Officially name: The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Capital: Dili
Largest city: Dili
Official language: Tetum and Portuguese
Government: Parliamentary republic
Politics of East Timor takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of East Timor is the head of government, and of a multi-party system.
The population of East Timor is about one million. It has grown considerably recently, because of a high birth rate and because of the return of refugees. The population is especially concentrated in the area around Dili.