Timor-Leste is one of the poorest nations in the world. Many people subsist well below the 1 USD per day threshold indicating absolute poverty. The economy in the capital, Dili, enables some people to get jobs with reasonable wages; however many others in the city scrape a living however they can, falling short of the USD1 per day indicator.

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Street vendors, Comoro.  Timor-Leste, February 2006

Street vendors, Comoro. 
Timor-Leste, February 2006

Mechanic.  Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006

Mechanic. 
Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006

Gambling, Maliana.  Maliana, Timor-Leste, February 2006

Gambling, Maliana. 
Maliana, Timor-Leste, February 2006

Cock fight, Audian.  Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006

Cock fight, Audian. 
Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006

Street vendor, Comoro.  Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006

Street vendor, Comoro. 
Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006

Lottery ticket sellers, Comoro market.  Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006

Lottery ticket sellers, Comoro market. 
Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006

A barrow boy prepares to load vegetables for marketeers, Comoro market.  Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006

A barrow boy prepares to load vegetables for marketeers, Comoro market. 
Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006

Young members of street gang 'Boy Simples' earn a meal helping build a house.  Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006

Young members of street gang 'Boy Simples' earn a meal helping build a house. 
Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006

Rubbish collection service in Comoro market.  Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006

Rubbish collection service in Comoro market. 
Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006

Men load sand in Comoro river.  Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006

Men load sand in Comoro river. 
Dili, Timor-Leste, February 2006