Timor-Leste

At a Glance

Timor-Leste is one of the world's newest nations, a small half-island in Southeast Asia with a beautiful mountainous interior, a Portuguese and Indonesian colonial heritage, and a marine environment along its north coast that is considered among the most biodiverse in the world. The culture has a deep resilience shaped by a long struggle for independence. It suits adventurous divers and those who want to experience a country in the earliest stages of finding its own path.

• One of the world's newest countries — independent only since 2002.
• One of Asia's poorest despite significant offshore oil reserves.
• Has two official languages (Portuguese and Tetum) and neither is widely spoken by the youth.