This article describes the geography of East Timor.
- Location
- Southeast Asia (or Oceania depending on definitions), northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - East Timor includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Ocussi-Ambeno region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Atauro and Jaco
- Geographic coordinates
- 8°50′S 125°55′E / 8.833°S 125.917°E / -8.833; 125.917
- Map references
- Southeast Asia, Wallacea
- Area
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- Total: 14,874 km²
- Land: NA km²
- Water: NA km²
- Land boundaries
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- Total: 228 km (142 mi)
- Border countries: Indonesia (228 km/142 mi)
- Coastline
- 6,789 km (4,218 mi)
- Maritime claims
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- Contiguous zone: 24 nmi
- Extended fishing zone: NA nmi
- Territorial sea: 12 nmi
- Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nmi
- Continental shelf: NA nmi
- Exclusive economic zone: NA nmi
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