Timor island is before 1976 splitted into 2, the east part was colonized by Portugal, and on the west part the area of Indonesia, yet after 1998 a movement of east Timor independence supported by Australia and Portugal succeeded in giving suppression to Indonesian government to organize a memorandum of opinion, under the watch of UN which brought east Timor ( Timor l'Este ) into their independency.
The culture of East Timor reflects numerous cultural influences, including Portuguese, Roman Catholic and Malay, on the indigenous Austronesian cultures of Timor.
Officially name: The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Capital: Dili
Largest city: Dili
Official language: Tetum and Portuguese
Government: Parliamentary republic