Metroji clue #42

Dili in five emoji

Timor-Leste

The capital of a country that only became independent in 2002, on the eastern half of an island shared with Indonesia. The clue is unusually literal about the shape of the place.

What each emoji refers to

Coffee is the main export that is not oil, mostly grown by smallholders in the hills.
One of the most heavily Catholic countries anywhere, with a statue of Christ on the headland east of the city.
The strait north of Atauro island is deep enough that whales pass through it on migration.
The founding story has the island formed from a crocodile that carried a boy across the sea, which is roughly the shape it has on a map.
The interior is steep enough that the road across the country takes most of a day.

Dili at a glance

Country
Timor-Leste
Coordinates
8.56° S, 125.56° E
First played
Also accepted
East Timor

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Dili.

City Distance Direction
BaliIndonesia 1,150 km
Bandar Seri BegawanBrunei 1,900 km
NgerulmudPalau 2,050 km
JakartaIndonesia 2,080 km
Port MoresbyPapua New Guinea 2,380 km
ManilaPhilippines 2,620 km

Nearest cities we have written up

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