The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is a sovereign island nation

Island nation

An island country is a state whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. As of 2011, 47 of the 193 UN member states are island countries.-Politics:...

 located in the Lesser Antilles Archipelago in the southeastern Caribbean Sea

Caribbean Sea

The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....

. Trinidad and Tobago lies northeast of the South America

South America

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

n nation of Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

 and south of the island nation of Grenada

Grenada

Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...

. It also shares maritime boundaries

Maritime boundary

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 with Barbados

Barbados

Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...

 to the northeast and Guyana

Guyana

Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...

 to the southeast. The country covers an area of 5,128 square kilometers (1,979 sq mi) and consists of two main islands, Trinidad

Trinidad

Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...

and Tobago

Tobago

Tobago is the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in the southern Caribbean, northeast of the island of Trinidad and southeast of Grenada. The island lies outside the hurricane belt...

, and numerous smaller landforms

Islands of Trinidad and Tobago

This is a list of islands of Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic republic in the southern Caribbean.-Bocas Islands:The Bocas Islands lie between Trinidad and Venezuela, in the Bocas del Dragón...

. 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

Hurricane belt

The hurricane belt is an area in the Atlantic Ocean, including the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, which is prone to hurricanes during the Atlantic hurricane season....

.

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

Petroleum

Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...

 and petrochemical

Petrochemical

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s. Trinidad and Tobago is famous for its pre-Lent

Lent

In the Christian tradition, Lent is the period of the liturgical year from Ash Wednesday to Easter. The traditional purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer – through prayer, repentance, almsgiving and self-denial – for the annual commemoration during Holy Week of the Death and...

en Carnival

Trinidad and Tobago Carnival

The Trinidad and Tobago Carnival is an annual event celebrated on the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago is the most significant event on the islands' cultural and tourism calendar, with numerous cultural events running in the lead up to the street parade on...

 and as the birthplace of steelpan

Steelpan

Steelpans is a musical instrument originating from The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago...

, calypso

Calypso music

Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago from African and European roots. The roots of the genre lay in the arrival of enslaved Africans, who, not being allowed to speak with each other, communicated through song...

, soca

Soca music

Soca is a style of music from Trinidad and Tobago. Soca is a musical development of traditional Trinidadian calypso, through loans from the 1960s onwards from predominantly black popular music....

, and limbo

Limbo (dance)

Limbo is a popular form of dance that originated on the island of Trinidad. The dancer moves to a Caribbean rhythm, then leans backward and dances under a horizontal pole without touching it. Upon touching it or falling backwards, the dancer is "out"...

.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Trinidad and Tobago:

General reference

• Abbreviations:RTT, RofTT, TRI, TT
• Pronunciation
  International Phonetic Alphabet
  The International Phonetic Alphabet "The acronym 'IPA' strictly refers [...] to the 'International Phonetic Association'. But it is now such a common practice to use the acronym also to refer to the alphabet itself that resistance seems pedantic...
  
  : tri-nee-dad an To-bay-go
• Common English country name: Trinidad and Tobago
  Trinidad and Tobago
  Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
  
  
• Official English country name: The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
• Common endonym(s): Trinidad and Tobago
• Official endonym(s): The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
• Adjectives: Trinidadian, Tobagonian, Trinbagonian
• Demonym(s): Trinidadians, Tobagonians, Trinbagonians (colloquial), Trinis (colloquial)
• Etymology
  Etymology
  Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
  
  : Name of Trinidad and Tobago
• International rankings of Trinidad and Tobago
  International rankings of Trinidad and Tobago
  These are the international rankings of Trinidad and Tobago.- International rankings :...
  
  
• ISO country codes: TT, TTO, 780
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TT
  ISO 3166-2:TT
  ISO 3166-2:TT is the entry for Trinidad and Tobago in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Trinidad and Tobago,...
  
  
• Internet
  Internet
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   country code top-level domain
  Country code top-level domain
  A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
  
  : .tt
  .tt
  .tt is the country code top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.The Trinidad and Tobago Network Information Centre allows registrations under tt for second-level domains, and for third-level domains under the following domains: co.tt,...
  
