President: Maxwell Richards Prime minister: Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Head of state: Grand Duke Henri Prime minister: Jean-Claude Juncker
Population
1,226,383
509,074
Life Expectancy
71.670 years
79.750 years
Capital City
Port-of-Spain
Luxembourg
Largest city
Chaguanas (population: 72,159)
Luxembourg (population: 76,684)
Human Development Index
0.833
0.956
GDP per capita
$20,300 US
$81,100 US
Literacy Rate
98.6%
100%
Corruption Perception Index
3.6
8.3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
33.3%
23.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
6.400%
5.900%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary democracy
constitutional monarchy
Independence date
31 August 1962 (from UK)
1839 (from the Netherlands)
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 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% (2000)
Languages
English (official), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), French, Spanish, Chinese
Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language)
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 equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass
External Debt
$4,483,000,000 $
$2,146,000,000,000 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)
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.300%
0.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
2
0
Location
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Western Europe, between France and Germany
Area
5,128 km sq
2,586 km sq
Coastline
362 km
0 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (June to December)
modified continental with mild winters, cool summers
