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This is a list of islands of East Timor . [1]
This is a list of islands of East Timor . [1]
| Island | Other names | Coordinates | Surface area controlled (% of island) | Surface area controlled (quantitative) | Population (2015 census) |
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| Timor | Malay: Timur | 9°14′S124°56′E / 9.233°S 124.933°E | 49 | 15,007 km2 (5,794 sq mi) | 1,183,643 |
| Atauro | Malay: Pulu Kambing Tetum: Pulau Atauro Tetum: Pulau Ata'uro Portuguese : Ilha de Ataúro Indonesian : Pulau Kambing | 08°14′24″S125°34′48″E / 8.24000°S 125.58000°E | 100 | 140 km2 (54 sq mi) | 9,274 |
| Jaco | Indonesian: Pulau Jako Tetum: Pulau Jaco | 8°25′30″S127°19′30″E / 8.42500°S 127.32500°E | 100 | 11 km2 (4 sq mi) | 0 |
The United Kingdom is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The United Kingdom is made up of four countries – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. With a total area of approximately 244,376 square kilometres (94,354 sq mi), the UK occupies the major part of the British Isles archipelago and includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern one-sixth of the island of Ireland and many smaller surrounding islands. It is the world's 7th largest island country. The mainland areas lie between latitudes 49°N and 59°N, and longitudes 8°W to 2°E. The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in south-east London, is the defining point of the Prime Meridian.
The term "United States," when used in the geographic sense, refers to the contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, the five insular territories of Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and minor outlying possessions. The United States shares land borders with Canada and Mexico and maritime borders with Russia, Cuba, the Bahamas, and many other countries, mainly in the Caribbeanin addition to Canada and Mexico. The northern border of the United States with Canada is the world's longest bi-national land border.
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The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to the United Kingdom.
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