East Timor

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Official Name
Democratic Republic of East Timor
Population Full

1,384,000 (2020 World Factbook)

Principal Languages
Portuguese, Tetun Dili
Literacy Rate
68% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CPPDCE (2016), CSICH (2016), ICCPR (2003), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Edwards 2016a, Edwards 2016b, Fox 1991, Gray et al 2009, Grimes et al 1997, Ross 2005, Williams-van Klinken and Williams 2015, Wurm 2007, Wurm and Hattori 1981
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for East Timor is 23. Of these, 22 are living and 1 is extinct. Of the living languages, 20 are indigenous and 2 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional, 2 are developing, 12 are vigorous, 5 are in trouble, and 1 is dying.