Trinidad and Tobago: Statistical Overview

Capital: Port-of-Spain

Population

Total Population: 1,531,044

Natural Increase: 0.4%

Density: 297 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 53.3%

Ethnic Origins: Indians (South Asians) 38%, Africans 36%, mixed 24% and the remaining 2% belong to other ethnic groups. (Central Statistical Office)

Official Language: English

Other Languages Spoken: Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Creole, Spanish, Chinese

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Roman Catholic 26%, Hindu 22.5%, Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Muslim 5.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, Other Christians 5.8%, Others 10.8%, Unspecified 1.4%.

Literacy Rate: 98.4%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Port of Spain

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Trinidad and Tobago Dollar (TTD)

Country Overview

Area: 5,130 km²

Type of State: Parliamentary republic.

Type of Economy: High-income economy.
Growth strongly linked to the hydrocarbon sector.

HDI*: 0.772/1

HDI (World Rank): 64/188

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Trinidad and Tobago, dial 00
To call Trinidad and Tobago, dial +868

Internet Suffix: .tt

Computers: 13.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 21.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 59.5 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 99.83% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Imports of Goods (million USD)	6,334	4,876	5,749	6,233	7,270
Exports of Goods (million USD)	7,192	5,519	8,620	13,286	8,925
Imports of Services (million USD)	1,928	1,766	2,266	3,188	1,948
Exports of Services (million USD)	802	437	460	897	1,247

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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