How big is East Timor really?
East Timor covers 14,955 km² (5,774 mi²).
- Area
- 14,955 km² (5,774 mi²)
- Rank by area
- 157 of 219 countries and territories
- Closest in size
- Montenegro (13,849 km²)
- Population
- 1,340,000
- People per km²
- 90
- Size on a Mercator map
- 1 times the real size
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East Timor vs United States (Contiguous 48)
The larger of the two covers 530 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 530 times.
| East Timor | United States (Contiguous 48) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 14,955 km² | 7,930,605 km² |
| Population | 1,340,000 | 330,211,806 |
| People per km² | 90 | 42 |
| Difference in area | 7,915,650 km² | |
East Timor vs United Kingdom
The larger of the two covers 16.2 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 16.2 times.
| East Timor | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 14,955 km² | 242,602 km² |
| Population | 1,340,000 | 67,736,802 |
| People per km² | 90 | 279 |
| Difference in area | 227,647 km² | |
East Timor on a Mercator map
Most online maps and many printed world maps use the Mercator projection, which enlarges areas more and more towards the poles. This outline lies near the equator, so these maps draw it almost at its true size (1 times).
Countries closest in size
| Rank | Country | Area | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 154 | Fiji | 18,468 km² | +23% |
| 155 | Eswatini | 17,390 km² | +16% |
| 156 | Kuwait | 17,334 km² | +16% |
| 157 | East Timor | 14,955 km² | – |
| 158 | Montenegro | 13,849 km² | -7.4% |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 12,058 km² | -19% |
East Timor: largest regions
| Region | Area | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|
| Viqueque | 1,891 km² | 13% |
| Lautém | 1,807 km² | 12% |
| Manatuto | 1,779 km² | 12% |
| Baucau | 1,490 km² | 10% |
| Bobonaro | 1,372 km² | 9.2% |
- First-level regions in TrueSize
- 14
East Timor in history
- First entry on the timeline
- 46608 BC: Laili cave communities
- Border changes on the timeline
- 12
- Largest extent on the timeline
- 14,903 km² (1914–Today)
- Not on the map
- 40852 BC–40051 BC, 40049 BC–21051 BC, 14049 BC–8451 BC, 8013 BC–6884 BC, 4334 BC–1551 BC, 1549 BC–1104
| Names on the timeline | Years |
|---|---|
| Leki Wakik communities | 1450–1499 |
| Timorese kingdoms | 1500–1521 |
| Timorese kingdoms and Wehali | 1522–1701 |
| Portuguese Timor and Timorese kingdoms | 1702–1768 |
| Portuguese Timor | 1769–1974 |
| Portuguese Timor and Solor | 1850–1858 |
| Portuguese Timor under Allied occupation | 1941 |
| Japanese-occupied Portuguese Timor | 1942–1944 |
| Democratic Republic of East Timor | 1975 |
| East Timor under Indonesian occupation | 1976–1998 |
| East Timor under UN transitional administration | 1999–2001 |
| Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | 2002–Today |
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