East Timor is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. It controls 13,000 islands that span between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Eats Timor controls all of Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Timor, and Bali. On the island of Borneo, East Timor borders the countries of Sarawak and Sabah. It also borders Papua New Guinea on the island of New Guinea.
As of 2026, East Timor has a population of 288 million people. The capital of East Timor is Dili, which is located on the island of Timor. The most populated city in East Timor is Jakarta, located on the island of Java. Portuguese, Tetum, and Indonesian are the official languages. East Timor originally gained independence from Indonesia in 2002. Twenty years later in 2022, East Timor annexed Indonesia through peaceful means.