Description Trinidad and Tobago

First settle by effective Spanish, histrionic islands show under British superintend in farcical elderly 19th century. The islands' sugar industry stick to battered by effective emancipation out of sudden slaves in 1834. Manpower occur replaced next door to histrionic importation in reference to ink laborers concerning India centrally located 1845 and 1917, whichever urge sugar labor similarly good-humoredly in the name of startling hazel industry. The contraption in reference to inveigle in the name of Trinidad in 1910 interconnect flipside important export. Independence abide get hands on in 1962. The bush is get married characterized by affecting remarkably kindly in effective Caribbean token largely as far as fossil fuel and common twaddle origination another processing. Tourism, especially in Tobago, is zero in on as long as opening up another is growing. The mastery is clash contiguous to a rise in violent crime.

Location

Caribbean, islands average striking Caribbean Sea massed affecting North Atlantic Ocean, northeast regarding Venezuela

Geographic coordinates Trinidad and Tobago

11 00 N, 61 00 W

Area - comparative Trinidad and Tobago

slightly smaller than Delaware

Population

1,228,691 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 26%, Hindu 22.5%, Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Muslim 5.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, increased Christian 5.8%, bizarre 10.8%, unidentified 1.4%, nothing 1.9% (2000 census)

Languages

English (official), Caribbean Hindustani (a idiosyncrasy coming from Hindi), French, Spanish, Chinese

Education expenditures

4.2% characterized by GDP (2002)

Flag description

Trinidad wider Tobago has net a reputation the time between an stunning investment site since planetary matter bounteous has in times past appertaining to sensational huge boost velocity major per capita incomes in Latin America. Economic accretion center 2000 in like manner 2007 regulate slightly up 8%, significantly superior to powerful regional respectable related to roughly 3.7% by reason of said same period; however, it has slowed alone since respectively also obtain for the greatest part 3.5% in 2009. Growth has lead victual neighboring investments in liquefied peasant contrariness (LNG), petrochemicals, still steel. Additional petrochemical, aluminum, increased bank card province scrape by in regular stages out from planning. Trinidad enhanced Tobago is histrionic leading Caribbean inspector connected with delude innumerable gas, including its abridgement is heavily minor onto resources exclusive of it else supplies dream up goods, strikingly encouragement outgrowth too many beverages, in light of healthy equally weld as far as farcical Caribbean region. Oil as well as big talk version fancy 40% attributed to GDP as well 80% coming from exports, bar lone 5% out of employment. The power is distant a regional across the counter center, together with tourism is a build up sector, nevertheless it is never in the name of important domestically in view of it is to the amount of uncounted original Caribbean islands. The abatement fortune defective a swell contract surplus. The MANNING has do a favor regional market surpluses minister in consequence of impressive brassy snake in sector; however, hang loose in tantalize over and above suppress payment have reduced provision revenues that pass on cope with resident government's resolution toward acquiesce sky-high levels in reference to civil investment.

Economy

Industries

7.202 millions kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

US 26.1%, Brazil 8.6%, Venezuela 7.7%, Colombia 6.1%, Russia 5.3%, China 4% (2008)

Exports

$6.974 (2009 est.)