Last
updated: 22 March 2004
Tetun/Tetum
Also
Known As: Tetum
Language Family:
Location: East Timor, West Timor
RAPID
REFERENCE
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TimorNet
Links to History, Geography and Culture Background Documentation U.N. documents
on East Timor. Activism. Human Rights in East Timor. News archives.
Mailing Lists.
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CIA:
The World Factbook - East Timor
Good resource site for information on Geography, People, Government, Economy,
Communications, Transportation, Military, and Transnational Issues.
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BBC
News Country Profile - East Timor
Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic
background of countries; also bio sketches of leaders, essay on media,
and historic timelines. They also include audio and video clips from the
BBC archives.
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Country
Watch.com - East Timor
"CountryWatch is a world leader in providing country specific geopolitical intelligence
on each of the 192 countries of the world." Basic information is free; deeper
resources require subscription.
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International Monetary Fund
About: "The IMF is an international organization of 184 member countries.
It was established to promote international monetary cooperation, exchange
stability, and orderly exchange arrangements; to foster economic growth
and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary financial assistance
to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment." Includes pre-set
link to Democratic
Republic of Timor-Leste and the IMF.
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World
Health Organization - Timor-Leste
About WHO" "The World Health Organization, the United Nations
specialized agency for health, was established on 7 April 1948. WHO's objective,
as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the
highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO's Constitution
as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity."
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Amnesty
International - Timor-Leste
Amnesty
Internation is a champion defender
of human rights worldwide.
Familiarity with a given country's
human rights issues can provide
a unique insight into many
other aspects of its culture
and politics.
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Human
Rights Watch - East Timor
Human
Rights Watch is dedicated to
protecting the human rights
of people around the world. The "Info
by Countries" link on
the homepage provides index
to individual countries where
the organization finds abuses.
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Lonely
Planet World Guide - East Timor
The
people at the off-beat Lonely Planet
website are not your typical travel
guides -- they're very bright and know
what they're talking about. Their goal
is not to "sell the country" to
travelers. Instead, they tell it how
it is. Typical headings include: "Warnings" (in
case travel is not recommended - the "why's");
Facts for the Traveler, When to Go,
Events, Money and Costs, Attractions,
Off the Beaten Track, Activities, History,
Culture, Environment, Getting There
and Away, Getting Around, and Further
Reading and Related Weblinks.
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