United Nations Administered East Timor
East Timor | |||||||||
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| 1999–2002 | |||||||||
Location of East Timor at the end of the Indonesian archipelago. | |||||||||
| Status | United Nations administered territory | ||||||||
| Capital | Dili | ||||||||
| Common languages | Tetum Portuguese Indonesian English | ||||||||
| Transitional Administrator | |||||||||
• 1999–2002 | Sérgio Vieira de Mello | ||||||||
| Chief Minister | |||||||||
• 2001–2002 | Mari Alkatiri | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| 25 October 1999 | |||||||||
| 20 May 2002 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 15,007 km2 (5,794 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• | 947,000 | ||||||||
| Currency | United States dollar | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | TL | ||||||||
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United Nations Administered East Timor refers to the period between 25 October 1999 and 20 May 2002 when Timor-Leste was administered by the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor as a United Nations protectorate.