East Timor - (Asien)

Informationen über East Timor

Hauptstadt
Dili
Fläche
15007 Quadratkilometer
Einwohnerzahl
997853
Religionen
Roman Catholic 90%, Muslim 4%, Protestant 3%, Hindu 0.5%, Buddhist, Animist
Christen (%)
93.00
Protestanten (%)
3.00
Reformierte (%)

The Portuguese colony of Timor declared itself independent from Portugal on 28 November 1975 and was invaded and occupied by Indonesian forces nine days later. It was incorporated into Indonesia in July 1976 as the province of East Timor. A campaign of pacification followed over the next two decades, during which an estimated 100,000 to 250,000 individuals lost their lives. On 30 August 1999, in a UN-supervised popular referendum, the people of East Timor voted for independence from Indonesia. During 1999-2001, pro-integrationist militias - supported by Indonesia - conducted indiscriminate violence. On 20 May 2002, East Timor was internationally recognized as an independent state and the world\'s newest democracy.
(The world factbook, http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/tt.html)

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