TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Country name: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Capital: Port of Spain
Geographic coordinates: 10° 37' N, 61° 30' W
Population: 57 000
Time zone: UTC-4
Government: Republic International organizations: CARICOM, Commonwealth, UN, WTO
Independence:   Useful web sites: Official site: www.gov.tt
Tourist site: www.gotrinidadandtobago.com
Time zone: UTC-4 Geography: Area: 5130 sq km
Forested area: 2260 sq km
Comparative: Half the size of Lebanon
Population: 1 395 000 Land use: Arable land: 4.87%
Permanent crops: 4.29%
Other: 90.84%
Area: 5130 sq km Natural hazards: Mud volcanoes, landslides and flooding, earthquakes; Trinidad and Tobago escapes the damaging hurricanes and tropical storms which pass by to the north.
Languages: English, creole, Hindi Extreme elevation: Mount Aripo (Cerro del Aripo), 940 m
Currency: Trinidad and Tobago dollar    

Country Indicators

URBAN POPULATION

% of total population living in towns and cities. The definition of ‘urban’ may vary greatly.

POPULATION > 65 YRS

% of total population ages 65 and over.

BIRTH RATE

Number of births per 1000 population per year.

DEATH RATE

Number of deaths per 1000 population per year.

ADULT LITERACY

% of population aged 15 and above classified as literate.

SCHOOL ENROLMENT

% of primary school age children enrolled in primary school.

GNI

Gross National Income per person per year in
thousand US$.

MOBILE PHONES

Number of mobile phones per 100 people.

IMMUNISATION

% of children ages 12-23 months receiving measles immunisation.

SANITATION

% of population with access to improved sanitation facilities.

ACCESS TO WATER

% of population with access to improved water sources.

ARABLE LAND

% of total land area classified as arable.

FOREST

Forest area % of total land area.

AIR POLLUTION

Tonnes of CO2 emissions per capita per year.