Officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, it is one of the world's newest countries.

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The workshop was jointly organized by the State Secretariat of Art and Culture of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, the Cova Lima District government and UNESCO with support from the Government of Japan through UNESCO Japanese Funds-In-Trust for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

UNESCO: Culture Sector - Intangible Heritage - 2003 Convention