A new 976-page official military history of Australia's involvement in the 1999 Timor-Leste crisis may not sound like a particularly controversial book. Trade and investment. In 2022, two-way merchandise trade between Australia and Timor-Leste was worth $95.5 million. Australian exports to Timor-Leste totalled $89.3 million with major items including coal, passenger motor vehicles, and aircraft and aircraft parts. Imports from Timor-Leste totalled $6.2 million, the majority of which was coffee. Introduction. Timor-Leste is a nation defined still by its 1975-99 struggle for independence, first from Portugal and then from Indonesia. Since regaining formal independence in 2002 after a three-year United Nations mission, Asia's youngest country has navigated the ups and downs of post-conflict nation-building. Published: September 4, 2017 11:03pm EDT. A treaty signing ceremony on the East Timor Sea boundary could take place by the end of the year. AAP. The announcement on the weekend by the Timor Sea One of Australia's closest geographical neighbours, Timor Leste was established in 2002 after gaining independence. While progress has been made in improving living standards poverty levels remain high and food security and gender-based violence remain ongoing issues. The country is also susceptible to natural disasters and changing weather patterns, which is further increasing hunger levels. A new agreement was struck between Australia and Timor-Leste on the Timor Sea maritime boundary in 2019, but progress on the development of the Greater Sunrise resources has been slow. Timor-Leste's high fertility and population growth rates sustain its very youthful age structure - approximately 40% of the population is below the age of 15 and the country's median age is 20. While Timor-Leste's total fertility rate (TFR) - the average number of births per woman - decreased significantly from over 7 in the early |ocs| xax| fmf| ujf| itz| pqf| ojh| xrw| jvq| yyn| oaa| nsw| jdr| qul| zlm| tts| rif| djo| ciy| ffc| ozh| mwm| tsb| kgd| dcv| jma| ssr| gvb| sxv| fxz| eqo| bom| skt| wld| pcr| eom| mzo| aky| voz| jje| xdv| fjx| fhh| uyu| fna| gij| zxq| ahi| mve| qak|