Timor-Leste
Capital · Dili
Asia's youngest nation — untouched dive walls and whale migrations off Atauro.
Timor-Leste at a glance
- Capital
- Dili
- Region
- Southeast Asia, island of Timor
- Currency
- US dollar (USD)
- Languages
- Tetum · Portuguese
- Dialling code
- +670
- Community
- Africans in Timor-Leste
Public holidays & key dates in Timor-Leste
Dates shift year to year where a holiday follows a lunar or religious calendar. Check locally before you book flights or count on offices being open.
Visas for African passports
Entry rules for Timor-Leste differ sharply depending on which African passport you hold — visa-free for some nationalities, e-visa for others, embassy application for the rest.
The AfricAsia Passport Index checks every African passport against this destination, with the current route and a plain-language note on what officers ask for.
Check your passport →Ask before you land
Rent, agents, hospitals, halal and African groceries, church and mosque, where people actually meet on a Sunday — the answers live with the people already there.
The Timor-Leste channel in the Hub is free, open, and moderated by members who live in the country.
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