Flag of Timor-Leste
What the flag means
- Black triangle — obscurantism to overcome
- Yellow triangle — the traces of colonialism
- Red — the struggle for liberation
- White star — the light of guidance
Design set by: Constituição da República Democrática de Timor-Leste, Artigo 15.º (Bandeira Nacional) · Adopted 2002
Highlights
- 🤿 World-class reef diving
- 🐋 Home to whales and dolphins
- ⛰️ Stunning Mount Ramelau
- 🌊 Clear emerald waters
- ☕ Fragrant Timorese coffee
Quick facts
- Region
- Asia · South-Eastern Asia
- Population
- 1,418,517 people (2025)
- Area
- 14,874 km²
- Capital
- Dili
- Languages
- Tetum, Indonesian
- Currency
- United States dollar (USD)
- Organizations
- United Nations, ASEAN
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: Constituição da República Democrática de Timor-Leste, Artigo 15.º (Bandeira Nacional)
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs
- Organizations: Initiative for ASEAN Integration Work Plan V 2026-2030
- Organizations: The ASEAN Charter, Annex 4: ASEAN Emblem