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#CARD:Trinidad and Tobago:Geography
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Trinidad and Tobago Click Here for Country List
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Geography Click Here for MAP
Location:
Caribbean, in the extreme southeastern Caribbean Sea, 11 km off the
coast of Venezuela
Map references:
Central America and the Caribbean, South America, Standard Time Zones
of the World
Area:
total area:
5,130 sq km
land area:
5,130 sq km
comparative area:
slightly smaller than Delaware
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
362 km
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone:
24 nm
continental shelf:
200 nm or the outer edge of continental margin
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
International disputes:
none
Climate:
tropical; rainy season (June to December)
Terrain:
mostly plains with some hills and low mountains
Natural resources:
petroleum, natural gas, asphalt
Land use:
arable land:
14%
permanent crops:
17%
meadows and pastures:
2%
forest and woodland:
44%
other:
23%
Irrigated land:
220 sq km (1989 est.)
Environment:
current issues:
water pollution from agricultural chemicals, industrial wastes, and
untreated sewage; oil pollution of beaches; land degradation
natural hazards:
outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms
international agreements:
party to - Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea,
Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection,
Tropical Timber; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate
Change
#CARD:Trinidad and Tobago:People
People
Population:
1,328,282 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.1% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
19.6 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
6.28 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
-2.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
16.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
70.73 years
male:
68.09 years
female:
73.43 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.32 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s)
adjective:
Trinidadian, Tobagonian
Ethnic divisions:
black 43%, East Indian 40%, mixed 14%, white 1%, Chinese 1%, other 1%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 32.2%, Hindu 24.3%, Anglican 14.4%, other Protestant
14%, Muslim 6%, none or unknown 9.1%
Languages:
English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1980)
total population:
95%
male:
97%
female:
93%
Labor force:
463,900
by occupation:
construction and utilities 18.1%, manufacturing, mining, and quarrying
14.8%, agriculture 10.9%, other 56.2% (1985 est.)
#CARD:Trinidad and Tobago:Government
Government
Names:
conventional long form:
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
conventional short form:
Digraph:
TD
Type:
parliamentary democracy
Capital:
Port-of-Spain
Administrative divisions:
8 counties, 3 municipalities*, and 1 ward**; Arima*, Caroni, Mayaro,
Nariva, Port-of-Spain*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint
Patrick, San Fernando*, Tobago**, Victoria
Independence:
31 August 1962 (from UK)
National holiday:
Independence Day, 31 August (1962)
Constitution:
1 August 1976
Legal system:
based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts in
the Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state:
President Noor Mohammed HASSANALI (since 18 March 1987)
head of government:
Prime Minister Patrick Augustus Mervyn MANNING (since 17 December
1991)
cabinet:
Cabinet; responsible to parliament
Legislative branch:
bicameral Parliament
Senate:
consists of a 31-member body appointed by the president
House of Representatives:
elections last held 16 December 1991 (next to be held by December
1996); results - PNM 32%, UNC 13%, NAR 2%; seats - (36 total) PNM 21,
UNC 13, NAR 2
Judicial branch:
Court of Appeal, Supreme Court
Political parties and leaders:
People's National Movement (PNM), Patrick MANNING; United National
Congress (UNC), Basdeo PANDAY; National Alliance for Reconstruction
(NAR), Selby WILSON; Movement for Social Transformation (MOTION),
David ABDULLAH; National Joint Action Committee (NJAC), Makandal
DAAGA; Republic Party, Nello MITCHELL; National Development Party
(NDP), Carson CHARLES
Member of:
ACP, C, CARICOM, CCC, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-24, G-77, GATT, IADB, IBRD,
ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC,
ISO, ITU, LAES, LORCS, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO,
UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Corinne Averille McKNIGHT
chancery:
1708 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
telephone:
(202) 467-6490
FAX:
(202) 785-3130
consulate(s) general:
New York
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Sally G. COWAL
embassy:
15 Queen's Park West, Port-of-Spain
mailing address:
P. O. Box 752, Port-of-Spain
telephone:
(809) 622-6372 through 6376, 6176
FAX:
(809) 628-5462
Flag:
red with a white-edged black diagonal band from the upper hoist side
#CARD:Trinidad and Tobago:Economy
Economy
Overview:
Trinidad and Tobago's petroleum-based economy still enjoys a high per
capita income by Latin American standards, even though output and
living standards are substantially below the boom years of 1973-82.
