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Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste, also called East Timor, covers the eastern half of the island of Timor plus the enclave of Oecusse in the west. A Portuguese colony for centuries, then occupied by Indonesia, it restored its independence in 2002.

Calm shallow water along the shore of Atauro island, with green hills and scattered roofs behind

Atauro

Photo: Taugen, CC0

Red for the struggle for liberation, yellow for the traces of colonialism, black for the darkness still to overcome, and the white star for peace. Adopted in 2002.

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