  

Geography of Trinidad and Tobago

• Trinidad and Tobago is: an island country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere
    Northern Hemisphere
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     and Western Hemisphere
    Western Hemisphere
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    • North America
      North America
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       (just north of South America
      South America
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      , off the coast of Venezuela
      Venezuela
      Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
      
      )
  • Atlantic Ocean
    Atlantic Ocean
    The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
    
    
    • North Atlantic
      • Caribbean
        Caribbean
        The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
        
        
        • Antilles
          Antilles
          The Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...
          
          
          • Lesser Antilles
            Lesser Antilles
            The Lesser Antilles are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Western Hemisphere. Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America...
            
             (island chain)
  • Time zone
    Time zone
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    : Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04)
  • Extreme points of Trinidad and Tobago
    • High: El Cerro del Aripo
      El Cerro del Aripo
      El Cerro del Aripo, at , is the highest point in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is part of the Aripo Massif and is located in the Northern Range on the island of Trinidad, northeast of the town of Arima.-References:...
      
       on Trinidad
      Trinidad
      Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
      
       940 m (3,084 ft)
    • Low: Caribbean Sea
      Caribbean Sea
      The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
      
       0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: 362 km
• Population of Trinidad and Tobago: 1,333,000 - 149th most populous country
• Area of Trinidad and Tobago: 5,128 km²
• Atlas of Trinidad and Tobago

Environment of Trinidad and Tobago

• Climate of Trinidad and Tobago
• Environmental issues in Trinidad and Tobago
• Ecoregions in Trinidad and Tobago
• Renewable energy in Trinidad and Tobago
• Geology of Trinidad and Tobago
• Protected areas of Trinidad and Tobago
  • National parks of Trinidad and Tobago
• Wildlife of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Flora of Trinidad and Tobago
    • Endemic flora of Trinidad and Tobago
      Endemic flora of Trinidad and Tobago
      The endemic flora of Trinidad and Tobago includes a total of 59 species of vascular plants belonging to 34 plant families. This is less than 3% of the total vascular plant flora of Trinidad and Tobago...
      
      
  • Fauna of Trinidad and Tobago
    • Birds of Trinidad and Tobago
    • Mammals of Trinidad and Tobago
    • Snakes of Trinidad and Tobago
    • Butterflies of Tobago

Natural geographic features of Trinidad and Tobago

• Islands of Trinidad and Tobago
• Lakes of Trinidad and Tobago
• Mountains of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Volcanoes in Trinidad and Tobago
• Rivers of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Waterfalls of Trinidad and Tobago
• Valleys of Trinidad and Tobago
• World Heritage Sites in Trinidad and Tobago: None

Ecoregions of Trinidad and Tobago

Government and politics of Trinidad and Tobago

Main article: Government of Trinidad and Tobago and Politics of Trinidad and Tobago

Politics of Trinidad and Tobago

The politics of Trinidad and Tobago function within the framework of a unitary state regulated by a parliamentary democracy modelled on that of the UK, from which the country gained its independence in 1962...

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  :
• Capital of Trinidad and Tobago: Port of Spain

• Elections in Trinidad and Tobago
  Elections in Trinidad and Tobago
  Elections in Trinidad and Tobago gives information on election and election results in Trinidad and Tobago.Trinidad and Tobago elects on national level a House of Representatives...
  
  
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Trinidad and Tobago

Executive branch of the government of Trinidad and Tobago

• Head of state
  Head of State
  A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
  
  : President of Trinidad and Tobago
  President of Trinidad and Tobago
  The President of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of state of Trinidad and Tobago, and the commander in chief of its armed forces. The office was established when the country became a republic in 1976, before which the head of state was Queen Elizabeth II...
  
  ,
• Head of government
  Head of government
  Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
  
  : Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago,
• Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago

Legislative branch of the government of Trinidad and Tobago

• Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
  Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
  The Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago is the legislative branch of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. The Parliament is bicameral. It consists of the elected House of Representatives, which has 43 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies, and the Senate which has 31...
  
