 |
East Timor Info
Here is some information and statistics on East Timor's culture, population, government, history etc...:
|
Population
|
700,000 - 800,000
This is currently unknown due to the refugee situation. A cencus is currently being conducted.
|
|
Major Industries
|
Coffee, Oil and Natural Gas.
The Australian and East Timor governments are in the process of drilling in the Timor Gap.
|
|
Visa Requirements
|
An automatic 90 Visa is granted upon entry.
|
|
Time Zone
|
UTC + 8 Hours
(1 hour behind AEST)
|
|
Electricity
|
220-230v AC
Both European and Australian plugs are used
|
|
Climate
|
Generally hot, verging on tropical.
The wet season is from December to April
|
|
Money/Currency
|
The official currency is $US.
There is an ANZ bank with an ATM that provided cash advances from credit cards in $US
|
|
Telecommunications
|
Currenty the most common Telecommunications is by using the Telstra GSM network. This is an extension of the Australian Telstra GSM network. A GSM handset and a Telstra SIM card are required. Both these items can be purchased in Dili.
Mobile Coverage is provided in Dili, Dili Airport, Bacau Airport and Oeccusse.
Telstra GSM mobile service will only be available unitl Feb/Mar 2003
A basic land based telecommunications system is in place, however it is fairly small and expensive to use.
|
|
Airlines
|
There are 3 ways to get to East Timor.
- By land through West Timor
- From Darwin flying Air North
- From Bali flying Merpati
|
|
|
