United Nations Administered East Timor
United Nations Administered East Timor refers to the period between 25 October 1999 and 20 May 2002 when East Timor was administered by the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor as a United Nations protectorate.
East Timor | |||||||||
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| 1999–2002 | |||||||||
Location of East Timor at the end of the Indonesian archipelago. | |||||||||
| Status | United Nations protectorate | ||||||||
| Capital | Dili | ||||||||
| Common languages | Tetum Portuguese Indonesian English | ||||||||
| Transitional Administrator | |||||||||
• 1999–2002 | Sérgio Vieira de Mello | ||||||||
| Chief Minister | |||||||||
• 2001–2002 | Mari Alkatiri | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| 25 October 1999 | |||||||||
| 20 May 2002 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 15,007 km2 (5,794 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• | 947,000 | ||||||||
| Currency | United States dollar | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | TL | ||||||||
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