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 |
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| 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) |
Coming soon.
Country Strategies:
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
18 October 2010: The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) met on 18 October 2010, in New York, US, to consider groups of countries in special situations, looking ahead towards the Fourth UN Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDCs), to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 30 May-3 June 2010.
Cheick Sidi Diarra, Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser on Africa and High Representative for the LDCs, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
25 October 2010: The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Observatory on Migration, a joint initiative of the European Commission and the ACP countries, was launched officially at a special ceremony in Brussels, Belgium, held on 25 October 2010.
The Observatory is intended to provide reliable data on migration flows in ACP countries, with climate change as one of its key research topics. The Observatory will be run by the International Migration Organization (IOM) and and a consortium of 15...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 October 2010: The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Government of Brazil have announced the launch of a three-year programme to enhance the capacity of countries to respond to social and natural disasters.
The joint programme aims to build capacity in humanitarian assistance, the prevention of natural and social disasters, and post-crisis recovery. The first beneficiaries of the programme will be Haiti, Niger, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Timor-Leste, and Portuguese-...
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