Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Motto: Together We Aspire, Together We Achieve |
| Anthem: "Forged from the Love of Liberty" |
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| Capital | Port of Spain
10°40′0″N61°30′27″W / 10.66667°N 61.50750°W / 10.66667; -61.50750 |
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| Largest city | San Fernando
10°17′N61°28′W / 10.283°N 61.467°W / 10.283; -61.467 |
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| Official languages | English[1] |
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| Other languages | See Languages in Trinidad and Tobago[2] |
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| Government | Unitaryparliamentaryconstitutional republic |
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| Paula-Mae Weekes(I) |
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| Keith Rowley(PNM) |
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| Bridgid Annisette-George(PNM) |
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| Christine Kangaloo(PNM) |
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| Ivor Archie |
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| Kamla Persad-Bissessar(UNC) |
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| Legislature | Parliament |
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| Senate |
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| House of Representatives |
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| c. 5000 BC |
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• European discovery | 1498 |
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| 1530 |
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| 27 March 1802 |
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| 30 May 1814 |
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| 1889 |
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| 3 January 1958 to 31 May 1962 |
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| 31 August 1962 |
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| 1 August 1973 |
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• Republic | 1 August 1976
(celebrated 24 September)[5][6][7] |
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• Total | 5,131 km2 (1,981 sq mi) (164th) |
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• Water (%) | negligible |
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• 2020 estimate | 1,366,725[8] (151st) |
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• 2011 census | 1,328,019[9] |
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• Density | 264/km2 (683.8/sq mi) (34th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
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• Total | $45.148 billion |
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• Per capita | $32,684[10] |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
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• Total | $22.438 billion |
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• Per capita | $16,243[10] |
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| Gini (2012) | 39.0[11]
medium |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.796[12]
high · 67th |
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| Currency | Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD) |
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| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
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| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
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| Driving side | left |
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| Calling code | +1(868) |
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| ISO 3166 code | TT |
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| Internet TLD | .tt |
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