Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | |
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Motto: | |
Anthem: | |
Capital | Port of Spain |
Official languages | English |
Ethnic groups | 37.5% Africans 40% Indian (South Asian) 20.5% mixed (Venezuelans, Spaniards, French Creoles, Portuguese, Chinese, Britons, Lebanese, Syrians, Caribs) |
Demonym(s) | Trinidadian, Tobagonian |
Government | Parliamentary republic |
Christine Kangaloo | |
Keith Rowley | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Senate | |
House of Representatives | |
Independence | |
• from the United Kingdom | 31 August 1962 |
• Republic | 1 August 1976 |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (171st) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 1,531,040 (149nd) |
1,328,019 | |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
• Total | $26.400 billion |
• Per capita | $20,137 |
GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
• Total | $21.195 billion |
• Per capita | $16,167 |
HDI (2010) | 0.736 high · 59th |
Currency | Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD) |
Time zone | UTC-4 |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +1-868 |
ISO 3166 code | TT |
Internet TLD | .tt |
Trinidad and Tobago (officially called the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago) is a country in the south Caribbean Sea. It is 11 km (7 miles) away from Venezuela. The country has two bigger islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and many smaller islands. The capital is Port-of-Spain. The country has about 1,262,366 people in it.