Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago is where the steelpan was invented, the only acoustic instrument created in the twentieth century. Its Pitch Lake is the largest natural asphalt deposit on Earth.

Trinidad and Tobago Flag

Trinidad and Tobago Flag

Trinidad and Tobago Armorial

Trinidad and Tobago Armorial

Easy learning about Trinidad and Tobago

The capital city of Trinidad and Tobago is Port of Spain, capital city of Trinidad and Tobago.

Word: Steelpan

Meaning: drum music

Administrative Divisions

8 regions, 3 boroughs, 3 divisions and 2 cities.

Regions:

  • Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo
  • Diego Martin Regional Corporation
  • Penal-Debe Regional Corporation
  • Princes Town
  • San Juan–Laventille
  • Sangre Grande Regional Corporation
  • Siparia Regional Corporation
  • Tunapuna–Piarco

Boroughs:

  • Arima
  • Chaguanas
  • Point Fortin

Divisions:

  • Eastern Tobago
  • TT-RCM
  • Western Tobago

Cities:

  • Port of Spain
  • San Fernando

Administrative divisions of Trinidad and Tobago map

Trinidad and Tobago is a Country of Windward Islands on the Latin America and the Caribbean located in the Caribbean sub-region in the continent of Americas, member of CARICOM.

030 km (19 mi)60 km (37 mi)90 km (56 mi)120 km (75 mi)
Height
0 m (0 ft), 30 m (98 ft), 75 m (246 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 250 m (820 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), above 750 m (2460 ft)
Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)

Basic Information

Capital City: Port of Spain, capital city of Trinidad and Tobago

Population: 1,367,764 (UN)

Area: 5,128 km² / 3,186 sq mi

People from Trinidad and Tobago are called: Trinidadians, Tobagonians

Geography

Latitude: 10.999° N

Longitude: 60.918° W

Geographical Subregion: Caribbean

Intermediary Region: Latin America and the Caribbean

Continental Region: Americas

Borders

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 31 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 145

Climate

tropical; rainy season (June to December)

Global Indices

Global Peace Index Rank: 79 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 1.959 (GPI)

Economy

GDP per Capita: $18,072 (IMF)

GDP per Capita Position: 67

Currency: Dollar

Currency Code: TTD

Human Development

HDI Rank: 72 (UNDP)

HDI Value: 0.807

Mean Years of Schooling: 10.8

Expected Years of Schooling: 14.2

Life Expectancy at Birth: 73.5 Years

Religion

Most Predominant: Protestant Pentecostal/Evangelical/Full Gospel, Baptist, Anglican, Seventh Day Adventist, Presbyterian/Congregational, other Protestant

Second Most Predominant: Catholic

LGBTI Rights

Legal Status: Illegal (ILGA)

Legal Mechanism: Judicial

Death Penalty: No

Maximum Prison Sentence: 5 Years

Physical Punishment: No

International Memberships

CARICOM - since 1973

Technical Information

TLD: .tt

Calling Code: +-867

MapGeo Name: Trinidad and Tobago

MapGeo Code: TT

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