.
Players recognise the flag of Timor-Leste in 58% of tries, one of the lowest scores of any flag.

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Countries that border Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste borders 1 country: Indonesia.

Indonesia

Quick quiz: Timor-Leste

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1. Which is the flag of Timor-Leste?
2. What is the capital of Timor-Leste?
3. Which of these borders Timor-Leste?

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Questions about Timor-Leste

Is Timor-Leste a country?

Yes. Timor-Leste is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Timor-Leste?

The capital of Timor-Leste is Dili.

Which countries border Timor-Leste?

Timor-Leste borders 1 country: Indonesia.

How many countries border Timor-Leste?

1. Timor-Leste shares a land border with 1 country.

How big is Timor-Leste?

Timor-Leste covers 14,874 km², about the same size as the Bahamas (13,943 km²).

Is Timor-Leste hard to find on a map?

Yes, for many players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Timor-Leste in 42% of 59 tries, 44th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Indonesia.

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