President: Maxwell Richards Prime minister: Kamla Persad-Bissessar
President: Vaclav Klaus
Population
1,226,383
10,177,300
Life Expectancy
71.670 years
77.380 years
Capital City
Port-of-Spain
Prague
Largest city
Chaguanas (population: 72,159)
Praha (population: 1,165,580)
Human Development Index
0.833
0.897
GDP per capita
$20,300 US
$27,400 US
Literacy Rate
98.6%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
3.6
5.2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
33.3%
16%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Petr Kellner ($6.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
6.400%
8.500%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary democracy
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
31 August 1962 (from UK)
1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Religions
Roman Catholic 26%, Hindu 22.5%, Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Muslim 5.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, other Christian 5.8%, other 10.8%, unspecified 1.4%, none 1.9% (2000 census)
Roman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59% (2001 census)
Languages
English (official), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), French, Spanish, Chinese
Czech 94.9%, Slovak 2%, other 2.3%, unidentified 0.8% (2001 census)
Exports
petroleum and petroleum products, liquefied natural gas (LNG), methanol, ammonia, urea, steel products, beverages, cereal and cereal products, sugar, cocoa, coffee, citrus fruit, vegetables, flowers
machinery and transport equipment 52%, raw materials and fuel 9%, chemicals 5% (2003)
External Debt
$4,483,000,000 $
$101,600,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Trinidad and Tobago dollars (TTD) per US dollar - 6.3228 (2008 est.), 6.3275 (2007), 6.3107 (2006), 6.2842 (2005), 6.299 (2004)
koruny (CZK) per US dollar - 17.037 (2008 est.), 20.53 (2007), 22.596 (2006), 23.957 (2005), 25.7 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.300%
1.150%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
2
6
Location
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