   (bicameral)
  • Upper house
    Upper house
    An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
    
    : Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
    Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
    The Senate of Trinidad and Tobago is the appointed Upper House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. The Senate sits in the Red House in Port of Spain...
    
    
  • Lower house
    Lower house
    A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
    
    : House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
    House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
    The House of Representatives is the elected Lower House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. The House of Representatives sits in the Red House in Port of Spain. It has 41 members, each elected to represent single-seat constituencies...
    
    

Judicial branch of the government of Trinidad and Tobago

• Supreme Court of Trinidad and Tobago

Foreign relations of Trinidad and Tobago

• Diplomatic missions in Trinidad and Tobago
• Diplomatic missions of Trinidad and Tobago
  Diplomatic missions of Trinidad and Tobago
  This is a list of diplomatic missions of Trinidad and Tobago, excluding honorary consulates. Trinidad and Tobago is a small island country located in the Caribbean.-North America:** Ottawa ** Toronto...
  
  

International organization membership

The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is a member of:

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
• Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom)
• Caribbean Development Bank
  Caribbean Development Bank
  The Caribbean Development Bank is a financial institution which assists Caribbean nations in financing social and economic programs in its member countries...
  
   (CDB)
• Commonwealth of Nations
  Commonwealth of Nations
  The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
  
  
• Food and Agriculture Organization
  Food and Agriculture Organization
  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
  
   (FAO)
• Group of 24 (G24)
• Group of 77
  Group of 77
  The Group of 77 at the United Nations is a loose coalition of developing nations, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 founding members of the organization, but the organization has...
  
   (G77)
• Inter-American Development Bank
  Inter-American Development Bank
  The Inter-American Development Bank is the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean...
  
   (IADB)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
  
   (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization
  International Civil Aviation Organization
  The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
  
   (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court
  International Criminal Court
  The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
  
   (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association
  International Development Association
  The International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and...
  
   (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
  
   (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation
  International Finance Corporation
  The International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....
  
   (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development
  International Fund for Agricultural Development
  The International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries...
  
   (IFAD)
• International Hydrographic Organization
  International Hydrographic Organization
  The International Hydrographic Organization is the inter-governmental organisation representing the hydrographic community. It enjoys observer status at the UN and is the recognised competent authority on hydrographic surveying and nautical charting...
  
   (IHO)
• International Labour Organization
  International Labour Organization
  The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
  
   (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization
  International Maritime Organization
  The International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , was established in Geneva in 1948, and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959...
  
   (IMO)
• International Monetary Fund
  International Monetary Fund
  The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
  
   (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee
  International Olympic Committee
  The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
  
   (IOC)

• International Organization for Standardization
  International Organization for Standardization
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   (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
  
   (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union
  International Telecommunication Union
  The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
  
   (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization is an intergovernmental organisation charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat.-External links:*...
  
   (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation
  International Trade Union Confederation
  The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
  
   (ITUC)
• Latin American Economic System
  Latin American Economic System
  The Latin American and the Caribbean Economic System, officially known as Sistema Económico Latinoamericano y del Caribe , is an organization founded in 1975 to promote economic cooperation and social development between Latin American and the Caribbean countries...
  
   (LAES)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency is a member organization of the World Bank Group that offers political risk insurance. It was established to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries. MIGA was founded in 1988 with a capital base of $1 billion and is headquartered in...
  
   (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of American States
  Organization of American States
  The Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...
  
   (OAS)
• United Nations
  United Nations
  The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
  
   (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
  
   (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  The United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
  
   (UNIDO)
• Universal Postal Union
  Universal Postal Union
  The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
  
   (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour
  World Confederation of Labour
  The World Confederation of Labour was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe. Totalitarian governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the end of World War II...
  
   (WCL)
• World Customs Organization
  World Customs Organization
  The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is recognized as the voice of the global customs community...
  
