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East Timor: Environment
| Environment - current issues | widespread use of slash and burn agriculture has led to deforestation and soil erosion | | Environment - international agreements | NA | | Natural hazards | floods and landslides are common; earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical cyclones |
East Timor: Land use / Resources
| Land use (%) | arable land: 4.71%
permanent crops: 0.67%
other: 94.62% (2001) | | Natural resources | gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble |
East Timor: Economy
| Economy - overview: | In late 1999, about 70% of the economic infrastructure of East Timor was laid waste by Indonesian troops and anti-independence militias, and 300,000 people fled westward. Over the next three years, however, a massive international program, manned by 5,000 peacekeepers (8,000 at peak) and 1,300 police officers, led to substantial reconstruction in both urban and rural areas. By 2003, all but about 30,000 of the refugees had returned. Non-petroleum GDP growth was held back in 2003 by extensive drought and the gradual winding down of the international presence, but recovered somewhat in 2004. The country faces great challenges in continuing the rebuilding of infrastructure, strengthening the infant civil administration, and generating jobs for young people entering the workforce. The development of oil and gas resources in nearby waters has begun to supplement government revenues ahead of schedule and above expectations - the result of high petroleum prices - but the technology-intensive industry does little to create jobs for the unemployed. The Parliament in June 2005 unanimously approved the creation of a Petroleum Fund to serve as a repository for all petroleum revenues and preserve the value of East Timor's petroleum wealth for future generations. | | GDP - per capita | $400 (2004 est.) | | GDP - real growth rate (%) | 1% (2004 est.) | | Agriculture - products | coffee, rice, maize, cassava, sweet potatoes, soybeans, cabbage, mangoes, bananas, vanilla | | GDP - composition by sector (%) | agriculture: 25.4%, industry: 17.2%, services: 57.4% (2001) | | Industries | printing, soap manufacturing, handicrafts, woven cloth | | Economic aid - recipient | $2.2 billion (1999-2002 est.) | | Debt - external | none | | Population below poverty line (%) | 42% (2003 est.) | | Labor force - by occupation (%) | NA |
East Timor: Population / Demographics
| Population (July 2005) | 1,040,880 | | Population growth rate (%) (2005) | 2.09% | | Population density (people/sq km) (2005) | 69.4 | | Median age (years) | total: 20.41 years | | Total fertility rate (children born/woman) | 3.61 (2005 est.) | | Ethnic groups (%) | Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian), Papuan, small Chinese minority |
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East Timor: Infrastructure
| Telephones - main lines in use | NA | | Telephones - mobile cellular | NA | | Roadways (km) | total: 3,800 km
paved: 428 km
unpaved: 3,372 km (1995) |
East Timor: Health
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | total population: 65.9 years
male: 63.63 years
female: 68.29 years (2005 est.) | | Infant mortality rate | 47.41 deaths/1,000 live births | | HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%) | NA |
East Timor
: References & Data Sources
 Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005
Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005 & 2010) and the State of the World's Forests (2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001)
Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.
Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.
RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.
World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site
The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund
With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com
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