Timor-Leste

Key facts

Which countries border Timor-Leste?1

• Indonesia

Timor-Leste in the game

Every puzzle gives three clues that exactly one country satisfies. Timor-Leste is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 34 clues from the pool that are true of Timor-Leste, rarest first — the fewer countries share a clue, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Borders an island nation1 of 8
• Uses the US dollar as its currency1 of 8
• Has Portuguese as an official language1 of 9
• Its name begins with “T”1 of 12
• Borders exactly one country1 of 16
• Its flag features a triangle1 of 16
• Its currency is called the dollar1 of 27
• Borders a country in a different hemisphere1 of 34
• Lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere1 of 34
• Lies further east than India1 of 34
• Its flag contains black1 of 44
• Every country it borders has a higher peak than it does1 of 46
• Is an island nation1 of 47
• Borders a country spanning more time zones than it does1 of 48
• Is in Asia1 of 48
• Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
• Every country it borders is larger than it1 of 51
• Drives on the left1 of 54
• Shares no official language with any of its neighbours1 of 54
• Borders a country more than ten times its size1 of 59
• Has more than one official language1 of 65
• Borders a country of more than 100 million people1 of 66
• Every country it borders has a coastline1 of 67
• Its flag features a star1 of 67
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Has fewer people than Ireland1 of 74
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
• Is smaller than Portugal1 of 86
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Is smaller than Iceland1 of 89
• Lies entirely within the tropics1 of 90
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144

Common questions about Timor-Leste

Which countries border Timor-Leste?

Timor-Leste shares a land border with one country: Indonesia.

What is the capital of Timor-Leste?

The capital of Timor-Leste is Dili.

Is Timor-Leste landlocked?

No — Timor-Leste is an island nation.

What language is spoken in Timor-Leste?

Timor-Leste has 2 official languages: Tetum and Portuguese.