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Timor LesteAccording to anthropologists, the first people to arrive in Timor, approximately 40,000 to 20,000 B.C., were of the Vedo-Australoide type, similar to the Vedas of Ceylon.A second wave, which arrived around 3000 B.C., consisted of Melanesians, similar to those living today in Papua New-Guinea and some Pacific Islands.

A third wave of people, who arrived around 2.500 B.C., consisted of Proto-Malays coming from South China and North Indochina. Even today, the Chinese in Timor-Leste, mainly Hakka, are one of the more important trading communities.There is documentation of sporadic trading between Timor and China as far back as the 7th century, including the slave trade and trade in beeswax and sandalwood, a rich wood used in the manufacturing of luxurious furniture and fragrances.

By the 14th century, the inhabitants of Timor were paying taxes to the Java Kingdom.The name Timor comes from the name given to the island by the Malays Timur means East.

LocationSoutheastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; Timor-Leste includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau JacoNationality TimoreseLanguages Tetum, Portuguese, Indonesian, EnglishEthnic Groups Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian), Papuan, small Chinese minorityTrivias

Dili. Dili, has the highest population in Timor-Leste of around 200,000 people. Atambua is a city at Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia. Komoro is known as old Dili International Airport. Denpasar, as we know is a big city in Bali, Indonesia.Timor-Leste is one of only two countries in Asia whose members are predominantly members of a particular faith. About 97% of the people of Timor-Leste identify themselves as practicing which of these religions, a heritage of European colonialism.Roman Catholicism. Along with the Philippines, Timor-Leste is a country where the majority of people practice the Roman Catholic faith, While religion has never been the basis of the conflict between the eastern and western halves of Timor, the fact that Indonesia is predominantly Muslim country bordering a Christian country has contributed to the tension between the two. There is no official state religion in Timor-Leste, and the constitution specifically says that it is a secular state in which freedom of religion is guaranteed for all citizens.

During colonization, Timor-Leste was known for its sandalwood, which has continued to be a major export product.Kakoak Air was to be the first flag carrier from Timor-Leste, a joint venture between Merpati Nusantara (Indonesia) and the Timor government.

GovernmentRepublic- a representative democracy in which the people's elected deputies (representatives), not the people themselves, vote on legislation.Executive branch:chief of state:President Taur Matan RUAK (Jose Maria de VASCONCELOS) (since 20 May 2012); the president plays a largely symbolic role but is the commander in chief of the military and is able to veto legislation, dissolve parliament, and call national electionshead of government:Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana GUSMAO (since 8 August 2007); he formerly used the name Jose Alexandre GUSMAO; Vice Prime Minister Fernando "Lasama" de ARAUJO (since 8 August 2012)cabinet:Council of Ministers

elections:the president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); last election was held on 17 March 2012 with a run-off on 16 April 2012; following parliamentary elections, the president appoints the leader of the majority party or majority coalition as the prime ministerThe unicameralTimoreseNational Parliament (Parlamento Nacional) has 65 members elected by proportional representation for a five-year term. The number of seats can vary from a minimum of 52 to a maximum of 65, though it exceptionally had 88 members during its first term which also exceptionally lasted six years from 2001 to 2007 this was because the constitution provided that the 88-member Constitutional Assembly would become the first parliament after the constitution entered into force in 2002.Judicial Branch

highest court(s):Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the court president and NA judges)judge selection and term of office:Supreme Court president appointed by the president of the republic from among the other court judges to serve a 4-year term; other Supreme Court judges appointed - 1 by the Parliament, and the others by the Supreme Council for the Judiciary, a body presided by the Supreme Court president and includes mostly presidential and parliamentary appointees; other Supreme Court judge tenure NA

11subordinate courts:Court of Appeal; district courts; magistrates' courts

Suffrage 17 years of age; universal

News

Timor Leste's 24-year-old Luisa dos Santos Rosa is considered a SEA Games veteran, having participated in the last two biennial games.She brought home a bronze medal in her last outing in Myanmar two years ago. Luisa believes her best form is still ahead of her but to get there, she will need to overcome her biggest fear.

Two thousand tourists visit Timor-Leste on SaturdayThePacific Jewelcruise ship will arrive in Dli this Saturday, June 13th, with around 2,000 tourists from various countries, mainly from Australia, for an eight-hour visit.

Annual meeting between the Government and the Timor-Leste's development partners of 2015 dedicated to the consolidation of the institutionsThe Timor-Leste Development Partners Meeting is beingat the Dili Convention Centre.