Plugs and voltage
Timor-Leste uses Types C, E, F and I sockets. Mains supply is 220 V at 50 Hz.
At 220 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.
Money
$ US Dollar USD
| 1 EUR | 1.12 USD |
|---|---|
| 1 GBP | 1.34 USD |
| 1 JPY | 0.006359 USD |
| 1 AUD | 0.7025 USD |
Price level 45 (US = 100, 2025)
Everyday household prices in Timor-Leste are about 45% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries
Language
- Portugueseofficial59%
- Tetumofficial59%
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
Timor-Leste is on UTC+9, with no daylight saving time.
Driving
Traffic in Timor-Leste drives on the left, so the steering wheel is on the right. All left-driving countries
Public holidays in the next 12 months
18 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
November 2026
- All Souls' Day
- National Women's Day
- National Youth Day
- Proclamation of Independence Day
December 2026
- Memorial Day
- Day of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception and Timor-Leste Patroness
- Christmas Day
- National Heroes Day
January 2027
- New Year's Day
March 2027
- Veteran's Day
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
- Good Friday
May 2027
- International Worker's Day
- Eid al-Adha (estimated)
- Restoration of Independence Day
- Corpus Christi
August 2027
- Popular Consultation Day
November 2027
- All Saints' Day
Travel advisories
United States · State Department
Level 2 Exercise increased caution
Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom · FCDO
No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Timor-Leste.
Updated 2025-12-10. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +670
- Internet domain
- .tl
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
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Flag: Flag of East Timor.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of East Timor.svg, Public domain. Electricity: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), see methodology.
