print email comment close Country Profile: East Timor URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1508119.stm Description: Profile of the "first new nation of the [21st] century," which was founded on May 20, 2002, and which previously had been governed by Indonesia and Portugal. Includes demographic facts, historical overview, timeline of key events, and information about leaders and media. Site also includes links to related news stories, and video of some news stories. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Publisher: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Extra Keywords Timor-Leste Lorosae Lorosa'e Library of Congress Subject Headings: East Timor LII Database Information: Record 8995 created by Maria Brandt on 08/26/2005 Last modification on 09/08/2009 Published: 08/26/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/8995