thumb|300px|right|Map of East Timor indicating cities and principal roads
The geography of East Timor exhibits a mountainous terrain on the eastern half of the island of Timor in Southeast Asia (or Oceania depending on definitions).
East Timor includes the eastern half of Timor, the Ocussi-Ambeno region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Atauro and Jaco.
The country is located northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian Archipelago.
'Timor' is a Portuguese derivation of 'Timor', the Malay word for "Orient"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands.
East Timor is the only Asian nation to lie entirely within the Southern Hemisphere.
The Loes River is the longest with a length of .
This river system covers an area of .
It is a small country with a land size of .
The exclusive economic zone is .Exclusive Economic Zones – Sea Around Us Project – Fisheries, Ecosystems & Biodiversity – Data and Visualization.
Statistics
; Area
Total: 14,874 km²
Land: 14,874 km²
Water: 0 km²
; Land boundaries
Total:
Border countries: Indonesia ()
; Coastline:
; Maritime claims
Territorial sea: 12 nmi
Contiguous zone: 24 nmo
Exclusive economic zone:  and 200 nmi
Elevation extremes
Lowest point: Timor Sea, Savu Sea, and Banda Sea 0 m
Highest point: Tatamailau ()
; Natural resources:
Gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble
; Land use
Arable land: 10.1%
Permanent crops: 4.9%
Permanent pasture: 10.1%
Forest: 49.1%
Other: 25.8% (2011)
; Irrigated land:
(2003)
Climate
Tropical; hot and humid with distinct rainy and dry seasons.
Tropical cyclones do occur along with floods.
Environment
; Natural hazards:
Landslides are common; earthquakes; and tsunamis.
; ;Environment - current issues
Widespread use of slash and burn agriculture has led to deforestation and soil erosion.
; Environment - international agreements:
Biodiversity, climate change, climate change-Kyoto Protocol, desertification
References
Much of the material in this article is adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and 2012.