   (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions
  World Federation of Trade Unions
  The World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
  
   (WFTU)
• World Health Organization
  World Health Organization
  The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
  
   (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization
  World Intellectual Property Organization
  The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
  
   (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization
  World Meteorological Organization
  The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
  
   (WMO)
• World Trade Organization
  World Trade Organization
  The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
  
   (WTO)

Law and order in Trinidad and Tobago

• Capital punishment in Trinidad and Tobago
• Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago
• Crime in Trinidad and Tobago
  Crime in Trinidad and Tobago
  Criminal activity in Trinidad and Tobago has been and still is a controversial topic on the two islands. Gang Murders and murders have risen since 1999 to 2008 every year. Approximately 558 people were murdered in 2008, the highest number ever....
  
  
• Human rights in Trinidad and Tobago
  • LGBT rights in Trinidad and Tobago
    LGBT rights in Trinidad and Tobago
    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in Trinidad and Tobago may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is illegal in Trinidad and Tobago...
    
    
  • Freedom of religion in Trinidad and Tobago
• Law enforcement in Trinidad and Tobago

Military of Trinidad and Tobago

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    Commander-in-Chief
    A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
    
    : President
    President of Trinidad and Tobago
    The President of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of state of Trinidad and Tobago, and the commander in chief of its armed forces. The office was established when the country became a republic in 1976, before which the head of state was Queen Elizabeth II...
    
    

Tobago]]

• Forces
  • Army of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Coast Guard of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Air Force of Trinidad and Tobago

Culture of Trinidad and Tobago

• Cuisine of Trinidad and Tobago
  Cuisine of Trinidad and Tobago
  Trinidad and Tobago cuisine is indicative of the blends of Indian, Amerindian, European, African, Creole, Chinese and Lebanese gastronomic influences.-Breakfast dishes:Hot Breakfast:Popular Breakfast Fast Food - D roti which is usually served with:...
  
  
• National symbols of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago
    Coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago
    The coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago was designed by a committee formed in 1962 to select the symbols that would be representative of the people of Trinidad and Tobago. The committee included noted artist Carlisle Chang and the late designer George Bailey...
    
    
  • Flag of Trinidad and Tobago
    Flag of Trinidad and Tobago
    The flag of Trinidad and Tobago was adopted upon independence from Great Britain on 31 August 1962.-Description:A Flag is red with a white-edged black diagonal band from the upper hoist side to the lower fly side. In blazon, Gules, a bend Sable fimbriated Argent.-Construction:The width of the white...
    
    
  • National anthem of Trinidad and Tobago
• Prostitution in Trinidad and Tobago
  Prostitution in Trinidad and Tobago
  Prostitution in Trinidad and Tobago is illegal.Like Jamaica and other Caribbean islands, it has a reputation for attracting female sex tourism, which some believe has contributed to the rise in AIDS on the islands.-External links:***...
  
  
• Public holidays in Trinidad and Tobago
  Public holidays in Trinidad and Tobago
  The Government of Trinidad and Tobago officially recognizes a number of holidays and celebrations from most represented groups. The following holidays are those that are officially observed in Trinidad and Tobago:-Official Holidays:-Carnival Dates:...
  
  
• Religion in Trinidad and Tobago
  Religion in Trinidad and Tobago
  Trinidad and Tobago is a multi-religious nation. The largest religious groups are the Roman Catholics and Hindus; the Anglicans, Muslims, Presbyterians, Methodist are among the smaller faiths...
  
  
  • Christianity in Trinidad and Tobago
    • Roman Catholicism in Trinidad and Tobago
      Roman Catholicism in Trinidad and Tobago
      The Roman Catholic Church in Trinidad and Tobago is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. The apostolic nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago is American archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson, who is also the apostolic nuncio to most other...
      
      
    • Anglican Diocese of Trinidad and Tobago
      Anglican Diocese of Trinidad and Tobago
      The Anglican diocese of Trinidad and Tobago is the administrative structure grouping together Anglicans in the nation of Trinidad and Tobago under a bishop. As of 2009, it included 30 parishes, and was responsible for 59 primary schools, one special school, and nine high schools. It is part of the...
      
