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 |
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| 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:
08 Feb 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
February 2013: The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Global Mechanism (GM) has launched a revamped web-based platform titled “Sustainable Land Management (SLM) – Finance.” The site will support the exchange of information on funding and finance for sustainable land management (SLM) among African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, many of which are also small island developing States (SIDS).
The platform, which is part of the EU-funded Scope|ACP project, a South...
06 Feb 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 February 2013: The Regional Fisheries Livelihoods Programme (RFLP) in South and Southeast Asia, funded by Spain and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), has launched a series of country surveys that provide data concerning small-scale fishing communities.
The RFLP aims to strengthen capacity among participating small-scale fishing communities and their supporting institutions in Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam....
05 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
September 2012: The September issue of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC) “Species e-Bulletin” highlights a study on the decline of freshwater ecosystems in northern Africa, and other news.
The study, coordinated by the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation and conducted by the IUCN Global Species Programme, shows that freshwater species in northern Africa face some of the highest levels of threat in continental Africa,...
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