Trinidad And Tobago
Official name: |
Trinidad And Tobago |
Capital City: |
Port-of-Spain |
Current Local Time: |
| Country website: |
http://www.dhl.com.tt |
International Dialing Code: |
868 |
Population: |
1,272,385 (July 1996 |
Currency: |
1 Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TT$) = 100 cents |
Spoken Languages: |
English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish |
Holidays: |
Jan 1, Mar 7, 8, 30, Apr 22, 25, May 30, Jun 20, 23, Aug 1, 31, Sep 24, Dec 25, 26 |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, steel products, fertilizer, sugar, cocoa, coffee, citrus, flowers |
Partners: US 48%, Caricom countries15%, Latin America 9%, EU 5% (1994) Major Imports: |
Commodities: machinery, transportation equipment, manufactured goods, food, live animals |
Partners: US 47.7%, Venezuela 10%, UK 8.3%, other EU 8% (1994) Total Export: |
$2.2 billion (f.o.b., 1995) |
Total Import: |
$996 million (c.i.f., 1994) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$16.2 billion (1995 est.) |
Per Capita Income: |
$12,100 (1995 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
97.9% |
Population Growth Rate: |
0.08% (1996 est.) |
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