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Trinidad and Tobago - Introduction 1994
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Background: The islands came under British control in the 19th century; independence was granted in 1962. The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas production and processing. Tourism mostly in Tobago is targeted for expansion and is growing.


Trinidad and Tobago - Geography 1994
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Location: Caribbean, in the extreme southeastern Caribbean Sea, 11 km off the coast of Venezuela

Geographic coordinates

Map referenceCentral America and the Caribbean, South America, Standard Time Zones of the World

Area
Total area total: 5,130 km²
Land: 5,130 km²

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

Climate: tropical; rainy season (June to December)

Terrain: mostly plains with some hills and low mountains

Elevation

Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, asphalt
Land use

Land use
Arable land: 14%
Permanent crops: 17%
Meadows and pastures: 2%
Forest and woodland: 44%
Other: 23%

Irrigated land: 220 km² (1989 est.)

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Natural hazards: outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms

Geography


Trinidad and Tobago - People 1994
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Population: 1,328,282 (July 1994 est.)
Growth rate: 1.1% (1994 est.)

Nationality: noun:Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s)

Ethnic groups: black 43%, East Indian 40%, mixed 14%, white 1%, Chinese 1%, other 1%

Languages: English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish

Religions: Roman Catholic 32.2%, Hindu 24.3%, Anglican 14.4%, other Protestant 14%, Muslim 6%, none or unknown 9.1%

Demographic profile
Age structure

Age structure

Dependency ratios

Median age

Population growth rate: 1.1% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 19.6 births/1000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 6.28 deaths/1000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: -2.33 migrant(s)/1000 population (1994 est.)

Population distribution

Urbanization

Major urban areas

Environment
Current issues: water pollution from agricultural chemicals, industrial wastes, and untreated sewage; oil pollution of beaches; land degradation

Air pollutants

Sex ratio

Mothers mean age at first birth

Maternal mortality ratio

Infant mortality rate: 16.5 deaths/1000 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.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Drinking water source

Current health expenditure

Physicians density

Hospital bed density

Sanitation facility access

Hiv/Aids

Major infectious diseases

Obesity adult prevalence rate

Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

Education expenditures

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1980)
Total population: 95%
Male: 97%
Female: 93%

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education

Youth unemployment


Trinidad and Tobago - Government 1994
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Country name
Conventional long form:
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
conventional short form


Government 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

Dependent areas

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

International law organization participation

Citizenship

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)

Legislative branch: Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (including Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
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

International organization participation: 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
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador Sally G. COWAL
From the us chancery: 1708 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20,036
From the us telephone: (809) 622-6,372 through 6,376, 6,176
From the us fax: (809) 628-5,462
From the us consulates general: New York
From the us embassy: 15 Queen's Park West, Port-of-Spain
From the us mailing address: P. O. Box 752, Port-of-Spain

Flag descriptionflag of Trinidad%20and%20Tobago: red with a white-edged black diagonal band from the upper hoist side

National symbols

National anthem

National heritage


Trinidad and Tobago - Economy 1994
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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.

Real gdp purchasing power parity

Real gdp growth rate: -1% (1993)

Real gdp per capita: $8,000 (1993 est.)

Gross national saving
Gdp composition by sector of origin

Gdp composition by end use

Gdp composition by sector of origin

Agriculture products: 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

Industries: petroleum, chemicals, tourism, food processing, cement, beverage, cotton textiles

Industrial production growth rate: 2.3% (1991; accounts for 37% of GDP, including petroleum

Labor force: 463,900
By occupation constructionandutilities: 18.1%
By occupation andquarrying: 14.8%
By occupation agriculture: 10.9%
By occupation other: 56.2% (1985est.)
Labor force

Unemployment rate: 18.5% (1991)

Youth unemployment

Population below poverty line

Gini index

Household income or consumption by percentage share

Distribution of family income gini index

Budget: revenues:$1.6 billion

Taxes and other revenues

Public debt

Revenue

Fiscal year: calendar year

Inflation rate consumer prices

Central bank discount rate

Commercial bank prime lending rate

Stock of narrow money

Stock of broad money

Stock of domestic credit

Market value of publicly traded shares

Current account balance

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%

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

Debt external: $2 billion (1993)

Stock of direct foreign investment at home

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad

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


Trinidad and Tobago - Energy 1994
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Electricity
Capacity: 1,176,000 kW
Production: 3.48 billion kWh
Consumption per capita: 2,680 kWh (1992)

Coal

Petroleum

Crude oil

Refined petroleum

Natural gas

Carbon dioxide emissions

Energy consumption per capita


Trinidad and Tobago - Communication 1994
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Telephones

Telephone system

Broadcast media

Internet

Broadband fixed subscriptions


Trinidad and Tobago - Military 1994
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Military expenditures
Dollar figure: exchange rate conversion - $59 million, 1%-2% of GDP (1989 est.)

Military and security forces

Military service age and obligation

Space program

Terrorist groups


Trinidad and Tobago - Transportation 1994
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National air transport system

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports: 6
Usable: 5
With permanentsurface runways: 2
With runways over 3659 m: 0
With runways 2440-3659 m: 2
With runways 1220-2439 m: 1

Heliports

Pipelines: crude oil 1,032 km; petroleum products 19 km; natural gas 904 km

Railways

Roadways

Waterways

Merchant marine: 2 cargo ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 12,507 GRT/21,923 DWT

Ports and terminals


Trinidad and Tobago - Transnational issues 1994
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Disputes international: none

Refugees and internally displaced persons

Illicit drugs: transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe


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