Timor-Leste: flag, capital & map
Get to know Timor-Leste, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Dili
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- South-Eastern Asia
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 1,418,517
- Area
- 14,874 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Portuguese, Tetum
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- US Dollar (USD)
- Land neighbours
- Indonesia
Timor-Leste is a country in South-east Asia. Its capital is Dili.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Timor-Leste
The flag of Timor-Leste has a red field with two isosceles triangles which share a common base on the hoist end. The smaller black triangle, which bears a five-pointed white star at its center and spans one-third the width of the field, is superimposed on the larger yellow triangle that extends to the center of the field.
Where it is
Timor-Leste is grouped in South-Eastern Asia, within Roam’s Asia region. Its land-border list includes 1 country in this atlas: Indonesia. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Timor-Leste has a recorded area of 14,874 square kilometres. Among the 11 countries assigned to South-Eastern Asia in this dataset, it ranks 9 by area, from largest to smallest. Cambodia is immediately above it in that ordering, at 181,035 km². Brunei is immediately below it, at 5,765 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 1,418,517 people for Timor-Leste in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 95 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Portuguese and Tetum. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is US Dollar (USD). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Timor-Leste?
Reveal answer
Dili. Timor-Leste is a country in South-east Asia. Its capital is Dili.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Timor-Leste?
Reveal answer
The flag of Timor-Leste has a red field with two isosceles triangles which share a common base on the hoist end. The smaller black triangle, which bears a five-pointed white star at its center and spans one-third the width of the field, is superimposed on the larger yellow triangle that extends to the center of the field.
Which land neighbours of Timor-Leste are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Indonesia. The source classifies Timor-Leste as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Timor-Leste?
Reveal answer
Portuguese and Tetum. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Timor-Leste.
Which currency codes are listed for Timor-Leste?
Reveal answer
US Dollar (USD). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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