Timór-Leste,is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecusse exclave on the north-western half, and the minor islands of Atauro and Jaco. Australia is the country's southern neighbour, separated by the Timor Sea.It came under Portuguese influence in the sixteenth century, remaining a colony until 1975. Internal conflict preceded a unilateral declaration of independence and an Indonesian invasion
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Economy: It is a low-income economy as ranked by the World Bank. It is placed 133rd on the Human Development Index, indicating a medium level of human development. 20% of the population is unemployed, and 52.9% live on less than $1.25 a day. About half of the population is illiterate. At 27%, Its urbanisation rate is one of the lowest in the world.In 2007, a bad harvest caused a "major food crisis" in East Timor
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