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East Timor (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in South-Eastern Asia, considered a part of Melanesia.

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Information
Language: Tetum, Portuguese
Capital: Dili
Population: 1,066,000
Currency: US Dollar (USD)
Hitchability: <rating country='tl' />
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Hitchhiking

According to Lonely Planet it seems to be a known concept among locals and is used for short distances. You should give a tip, which should be like how much you would pay in a microlet (minibus). In the rain season some remote village can be not reachable because of flooded roads.

Border crossing

 
Border to Indonesia

There is a open border crossing to Indonesia.

Cities