Country Overview
Largest Cities
|
City
|
Population
|
Estimated
|
Chaguanas
|
67,433
|
2020
|
Port of Spain
|
49,031
|
2020
|
San Fernando
|
55,419
|
2020
|
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" |
Boundaries
|
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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