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Country Profile: Trinidad & Tobago

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Region: Central America and the Caribbean

Capital: Port-of-Spain

Population: 1,208,789

Area Total: 5,130

Area Land: 5,130

Climate: Tropical; rainy season (June to December)
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Chaguanas 67,433 2020
Port of Spain 49,031 2020
San Fernando 55,419 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Central America and the Caribbean
Population: 1,208,789
Area Total: 5,130km2
Area Land: 5,130km2
Coast Line: 362km
Capital: Port-of-Spain
Climate: Tropical; rainy season (June to December)
Languages: English (official); French, Spanish, Hindi, Patois, and local dialects are also spoken
Currency: 1 Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TT$) = 100 cents
Holiday: Independence Day is 31 August (1962), Emancipation Day is 1 August, Republic Day is 24 September


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 77.60°F
July: °C / 79.90°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 58.5"


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Ethnic Divisions
African 40.00%
Indian 40.00%
Mixed 16.00%
European 1.00%
Chinese 1.00%
Middle Eastern 1.00%
Other 1.00%


Religions
Roman Catholic 29.40%
other 26.70%
Hindu 23.80%
Anglican 10.90%
Muslim 5.80%
Presbyterian 3.40%

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