Timor Leste Governance Information

Type of Government:	Republic
Capital city:	Dili
Other cities:	13 administrative districts; Aileu, Ainaro, Baucau, Bobonaro (Maliana), Cova-Lima (Suai), Dili, Ermera, Lautem (Los Palos), Liquica, Manatuto, Manufahi (Same), Oecussi (Ambeno), Viqueque
Population:	1,108,777
Independence:	28 November 1975 (independence proclaimed from Portugal); note - 20 May 2002 is the official date of international recognition of Timor-Leste's independence from Indonesia
Constitution:	22 March 2002 (based on the Portuguese model)
Ambassador:	Vacant
Charge'd Affairs:	Jorge CAMEO
President:	Jose RAMOS-HORTA (since 20 May 2007)
Ministers:	Prime Minister and Minister of Defence José Ramos-Horta Vice-Prime Minister and the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Estanislau da Silva Vice-Prime Minister and the Minister of Health Rui Maria Araújo Minister of State Administration Ana Pessoa Minister of Planning and Finance Madalena Boavida Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation José Luís Guterres Minister of the Interior Alcino Barris Minister in the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Antoninho Bianco Minister of Education and Culture Rosária Corte-Real Minister of Justice Domingos Sarmento Minister of Labour and Community Reinsertion Arsénio Paixão Bano Minister of Development Arcenjo da Silva Minister of Public Works Odete Victor da Costa Minister of Natural Resources, Minerals and Energy Policy José Teixeira Minister of Transports and Communications Inácio Moreira
Vice Ministers:	Vice-Minister of State Administration Valentim Ximenes Vice-Minister of State Administration Filomeno Aleixo Vice-Minister of Planning and Finance Aicha Bassarewa Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Adaljiza Magno Vice-Minister of the Interior José A. Sequeira Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Francisco Benevides Vice-Minister for Technical and Higher Education Víctor da C. Soares Vice-Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Ilda da Conceição Vice-Minister of Health Luís Lobato Vice-Minister of Justice Isabel Ferreira Vice-Minister of Development António Cepeda Vice-Minister of Public Works Raul Mousaco
Parliament:	unicameral National Parliament
Election:	last held on 30 June 2007 (next elections due by June 2012)
Political Parties:	Democratic Party or PD [Fernando de ARAUJO]; National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction or CNRT [Xanana GUSMAO]; National Democratic Union of Timorese Resistance or UNDERTIM [Cornelio DA Conceicao GAMA]; National Unity Party or PUN [Fernanda BORGES]; People's Party of Timor or PPT [Jacob XAVIER]; Revolutionary Front of Independent Timor-Leste or FRETILIN [Mari ALKATIRI]; Social Democratic Association of Timor or ASDT [Francisco Xavier do AMARAL]; Social Democratic Party or PSD [Mario CARRASCALAO]; Sons of the Mountain Warriors or KOTA [Manuel TILMAN] (also known as Association of Timorese Heroes)
International Memberships	African, Caribbean , and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Asian Development Bank (ADB) Colombo Plan (CP) Commonwealth of Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Group of 77 (G-77) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Labour Organisation (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Interpol Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (Sparteca) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) Universal Postal Union (UPU) University of the South Pacific (USP) World Bank World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organisation (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Sources:	(1) Official Website - Tomor Leste http://www.pm.gov.tp/ministers.htm (2) World Fact Book - Timor Leste https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tt.html

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