There is also a brief history and introduction to East Timor on these pages, see: East Timor - Some Basic Facts - (pre ballot but still relevant).
There is a wealth of information relating to East Timor elsewhere on the web, the following sites are by no means a comprehensive list but includes those that we have found most useful.
ETAN One of the most comprehensive sites, anything and everything on East Timor.
East Timor International Support Centre Another very comprehensive site from an Australian NGO.
University of Coimbra, Portugal A very good introduction to the history of East Timor.
East Timor Human Rights Centre, Melbourne Images, pictures and reports on human rights in East Timor.
Timor - a Travellers guide. Slightly out of date but detailed info on every corner of East Timor.
Tapol UK based group campaigning for human rights throughout Indonesia.
National Council for Timorese Resistance (CNRT) Coalition group of Timorese independence organisations.
United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) The UN mission that is organising the popular consultation.
Brittish Coalition for East Timor London based coalition.
www.reliefweb.int Web site run by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), includes reports from many of the aid agencies now in East Timor. (Scroll down and look for East Timor links.)