World Region Information --- Trinidad and Tobago Information
We are researching the area information of Trinidad and Tobago. The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is the southernmost island nation in the Caribbean. We will feature information that seems good to know when advancing to Trinidad and Tobago.
It is located 130 km south of Grenada and 11 km off the northeastern coast of Venezuela.
About 5.1 thousand km2
about 1.36 million people
Indian, African, Mixed Race, Other
English
About 55% Christian, 18% Hindu
- Mount St Benedict Abbey
It has a diverse culture that mixes Indian, African, Creole, Chinese, American, Arab, Latin, and European influences.
- Maracas Bay
- Englishman's Bay
- Asa Wright Nature Centre
- Pigeon Point Beach
- Emperor Valley Zoo
- Caroni Bird Sanctuary園
- Little Tobago Island
Free compulsory education from 5 to 16 years old.
- The University of the West Indies - St. Augustine Campus
- University of Trinidad and Tobago San Fernando Campus
- University of the Southern Caribbean
- National Library and Information System Authority (NALIS)
1802 Trinidad officially becomes a British colony
1814 Tobago becomes a British colony
1834 Slavery is abolished. Indian workers brought in
1889 Trinidad and Tobago unite as a single British colony
1958-61 Joined the Commonwealth of the British West Indies
1962 Independence
1970 Unemployment, violent protests against economic measures. Declare a state of emergency
1972 State of emergency lifted
1975 Economic paralysis due to workers' strikes
1976 Transferred to Republic. Former Governor-General Ellis Clark becomes President, Eric Williams becomes Prime Minister
1990 coup attempt
2003 State-owned sugar company closed
2005 Protest against surge in violent crime
It is a two-party republic. The head of state is the president and the prime minister is the head of government. The parliament is bicameral.
- The Red House(Trinidad and Tobago Parliament)
- The President's House
- Hall Of Justice
$16,243
It is one of the richest countries in the Caribbean. Oil industry and tourism, manufacturing are the main.
United States, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba , Jamaica, Haiti , Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Antigua ・Barbuda, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados
