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Sex ratio: NA

Infant mortality rate: 51.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 64.85 years male: 62.64
years female: 67.17 years (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.88 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA

Nationality: noun: Timorese adjective: Timorese

Ethnic groups: Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian), Papuan, small Chinese
minority

Religions: Roman Catholic 90%, Muslim 4%, Protestant 3%, Hindu 0.5%,
Buddhist, Animist (1992 est.)

Languages: Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian,
English note: Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant
numbers of people

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total
population: 48% (2001) male: NA% female: NA%

Government East Timor

Country name: conventional long form: Democratic Republic of East Timor
conventional short form: East Timor local short form: Timor Lorosa'e
[Tetum];
Portuguese Timor local long form: Timor-Leste [Portuguese]

Government type: republic

Capital: Dili

Administrative divisions: 13 administrative districts; Aileu, Ainaro,
Baucau, Bobonaro (Maliana), Cova-Lima (Suai), Dili, Ermera, Lautem (Los
Palos), Liquica, Manatuto, Manufahi (Same), Oecussi (Ambeno), Viqueque

Independence: 28 November 1975 (date of proclamation of independence
from Portugal); note - 20 May 2002 is the official date of international
recognition of East Timor's independence from Indonesia

National holiday: Independence Day, 28 November (1975)

Constitution: 22 March 2002 (based on the Portuguese model)

Legal system: NA

Suffrage: 17 years of age; universal

Executive branch: chief of state: President Jose Alexander GUSMAO
(since 20 May 2002); note - the president plays a largely symbolic
role but is able to veto some legislation head of government: Prime
Minister Mari Bin Amude ALKATIRI (since 20 May 2002) cabinet: Council
of State elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year
term; election last held 14 April 2002 (next to be held NA April 2007);
following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or
majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the president
election results: Jose Alexander GUSMAO elected president; percent of
vote - Jose Alexander GUSMAO 82.7%, Francisco Xavier do Amaral 17.3%

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