Timor-Leste is an island country, located at the eastern end of Nusa Tenggara Islands, including Oecussi area on the east and west coasts of Timor Island, and near atauro island and Yaku Island at the eastern end. It borders West Timor, Indonesia, and faces Australia across the Timor Sea to the south.
The population is 65,438+0,340,000 (in 2022), 78% are indigenous (mixed-race of Papuans and Malays or Polynesians), 20% are Indonesians, and 2% are Chinese, with a land area of 65,438+05,007 square kilometers, and there are 65,438+03 in China.
East Timor is one of the least developed countries in the world, and most of its materials depend on foreign aid. Agriculture also uses slash-and-burn methods extensively, which leads to deforestation and soil erosion and damages the local ecological environment. Oil and gas development along the coast of East Timor has greatly supplemented government revenue, and natural gas is transported to Australia through pipelines.
Social customs and habits
When visiting other people's homes, East Timorese women often bring small gifts to their hostess, and they will be treated more warmly. This kind of thing belongs to women's patent. It is a traditional custom for men to sit around and eat together only when they visit their father-in-law for the first time.
However, professional women rarely make up like this. They also like to wear lipstick, eye shadow and some cosmetics. East Timorese belong to the brown race, but they say they prefer white skin to black skin.
Men in many parts of East Timor live a carefree life. Women are responsible for chopping wood, carrying water, farming and serving children. What men do is pick some coconuts from the tree with a machete around their waist and take them home. Some fishermen's families are also responsible for fishing at sea. Women are used to taking on everything.
An Australian female linguist is studying the local language and culture here. She deliberately blended in with the local people, ate and lived with them, spoke the local language and worked together.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-East Timor