Timor-Leste

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• 🏝An island nation in Southeast Asia occupying the eastern half of the island of Timor, which gained independence in 2002.
• 🏳️What does its flag mean? The red field symbolizes the struggle for national liberation and independence. The black triangle represents the obscurantism and colonialism that had to be overcome. The yellow triangle symbolizes the traces of colonialism in East Timor's history. The five-pointed white star symbolizes the light that guides the nation toward peace and freedom.
• 🇹🇱One of Asia’s newest sovereign states: Timor-Leste restored its independence in May 2002 and became a UN member later that year.
• 🐠World's most biodiverse reefs: Scientific surveys around Atauro Island in Timor-Leste revealed the highest diversity of reef fish species per site anywhere in the world.
• ☕Wild organic coffee: Coffee is Timor-Leste's primary agricultural export, famous for growing shade-grown, organic Arabica coffee varieties natively in its high mountain ranges.