The country suffers from widespread unemployment, large foreign-debt
payments, and periods of low international oil prices. Seven
successive years of economic contraction were followed by small gains
in output in 1990-91 of 1.2% and 0.9%, in turn followed by small
declines in 1992-93 of roughly 1.0%. The government has begun to make
progress in its efforts to diversify exports.
National product:
GDP - purchasing power equivalent - $10.4 billion (1993 est.)
National product real growth rate:
-1% (1993)
National product per capita:
$8,000 (1993 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
9.5% (1993)
Unemployment rate:
18.5% (1991)
Budget:
revenues:
$1.6 billion
expenditures:
$1.6 billion, including capital expenditures of $158 million (1993
est.)
Exports:
$1.4 billion (f.o.b., 1993)
commodities:
petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, steel products,
fertilizer, sugar, cocoa, coffee, citrus, flowers
partners:
US 47%, CARICOM 13%, Latin America 9%, EC 5% (1992)
Imports:
$900 million (f.o.b. , 1993)
commodities:
machinery, transportation equipment, manufactured goods, food, live
animals (1992)
partners:
US 41%, Venezuela 10%, UK 8%, other EC 8%
External debt:
$2 billion (1993)
Industrial production:
growth rate 2.3% (1991); accounts for 37% of GDP, including petroleum
Electricity:
capacity:
1,176,000 kW
production:
3.48 billion kWh
consumption per capita:
2,680 kWh (1992)
Industries:
petroleum, chemicals, tourism, food processing, cement, beverage,
cotton textiles
Agriculture:
accounts for 3% of GDP; highly subsidized sector; major crops - cocoa,
sugarcane; sugarcane acreage is being shifted into rice, citrus,
coffee, vegetables; poultry sector most important source of animal
protein; must import large share of food needs
Illicit drugs:
transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and
Europe
Economic aid:
recipient:
US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $373 million; Western
(non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $518
million
Currency:
1 Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TT$) = 100 cents
Exchange rates:
Trinidad and Tobago dollars (TT$) per US$1 - 5.8111 (January 1994),
5.3511 (1993), 4.2500 (fixed rate 1989-1992); note - effective 13
April 1993, the exchange rate of the TT dollar is market-determined as
opposed to the prior fixed relationship to the US dollar
Fiscal year:
calendar year
#CARD:Trinidad and Tobago:Communications
Communications
Railroads:
minimal agricultural railroad system near San Fernando
Highways:
total:
8,000 km
paved:
4,000 km
unpaved:
improved earth 1,000 km; unimproved earth 3,000 km
Pipelines:
crude oil 1,032 km; petroleum products 19 km; natural gas 904 km
Ports:
Port-of-Spain, Pointe-a-Pierre, Scarborough
Merchant marine:
2 cargo ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 12,507 GRT/21,923 DWT
Airports:
total:
6
usable:
5
with permanent-surface runways:
2
with runways over 3,659 m:
0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
2
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
1
Telecommunications:
excellent international service via tropospheric scatter links to
Barbados and Guyana; good local service; 109,000 telephones; broadcast
stations - 2 AM, 4 FM, 5 TV; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
#CARD:Trinidad and Tobago:Defense Forces
Defense Forces
Branches:
Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (including Ground Forces, Coast
Guard, and Air Wing), Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49 357,904; fit for military service 257,667
Defense expenditures:
exchange rate conversion - $59 million, 1%-2% of GDP (1989 est.)
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