President: Maxwell Richards Prime minister: Kamla Persad-Bissessar
President: Jurelang Zedkaia
Population
1,226,383
68,480
Life Expectancy
71.670 years
72.030 years
Capital City
Port-of-Spain
Largest city
Chaguanas (population: 72,159)
Majuro (population: 20,500)
Human Development Index
0.833
0
GDP per capita
$20,300 US
Literacy Rate
98.6%
93.7%
Corruption Perception Index
3.6
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
33.3%
3%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
6.400%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary democracy
constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 21 October 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force in May 2004
Independence date
31 August 1962 (from UK)
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)
Protestant 54.8%, Assembly of God 25.8%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, Bukot nan Jesus 2.8%, Mormon 2.1%, other Christian 3.6%, other 1%, none 1.5% (1999 census)
Languages
English (official), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), French, Spanish, Chinese
Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999 census) note: English (official), widely spoken as a second 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
External Debt
$4,483,000,000 $
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)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
2
0
Location
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Oceania, two archipelagic island chains of 29 atolls, each made up of many small islets, and five single islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia
Area
5,128 km sq
181 km sq
Coastline
362 km
370 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (June to December)
tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November; islands border typhoon belt
