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| 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′N, 61°31′W | |||||
| Largest town | Chaguanas | |||||
| Official languages | English (Official), Spanish (Special Status) | |||||
| Demonym | Trinidadian, Tobagonian | |||||
| Government | Parliamentary republic | |||||
| - | President | George Maxwell Richards | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Patrick Manning | ||||
| Independence | ||||||
| - | from the United Kingdom | 31 August 1962 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 5,128 km² (172nd) 1,979 sq mi | ||||
| - | Water (%) | negligible | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | July 2005 estimate | 1,305,000 (152nd) | ||||
| - | Density | 207.8/km² (47th) 538.6/sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2005 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $18.352 billion (113th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $19,700 (46th) | ||||
| HDI (2004) | ||||||
| Currency | Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD) | |||||
| Time zone | (UTC-4) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | (UTCn/a) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .tt | |||||
| Calling code | +1-868 | |||||
The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (pronounced /ˈtrɪnɪdæd ən təˈbeɪgoʊ/) is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American nation of Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. It also shares maritime boundaries with Barbados to the northeast and Guyana to the southeast. The country covers an area of 5,128 square kilometers (1,979 sq mi) and consists of two main islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and 21 smaller islands. Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the main islands; Tobago is much smaller, comprising about 6% of the total area and 4% of the population. The nation lies outside the hurricane belt. Tobago’s cigar-like shape gave it its Spanish name (cabaco, tavaco, tabaco) and possibly its Amerindian names of Aloubaéra (black conch) and Urupaina (big snail) (Boomert, 2000). Historian E.L. Joseph claimed that Trinidad’s Amerindian name was Iere derived from the Amerindian name for hummingbird ierèttê or yerettê. However, Boomert claims that Cairi or Caeri does not mean hummingbird and tukusi or tucuchi does. Others have reported that Kairi or Iere simply meant island.
Officially Trinidadians or Tobagonians, the people from Trinidad and Tobago are often informally referred to as Trinbagonians or Trinis (for Trinidadians). Unlike most of the English-speaking Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago is a primarily industrialised country whose economy is based on petroleum and petrochemicals. Trinidad and Tobago is famous for its pre-Lenten Carnival and as the birthplace of steelpan, calypso, soca, and limbo.
The capital city, Port-of-Spain, is currently a leading candidate (along with Miami) to serve as the headquarters of the Permanent Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA-ALCA).