page_title: Geography of East Timor
hierarchical_section_title: Geography of East Timor
caption_attribution_description: Adopted from Image:Timor.png. Names, roads, etc from Image:CIA-TimorLeste.jpg.
context_page_description: The geography of East Timor exhibits a mountainous terrain on the eastern half of the island of Timor in Southeast Asia. East Timor includes the eastern half of Timor, the Ocussi-Ambeno region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Atauro and Jaco. The country is located northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago. 'Timor' is a Portuguese derivation of 'Timor', the Malay word for "Orient"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East Timor is the only Asian nation to lie entirely within the Southern Hemisphere. The Loes River is the longest with a length of 80 km. This river system covers an area of 2,184 km². It is a small country with a land size of 14,919 km². The exclusive economic zone is 70,326 km².
context_section_description: The geography of East Timor exhibits a mountainous terrain on the eastern half of the island of Timor in Southeast Asia (or Oceania depending on definitions).  East Timor includes the eastern half of Timor, the Ocussi-Ambeno region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Atauro and Jaco. The country is located northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago. 'Timor' is a Portuguese derivation of 'Timor', the Malay word for "Orient"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East Timor is the only Asian nation to lie entirely within the Southern Hemisphere. The Loes River is the longest with a length of 80 km (50 mi). This river system covers an area of 2,184 km² (843 sq mi). It is a small country with a land size of 14,919 km² (5,760 sq mi). The exclusive economic zone is 70,326 km² (27,153 sq mi).
caption: Map of East Timor indicating cities and principal roads
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