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East Timor

East Timor (Timor-Leste) is a country occupying the eastern half of the island of Timor in South-East Asia. It was a Portuguese colony for centuries and one of the last remnants of the Portuguese Empire; after Portugal withdrew in 1975 it was occupied by Indonesia and became independent in 2002. Portuguese remains an official language.

East Timor
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). East Timor. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/east-timor
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