
Trinidad and Tobago
Population
1,047,000 peopleCapital
Port of SpainCurrency
DollarMap of Trinidad and Tobago

Area in square kilometers
5,128 km2 named Trinidad and Tobago City Codes on this page. You can also find
the Trinidad and Tobago international code, or ISO. Trinidad and
Tobago telephone codes vary from other countries. This page is
specifically international dialling codes Trinidad and Tobago.
The Trinidad and Tobago country code 1868 is used for calling Trinidad
and Tobago from another country. The Trinidad and Tobago dial code may
also include area or city codes. The different Trinidad and Tobago
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Trinidad and Tobago Population
1,229,953 (154 of 237)
Trinidad and Tobago Area, Sq. Km.
Trinidad and Tobago has a sound macroeconomic framework and a long
tradition of institutional stability.
Trinidad and Tobago is known for its Carnival and is the birthplace of
steelpan, calypso, soca, and limbo.
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* 1 History
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Trinidad and Tobago was ceded to Britain in
1802 under the Treaty of Amiens. The country obtained independence
in 1962, becoming a republic in 1976.
Trinidad and Tobago came within one game of qualifying for the 1990
FIFA World Cup in Italy.
Warriors, is the national team of Trinidad and Tobago and is
controlled by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. It reached
the first round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals.
Trinidad and Tobago lost a crucial game on December 4, 1973
against hosts Haiti 2–1 after being denied five goals.
Both Trinidad and Tobago were originally settled by Amerindians of
South American origin. Trinidad was first settled by pre-agricultural
Archaic people at least 7,000 years ago, making it the
earliest-settled part of the Caribbean.
Trinidad and Tobago became an independent nation (from the United
Kingdom) in 1962 and a republic in 1976.
Meanwhile, Tobago changed hands between British, French, Dutch and
Courlanders from modern-day Latvia.
Trinidad and Tobago is a primarily industrialised country whose
economy is based on petroleum and petrochemicals. Trinidad and Tobago
is famous for its pre- Lenten Carnival and as the birthplace of
steelpan, calypso, soca, and limbo.
alone is not accepted for entry to Trinidad and Tobago or for direct
air travel from Trinidad and Tobago back to the U.S. U.S. citizens do
not need a visa for tourism or business-related visits of 90 days or
less.
COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: Trinidad and Tobago is a developing nation in the
Caribbean composed of two islands. The islands gained independence
from the British in 1962.
Department of State Background Notes on Trinidad and Tobago for
additional information.
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Trinidad
Tobago
Cities, Boroughs and Towns
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* Port-of-Spain - Capital city
* San Fernando - Southern city
Trinidad and Tobago is a nation consisting primarily of two
Caribbean islands just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. The
country is the most industrialised and one of the most prosperous in
the Caribbean.
Trinidad and Tobago, well within the tropics, both enjoy a generally
pleasant maritime tropical climate influenced by the northeast trade
winds. In Trinidad the annual mean temperature is 26 °C (78.8 °F), and
the average maximum temperature is 34 °C (93.2 °F).
Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago) is a West Indian international cricket
player.
Holder in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, of partly Barbadian
stock, was Trinidad and Tobago's leading contemporary painter, who
also had a celebrated international career spanning six decades as
a designer and visual artist, dancer, choreographer and
is located northwest of Trinidad and Tobago, northeast of
Venezuela, and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Background:
First colonized by the Spanish, the islands came under British control
in the early 19th century. The islands' sugar industry was hurt by the
emancipation of the slaves in 1834.
Trinidad and Tobago has earned a reputation as an excellent investment
site for international businesses and has one of the highest growth
rates and per capita incomes in Latin America.
Trinidad and Tobago is a parliamentary democracy governed under the
constitution of 1976. It has a bicameral Parliament made up of a
31-seat appointed Senate and a 36-seat elected House of
Representatives; all members serve five-year terms.
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1889 Trinidad and Tobago were made a single colony.
Partial self-government was instituted in 1925, and from 1958 to 1962
the nation was part of the West Indies Federation. On Aug. 31, 1962,
it gained independence and on Aug.
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President: Maxwell Richards (2003)
Prime Minister: Kamla Persad-Bissessar (2010)
Total area: 1,981 sq mi (5,131 sq km)
Population (2010 est.): 1,228,691 (growth rate: –0.1%); birth rate:
14.
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2. First Female Elected Prime Minister
Geography
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Trinidad and Tobago lie in the Caribbean Sea off the northeast coast
of Venezuela.
The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the
southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American nation of
Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. It shares
maritime boundaries with Barbados to the northeast and Guyana to the
southeast.
Trinidad and Tobago became an independent nation (from the
United Kingdom) in 1962 and a republic in 1976.
Officially Trinidadians or Tobagonians, the people from Trinidad and
Tobago are often informally referred to as Trinidadian or Trinis.
English-speaking Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago is
a primarily industrialized country whose economy is based on petroleum
and petrochemicals. The nation is famous for its pre-Lenten Carnival
and as the birthplace of steelpan, calypso, and the limbo.
The embassy of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is located at 1708
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036 (tel. 202-467-6490; fax.
202-785-3130).
Trinidad and Tobago is a unitary state, with a parliamentary democracy
modeled after that of Great Britain. Although completely independent,
Trinidad and Tobago acknowledged the British monarch as the figurehead
chief of state from 1962 until 1976.
The two islands of Trinidad and Tobago were incorporated into a
single colony in 1888. Trinidad and Tobago achieved full independence
in 1962 and joined the British Commonwealth. Trinidad and Tobago
became a republic in 1976.
Fashion Entrepreneurs of Trinidad and Tobago (FETT) presents fett fruits this season
FETT presents fett fruits this season
The Euangelion Singers presents Worthy is the Lamb
The Euangelion Singers - Worthy is the Lamb
Legendary Mas Maker Wayne Berkeley's Send-Off
Mas Maker Wayne Berkeley's
Trinidad and Tobago has two seasons: Wet and Dry. Wet season falls
from June to December; the dry season is from January to May.
Trinidad and Tobago is the economic powerhouse of the Caribbean.
Located just 7 miles off the coast of Venezuela, with a multi-ethnic
population of 1.
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Trinidad and Tobago became an independent nation (from the United
Kingdom) in 1962, and in 1976, the country severed its links with the
British monarchy and became a republic within the Commonwealth.
Trinidad and Tobago description
Trinidad and Tobago, the earliest-settled part of the Caribbean, was
originally inhabited by Amerindians of South American origin. In 1498,
Christopher Columbus discovered the islands.
by Trinidad and Tobago following the Federation's dissolution in 1962
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Economy ::Trinidad and Tobago
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Trinidad and Tobago is the leading Caribbean producer of
oil and gas, and its economy is heavily dependent upon these resources
but it also supplies manufactured goods, notably food products and
beverages, as well as cement to the Caribbean region.