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Trinidad and Tobago

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago
Coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Together we aspire, Together we achieve"
Location of Trinidad and Tobago
Capital Port of Spain
10°17′N 61°28′W / 10.283°N 61.467°W / 10.283; -61.467
Largest city Chaguanas
Official languages English
Vernacular
language
Trinidadian Creole and Tobagonian Creole
Ethnic groups (2011)
Religion
Demonym Trinidadian
Tobagonian
Trinbagonian
Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
• President
Anthony Carmona
Keith Rowley
Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Ivor Archie
Legislature Parliament
Senate
House of Representatives
Independence
• from the United Kingdom
31 August 1962
• Republic
1 August 1976
Area
• Total
5,131 km2 (1,981 sq mi) (171st)
• Water (%)
negligible
Population
• 2015 estimate
1,349,667
• 2011 census
1,328,019
• Density
254.4/km2 (658.9/sq mi)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$43.570 billion (73)
• Per capita
$31,933 (36th)
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$22.809 billion
• Per capita
$16,717
Gini (2012) 39.0
medium
HDI (2014) Increase 0.772
high · 64th
Currency Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD)
Time zone Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)
not observed (UTC-4)
Date format dd/mm/yyyy
Drives on the left
Calling code +1 (868)
ISO 3166 code TT
Internet TLD .tt
  1. Holiday celebrated on 24 September.

Coordinates: 11°14′57″N 60°39′09″W / 11.249285°N 60.652557°W / 11.249285; -60.652557

Trinidad and Tobago (Listeni/ˈtrɪnˌdæd ən təˈbɡ/, /-tˈ-/), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is a twin island country situated off the northern edge of the South American mainland, lying just 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and 130 kilometres (81 miles) south of Grenada. Bordering the Caribbean to the north, it shares maritime boundaries with other nations including Barbados to the northeast, Grenada to the northwest, Guyana to the southeast, and Venezuela to the south and west.


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