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| | Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : East Timor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) |
 | | The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste or East Timor is a nation in Southeast Asia, consisting of the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecussi-Ambeno, an exclave of East Timor situated on the western side of the island, surrounded by West Timor. |
 | | East Timor inherited no permanent maritime boundaries when it attained independence, and the Government of East Timor is seeking to negotiate a boundary with Australia halfway between it and Australia. |
 | | The people of East Timor, known collectively as the Maubere, an originally derogatory name turned into a name of pride by the resistance movement, consist of a number of distinct ethnic groups, most of whom are of Malayo-Polynesian descent and some of older Papuan stock. |
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