🌍 Geography
Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
5,128 km²
Land Area
5,128 km²
Water Area
N/A km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
N/A km
Coastline
362 km
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: mostly plains with some hills and low mountains
Climate: tropical; rainy season (June to December)
Elevation
Highest Point
: N/Am
Lowest Point
: nullm
Mean Elevation
83m
Natural Resources
petroleum, natural gas, asphalt
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
1,408,966
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
0.1%
Urbanization
null%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
38.5 years
Life Expectancy
null years
Birth Rate
10.5 per 1,000
Death Rate
8.6 per 1,000
Major Urban Areas
- PORT-OF-SPAIN: 545,000 people
Languages
- English (official) (Official)
- Trinidadian Creole English
- Tobagonian Creole English
- Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi)
- Trinidadian Creole French
- Spanish
- Chinese
Education
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: null%, Female: 93.8%)
💼 Economy
high-income Caribbean economy; major hydrocarbon exporter; key tourism and finance sectors; high inflation and growing public debt; long foreign currency access delays; large foreign reserves and sovereign wealth fund
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
$43.36 billion
GDP (Official Rate)
$26.43 billion
GDP per Capita (PPP)
$31,700
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
1.7%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
0.5%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
0.8%
Industry
35%
Services
59.9%
Major Industries
petroleum and petroleum products, liquefied natural gas, methanol, ammonia, urea, steel products, beverages, food processing, cement, cotton textiles
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
parliamentary republic
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive Branch
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
Independence Day, 31 August (1962)
📈 Social Indicators
Physicians
4.16 per 1,000
Hospital Beds
1.6 per 1,000
Health Expenditure
7% of GDP
Education Expenditure
3% of GDP