Portuguese Timor

Portuguese colony, now known as East Timor (Timor-Leste), an independent country
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Portuguese Timor

Summary

Portuguese Timor is a colony[1]. It draws 474 Wikipedia views per month (colony category, ranking #44 of 146).[2]

Key Facts

  • Portuguese Timor is in the country of Timor-Leste[3].
  • Portuguese Timor is in the country of Portuguese Empire[4].
  • Portuguese Timor's continent is recorded as Asia[5].
  • Portuguese Timor's instance of is recorded as colony[6].
  • Portuguese Timor's instance of is recorded as overseas province of Portugal[7].
  • Portuguese Timor's capital is recorded as Dili[8].
  • Portuguese Timor's official language is recorded as Portuguese[9].
  • Portuguese Timor's currency is recorded as Portuguese Timorese pataca[10].
  • Portuguese Timor's flag image is recorded as Flag of Portugal (official).svg[11].
  • Portuguese Timor's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Portuguese Timor (1951–1975).svg[12].
  • Portuguese Timor's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Portuguese Timor (1935–1975, lesser).svg[13].
  • Portuguese Timor's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 150709574[14].
  • Portuguese Timor's locator map image is recorded as LocationEastTimor.svg[15].
  • Portuguese Timor's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80062454[16].
  • Portuguese Timor's Commons category is recorded as Portuguese Timor[17].
  • Portuguese Timor's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[18].
  • +1702-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Portuguese Timor[19].
  • Portuguese Timor was dissolved in +1975-12-07T00:00:00Z[20].
  • Portuguese Timor was dissolved in +1976-07-17T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Portuguese Timor was dissolved in +2002-05-20T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Portuguese Timor's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -8.554722222222223, 'lon': 125.57861111111112}[23].
  • Portuguese Timor's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ccp2[24].
  • Portuguese Timor's significant event is recorded as 1975 proclamation of independence from East Timor[25].
  • Portuguese Timor's significant event is recorded as Indonesian invasion of East Timor[26].
  • Portuguese Timor's significant event is recorded as annexation[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Timor-Leste[3], a country[28], in Timor-Leste[29], founded in 1975[30] and Portuguese Empire[4], a historical country[31], in Kingdom of Portugal[32], founded in 1415[33]. Portuguese Timor's continent is recorded as Asia[5].

Physical Characteristics

Portuguese Timor's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14.925'}[34]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+630000'}[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include colony[6] and overseas province of Portugal[7].

History and Context

+1702-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Portuguese Timor[19].

Why It Matters

Portuguese Timor draws 474 Wikipedia views per month (colony category, ranking #44 of 146).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . spiegel.de. spiegel.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . unis.unvienna.org. unis.unvienna.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . spiegel.de. spiegel.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . spiegel.de. spiegel.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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