Environment - current issues:
widespread use of slash and burn agriculture has led to deforestation and soil erosion
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Climate Change, Desertification
Geography - note:
Timor comes from the Malay word for "East"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands
People
Timor-Leste
Population:
1,108,777 note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2008 est.)
Age structure: