Timor-Leste

Key facts

Land borders (1)

• Indonesia

Timor-Leste in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Timor-Leste is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 24 claims from the pool that are true of Timor-Leste, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Uses the US dollar as its currency1 of 8
• Has Portuguese as an official language1 of 9
• Its capital city's name begins with “D”1 of 9
• Its name begins with “T”1 of 12
• Borders exactly one country1 of 16
• Its currency is called the dollar1 of 27
• Lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere1 of 34
• Its flag contains black1 of 44
• Is an island nation1 of 47
• Is in Asia1 of 48
• Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
• Drives on the left1 of 54
• Has more than one official language1 of 65
• Its flag features a star1 of 67
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177