Travelling Club - Trinidad and Tobago

Fact Sheet: Trinidad and Tobago

• Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
• Geographic coordinates: 11 00 N, 61 00 W
• Area: total: 5,128 sq km
• Climate: tropical; rainy season (June to December)
• Terrain: mostly plains with some hills and low mountains
• Natural hazards: outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms
• Population: 1,065,842 (July 2006 est.)
• Ethnic groups: Indian (South Asian) 40%, African 37.5%, mixed 20.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 0.8% (2000 census)
• Religions: Roman Catholic 26%, Hindu 22.5%, Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, other Christian 5.8%, Muslim 5.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, other 10.8%, unspecified 1.4%, none 1.9% (2000 census)
• Languages: English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese
• Government type: parliamentary democracy
• Capital: name: Port-of-Spain
• Currency code: Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD)
• Exchange rates: Trinidad and Tobago dollars per US dollar - 6.2842 (2005), 6.299 (2004), 6.2951 (2003), 6.2487 (2002), 6.2332 (2001)
• Internet country code: .tt
• Airports: 6 (2006)