      
  • Hinduism in Trinidad and Tobago
  • Islam in Trinidad and Tobago
    Islam in Trinidad and Tobago
    Muslims constitute 6 percent of the population on Trinidad and Tobago, representing 65,318 individuals. The majority live in Trinidad but there are a handful in Tobago as well. The first Muslims to arrive in the country arrived from Africa brought as slaves by the colonists...
    
    
• World Heritage Sites in Trinidad and Tobago: None

Art in Trinidad and Tobago

• Literature of Trinidad and Tobago
  Literature of Trinidad and Tobago
  Trinidad and Tobago literature has its roots in oral story telling among African slaves, the European literary roots of the French creoles and in the religious and folk tales of the Indian indentured immigrants. It blossomed in the twentieth century with the writings of C.L.R. James, V.S...
  
  
• Music of Trinidad and Tobago
  Music of Trinidad and Tobago
  Calypso music and steelpan is what Trinidad and Tobago is best known for, including internationally in the 1950s through artists like Lord Kitchener and Mighty Sparrow; the art form was most popularised at that time by Harry Belafonte...
  
  
• Television in Trinidad and Tobago

Sports in Trinidad and Tobago

• Football in Trinidad and Tobago
• Trinidad and Tobago at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Trinidad and Tobago

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 91st (ninety-first)
• Banking in Trinidad and Tobago
  • Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
    Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
    The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago is the central bank of Trinidad and Tobago.The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago is located in the Eric Williams Financial Complex. The complex consists of the central bank auditorium and two sky-scrapers, locally known as the twin towers...
    
    
• Communications in Trinidad and Tobago
  Communications in Trinidad and Tobago
  Telephones - Area Code:Telephones - Mobile Provider:Digicel & Bmobile TT Telephones - Landline Provider:TSTTTelephones - main lines in use:209,000 Telephones - mobile cellular:1,500,000...
  
  
  • Internet in Trinidad and Tobago
• Companies of Trinidad and Tobago
• Currency of Trinidad and Tobago
  Currency
  In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
  
  : Dollar
  Trinidad and Tobago dollar
  The dollar is the currency of Trinidad and Tobago. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively TT$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is subdivided into 100 cents...
  
  
  • ISO 4217
    ISO 4217
    ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
    
    : TTD
    TTD
    TTD may refer to:* Telecommunications device for the deaf, a teleprinter specifically designed for text communication over public switched telephone network...
    
    
• Transport in Trinidad and Tobago
  Transport in Trinidad and Tobago
  Trinidad and Tobago, a Caribbean country which relies heavily on industrialisation and tourism, has various transport systems. Trinidad is the larger island, with a business-oriented economy and the seat of the country's government and Piarco International Airport, the country's major airport...
  
  
• Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange
  Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange
  The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange is the main stock exchange in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Currently the leading stock exchange in the Caribbean region , the Trinidad and Tobago stock exchange caters mostly to the strong financial position of many indigenous companies incorporated...
  
  

Education in Trinidad and Tobago

• List of schools in Trinidad and Tobago‎

Infrastructure of Trinidad and Tobago

• Health care in Trinidad and Tobago
  Health care in Trinidad and Tobago
  Trinidad and Tobago operates under a two-tier health care system. That is, there is the existence of both private health care facilities and public health care facilities....
  
  
• Transportation in Trinidad and Tobago
  • Airports in Trinidad and Tobago
  • Rail transport in Trinidad and Tobago
• Water supply and sanitation in Trinidad and Tobago

See also

• Index of Trinidad and Tobago-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Trinidad and Tobago-related topics
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  
• Outline of North America
• Outline of South America
• Outline of the Caribbean

External links

Government

• Trinidad and Tobago Government Portal Gateway to Government Websites
• Official Trinidad and Tobago Tourism Website
• Official Parliament Website
• National Library Information Systems Website

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