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Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste is a country in tremendous need of substantial development in a wide variety of sectors. Mercy Corps has chosen to focus on building the skills of farmers to build local economies. We're implementing a European Community-funded project in Timor-Leste to improve food and cash crop production for 4,500 farmer families — about 22,500 individuals — in two rural districts: Ainaro and Manfahi.

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Blog Post:  Posted May 13, 2010, 7:44 pm by Paul Jeffery

Photo of the Day: Timor-Leste

Country: Timor-Leste

A verdant landscape in rural Timor-Leste (East Timor) with traditional buildings, horses and mountains. Photo: Paul Jeffery/Mercy Corps

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Timor-Leste Facts

  • Population: 1.1 million
  • Size: 5,400 square miles
  • Human Development Index rank: 158 (of 179)
  • Birthdate: May 20, 2002
  • Mercy Corps began work in 2008
  • Primary work: Training and mobilizing youth leaders to foster peaceful progress
  • Number of conflict-related deaths, 1974-1999: 102,800

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In 1999 Timor-Leste (formerly known as East Timor) seceded from Indonesia and, in 2002, officially became the world’s newest nation after 24 years of Indonesian control and three years of United Nations Administration.

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