About Trinidad & Tobago

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1. Official Name
Republic of Trinidad & Tobago

2. Total Land Area:
Trinidad:5,128 square km (1,980 miles)

Tobago: 4,828 square km (1,864 miles)

3. Capital City:
Port of Spain

4. Main Industrial Locations:
San Fernando Point Lisas Point Fortin

5. Form of Government:
Parliamentary Democracy

6. Official Language:
English

7. Monetary Unit:
Dollar (TT$6.30 = US$1.00)

8. Population:
1,400,000 people

9. Transport:
Total 367,996 registered vehicles (2004)

Motorcycles: 3,679
Private vehicles: 256,785
Rented: 9,185
Hired: 33,407
Goods: 64,501
Omnibus: 439

10. GDP (US$ bn):
18.1

11. GDP Growth rate, real:
9.7%

12. Inflation:
8%

13. Foreign Exchange Reserves:
US$6.5 bn

14. External Debt:
5% of GDP

15. Unemployment:
5%

16. Important export products:
Oil, fuels: 60%
Chemical Products: 17%
Finished Goods: 12%

17. Important Export Markets:
United States 60%, Jamaica: 5.6% Spain: 5.4%

 

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