| NAME: |
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| LOCATION: |
Asia |
| GOVERNMENT: |
Republic |
| OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English. There are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people. |
| MAJOR RELIGION(S): |
Roman Catholic 98%, Muslim 1%, Protestant 1%. |
| MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: |
Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian), Papuan, small Chinese minority. |
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