United Nations Administered East Timor

East Timor
Timor-Leste (Portuguese)
Timor Lorosa'e (Tetum)
تيمور الشرقية (Arabic)
东帝汶 (Chinese)
Timor oriental (French)
Восточный Тимор (Russian)
Timor oriental (Spanish)
1999–2002
Location of East Timor at the end of the Indonesian archipelago.
Location of East Timor at the end of the Indonesian archipelago.
StatusUnited Nations protectorate
CapitalDili
Common languagesTetum
Portuguese
Indonesian
English
Transitional
Administrator
 
• 1999–2002
Sérgio Vieira de Mello
Chief Minister 
• 2001–2002
Mari Alkatiri
History 
25 October 1999
20 May 2002
Area
• Total
15,007 km2 (5,794 sq mi)
Population
• 
947,000
CurrencyUnited States dollar
ISO 3166 codeTL
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Indonesian occupied East Timor
East Timor

United Nations Administered East Timor refers to the period between 25 October 1999 and 20 May 2002 when East Timor was administered by the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor as a United Nations protectorate.