Timor-Leste
Location
Dili
East Timor
8° 34' 0.012" S, 125° 34' 1.2" E
Capital City:
Dili
Languages:
Tetum, Portuguese, Indonesian and English
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net enrollment ratio in primary education | 68.099999999999994 | 63 | MDG Database | |||||||||
| Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage | 26.1 | 26.1 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 29.2 | 29.2 | 29.2 | UN Stats (MDGs indicators) | |||
| Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural land (1000 Ha) | 337 | 362 | 362 | 365 | 385 | 385 | 385 | 375 | 375 | FAO | ||
| Forest area (sq km) | 8,540 | 8,428 | 8,316 | 8,204 | 8,092 | 7,980 | 7,868 | 7,756 | World Bank | |||
| Forest area (% of land area) | 57.43 | 56.68 | 55.92 | 55.17 | 54.42 | 53.67 | 52.91 | 52.16 | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country population | 815,310 | 834,521 | 866,655 | 907,539 | 950,750 | 991,601 | 1,028,910 | 1,064,140 | 1,098,390 | 1,133,590 | World Bank | |
| Population annual growth | 0.490216 | 2.32895 | 3.77831 | 4.60956 | 4.65146 | 4.20697 | 3.69345 | 3.36679 | 3.16739 | 3.15513 | World Bank | |
| Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) | 520 | 420 | 370 | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDI - Human Development Index | 0.428 | 0.445 | 0.471 | 0.492 | 0.497 | 0.502 | UNDP International Human Development Indicators - Calculated based on data from UNDESA (2009d), Barro and Lee (2010), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2010b), World Bank (2010b) and IMF(2010a). |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) | 790 | 690 | 700 | 690 | 990 | 1,490 | 1,990 | 3,130 | 4,730 | World Bank | ||
| ODA received as % of GNI | 71.56 | 69.22 | 74.76000000000001 | 56.3 | 35.8 | 26.59 | 21.51 | 16.1 | 9.52 | UN Stats (MDGs indicators) |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric power consumption (kWh) | World Bank | |||||||||||
| Combustible renewables and waste (metric tons of oil equivalent) | World Bank | |||||||||||
| Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), thousand metric tons of CO2 (CDIAC) | 161 | 161 | 176 | 176 | 180 | 183 | MDG Database (CDIAC Data) |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improved water source (% of population with access) | 52 | 63 | 69 | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected | 3.11 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 6.36 | 6.36 | 6.36 | UN Stats (MDGs indicators) |
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Country Strategies:
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 July 2011: The UN Security Council held its second thematic debate on “Maintenance of international peace and security: the impact of climate change,” on 20 July 2011, in New York, US. Many delegates expressed concern that adverse effects of climate change could aggravate existing threats to international peace and security. While noting that the loss of territory in some States due to sea-level rise, particularly in small, low-lying island States, could have security implications, the...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 July
2008: A UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) three-year pilot
project aimed to help rural communities harness the potential of solar energy
recently concluded in Timor-Leste.
Under
the pilot programme, carried out in communities on Atauro Island and in Aleiu
District, community members agreed to pay US$1.80 per month for the use of
solar lanterns, resulting in estimated community savings of US$1800. Sarina
Kilham, UNDESA Chief, said the pilot project has shown that...
10 Dec 2011
|
SIDS Policy and Practice
On 13 March 2009, environment and fisheries ministers from six Asia Pacific countries considered a draft Regional Action Plan for the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) on coral reefs, fisheries and food security, which establish a framework to tackle coastal and marine resource degradation in the Coral Triangle ecosystem.
Ministers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste are working to ensure the sustainable management of the Coral Triangle, a...
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