Vera Cruz (Vera Cruz)
Vera Cruz, officially Vera Cruz Administrative Post (Posto Administrativo de Vera Cruz, Postu administrativu Vera Cruz), is an administrative post (and was formerly a subdistrict) in Dili municipality, East Timor. Its seat or administrative centre is Mascarenhas, and its population at the 2004 census was 28,178.
Map - Vera Cruz (Vera Cruz)
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Country - East_Timor
Flag of East Timor |
East Timor came under Portuguese influence in the sixteenth century, remaining a Portuguese colony until 1975. Internal conflict preceded a unilateral declaration of independence and an Indonesian invasion and annexation. Resistance continued throughout Indonesian rule, and in 1999 a United Nations–sponsored act of self-determination led to Indonesia relinquishing control of the territory. On 20 May 2002, as Timor-Leste, it became the first new sovereign state of the 21st century. That same year, relations with Indonesia were established and normalized, with Indonesia also supporting East Timor's accession into ASEAN.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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USD | United States dollar | $ | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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EN | English language |
ID | Indonesian language |
PT | Portuguese language |