, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PIF (observer), UN,
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO

Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Constancio
PINTO
chancery: 4201 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: 202 966-3202
FAX: 202 966-3205
consulate(s) general: New York

Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires William
Gary GRAY
embassy: Avenida de Portugal, Praia dos Conqueiros, Dili
mailing address: US Department of State, 8250 Dili Place,
Washington, DC 20521-8250
telephone: (670) 332-4684
FAX: (670) 331-3206

Flag description:
red, with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side)
superimposed on a slightly longer yellow arrowhead that extends to
the center of the flag; there is a white star in the center of the
black triangle

Economy East Timor

Economy - overview:
In late 1999, about 70% of the economic infrastructure of East
Timor was laid waste by Indonesian troops and anti-independence
militias, and 300,000 people fled westward. Over the next three
years, however, a massive international program, manned by 5,000
peacekeepers (8,000 at peak) and 1,300 police officers, led to
substantial reconstruction in both urban and rural areas. By the end
of 2005, all refugees either returned or resettled in Indonesia. The
country faces great challenges in continuing the rebuilding of
infrastructure, strengthening the infant civil administration, and
generating jobs for young people entering the work force. The
development of oil and gas resources in nearby waters has begun to
supplement government revenues ahead of schedule and above
expectations - the result of high petroleum prices - but the
technology-intensive industry does little to create jobs for the
unemployed, because there are no production facilities in Timor and
the gas is piped to Australia. The parliament in June 2005
unanimously approved the creation of a Petroleum Fund to serve as a
repository for all petroleum revenues and preserve the value of East
Timor's petroleum wealth for future generations.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
$370 million (2004 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate):
$349 million (2005)

GDP - real growth rate:
1.8% (2005 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):
$800 (2005 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 8.