Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is located in the Caribbean Sea of the North American Continent, with a population of
1,229,953, making it the 155th largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Port-of -Spain with a total population
of 49,031. The country encompasses 5,128 square kilometers making it the 171st largest country in total area. It shares
boundaries with the North Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
President George Maxwell Richards is recognized as the Chief of State and achieves that status through an electoral college
comprised of the Senate and The House of Representatives and holds that position for five years and is eligible for a second
term. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is recognized as the Head of Government and achieves that status through
appointment by the President as the leader of the majority party in the House of Representatives and holds that position for
five years. Its form of government is a parliamentary democracy and they celebrate the creation of their constitution on 1st of
August 1976.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are English, Hindi, French, Spanish and Chinese. It counts among its major
religions Roman Catholic, Hindu, Anglican, Baptist, Pentecostal, Muslim, Seventh Day Adventist, other Christian and other
faiths. As sources of mass communication it has 4 AM, 8 FM and 6 Television stations.
Major geographical features are El Cerro del Aripo, its highest point at 940 meters and Caribbean Sea, its lowest point at 0
meters. Its principal waterway is the Caribbean Sea, which measures 365 kilometers of coastline.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are petroleum, chemicals, tourism, food
processing, cement, beverage and cotton textiles. Its official currency is the Trinidad and Tobago dollar.
Here’s something you may not know about Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago is famous as the birthplace of calypso
music and the development of the acoustic musical instrument, the steel pan.
1,229,953, making it the 155th largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Port-of -Spain with a total population
of 49,031. The country encompasses 5,128 square kilometers making it the 171st largest country in total area. It shares
boundaries with the North Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
President George Maxwell Richards is recognized as the Chief of State and achieves that status through an electoral college
comprised of the Senate and The House of Representatives and holds that position for five years and is eligible for a second
term. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is recognized as the Head of Government and achieves that status through
appointment by the President as the leader of the majority party in the House of Representatives and holds that position for
five years. Its form of government is a parliamentary democracy and they celebrate the creation of their constitution on 1st of
August 1976.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are English, Hindi, French, Spanish and Chinese. It counts among its major
religions Roman Catholic, Hindu, Anglican, Baptist, Pentecostal, Muslim, Seventh Day Adventist, other Christian and other
faiths. As sources of mass communication it has 4 AM, 8 FM and 6 Television stations.
Major geographical features are El Cerro del Aripo, its highest point at 940 meters and Caribbean Sea, its lowest point at 0
meters. Its principal waterway is the Caribbean Sea, which measures 365 kilometers of coastline.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are petroleum, chemicals, tourism, food
processing, cement, beverage and cotton textiles. Its official currency is the Trinidad and Tobago dollar.
Here’s something you may not know about Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago is famous as the birthplace of calypso
music and the development of the acoustic musical instrument, the steel pan.
| Cottage near El Cerro del Aripo on Trinidad- Trinidad and Tobago's highest point |
| Pigeon Point on Trinidad |
| Manzanilla Beach on Tobago |
| Pitch Lake on Trinidad- the world's largest natural reservoir of asphalt |
| Port-of-Spain- Trinidad and Tobago's capital and largest city |
| Scarborough on Tobago |
| Tobago Cays on the Caribbean Sea- Trinidad and Tobago's lowest point |
| Trinidad and Tobago children |
| Sugar cane crop |
Trinidad and Tobago may ring a small bell in your head as it did mine but it is not highly visited even
though its third industry is tourism which I find kind of confusing. One of the things I would like to do is
take our future (maybe) small version of the of the Queen Anne's Revenge (or the QAR) all over this
beautiful place and really make us "look lively". I have heard that all over the Caribbean the people
are so friendly and they are pretty but wherever we go I will make as many friends as I possibly can at
each stop we make. I hope you can find a time to visit this small Caribbean country.
though its third industry is tourism which I find kind of confusing. One of the things I would like to do is
take our future (maybe) small version of the of the Queen Anne's Revenge (or the QAR) all over this
beautiful place and really make us "look lively". I have heard that all over the Caribbean the people
are so friendly and they are pretty but wherever we go I will make as many friends as I possibly can at
each stop we make. I hope you can find a time to visit this small Caribbean country.
5 Suitcases = Let's Go Now!
4 Suitcases = Put This One On the List
3 Suitcases = May Be Worth Checking Out
2 Suitcases = So Many Other Places To See
1 Suitcase = Well, I'll Go If I Have To
4 Suitcases = Put This One On the List
3 Suitcases = May Be Worth Checking Out
2 Suitcases = So Many Other Places To See
1 Suitcase = Well, I'll Go If I Have To
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| Adult Prevalence Rate: People Living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS Deaths: |
1.5% (2007 est.)
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| Canaan Point on the southwest tip of Tobago |
| Chacachacare Island in the Bocas del Dragons (Dragon's Mouth) Channel on the border of Venezuela |
| Charlotteville on Tobago- Trinidad and Tobago's northernmost point |
| Delaford on Tobago- Trinidad and Tobago's easternmost point |
| Galera Point on the northeasternmost tip |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian girl in traditional dress |
| Icacos Point on Trinidad- Trinidad and Tobago's southern and westernmost point |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian women in Carnival dress |
| Pepperpot a favorite dish of Trinidad and Tobago made of cow's tail and cassava |
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| Venezuela's Orinoco River meeting the Serpent's Mouth Strait |
| Columbus Bay |
