{"id":125567,"date":"2023-06-28T21:10:41","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T02:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selasite.azurewebsites.net\/?page_id=125567"},"modified":"2024-01-30T10:06:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T15:06:07","slug":"trinidad-and-tobago","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/en\/member-states\/trinidad-and-tobago\/","title":{"rendered":"Trinidad and Tobago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Official name: <\/strong>REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date of membership:<\/strong> 7 June 1976<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short name:<\/strong> Trinidad and Tobago<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capital:<\/strong> Port-of-Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location:<\/strong> Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Area:<\/strong> 5,128 sq km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coastline:<\/strong> 362 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural resources: <\/strong>Petroleum, natural gas, asphalt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environment – international agreements:<\/strong> Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands.
Signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/strong>Economic indicators<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total at current prices (2013)<\/td>21 393<\/td>Millions USD<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Per capita at current prices<\/td>15286<\/td>USD<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Growth rate per capita 
at constant prices<\/td>		-7.7<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Imports of goods and services 
(GDP at current prices)<\/td>		NA<\/td>%<\/td>NA<\/td><\/tr>
Exports of goods and services (GDP at current prices)<\/td>NA<\/td>%<\/td>NA<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Trinidad and Tobago: Economic National Profile<\/a>. CEPALSTAT.
Databases and Statistical Publications. ECLAC. Inquiry: 
September 09, 2017. NA= No data available<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Socio-demographic indicators<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total population <\/td>1 399.5<\/td>(000)<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Life expectancy<\/td>74<\/td>Years<\/td>2020-2025<\/td><\/tr>
Women<\/td>77<\/td>Years<\/td>2020-2025<\/td><\/tr>
Men<\/td>61<\/td>Years<\/td>2020-2025<\/td><\/tr>
Public health expenditure 
as a percentage of GDP<\/td>		6.9<\/td>%<\/td>2018<\/td><\/tr>
Literacy rate for persons between
the ages of 15 to 24<\/td>		99.6<\/td>%<\/td>2010<\/td><\/tr>
Net rate of enrolment in 
primary education<\/td>		98.8<\/td>%<\/td>2010<\/td><\/tr>
Net rate of enrolment in 
secondary education<\/td>		72.3<\/td>%<\/td>2004<\/td><\/tr>
Public expenditure on education
as a percentage of GDP<\/td>		3.6<\/td>%<\/td>2019<\/td><\/tr>
Gini Coefficient<\/td>NA<\/td>NA<\/td>NA<\/td><\/tr>
Unemployment<\/td>4.7<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Migration<\/td>-0.6<\/td>%<\/td>2020-2025<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Trinidad and Tobago: National Socio-Demographic Profile<\/a>. 
CEPALSTAT. Data Bases and Statistical Publications. ECLAC. On line. February 24, 2022. NA= No data available<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Languages: <\/strong>English (official)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Government<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Administrative divisions:<\/strong> 9 regional corporations, 2 city corporations, 3 borough corporations, and 1 ward: regional corporations: Couva\/Tabaquite\/Talparo, Diego Martin, Mayaro\/Rio Claro, Penal\/Debe, Princes Town, Sangre Grande, San Juan\/Laventille, Siparia, Tunapuna\/Piarco; city corporations: Port-of.Spain, San Fernando; borough corporations: Arima, Point Fortin, Chaguanas; ward: Tobago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Independence: <\/strong>31 August 1962 (from UK)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constitution: <\/strong>1 August 1976<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suffrage: <\/strong>18 years of age; universal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Executive branch:<\/strong> Chief of state: President Anthony Carmona (since 17 March 2013).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Head of government:<\/strong> Prime Minister Keith Rowley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legislative branch: <\/strong>Bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (31 seats; 16 members appointed by the ruling party, 9 by the President, 6 by the opposition party for a maximum term of five years) and the House of Representatives (36 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judicial branch:<\/strong> Supreme Court of Judicature (comprised of the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeals; the chief justice is appointed by the president after consultation with the prime minister and the leader of the opposition; other justices are appointed by the president on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission); High Court of Justice; Court of Appeals; the highest court of appeal is the Privy Council in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Internet country code:<\/strong> .tt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Official Portal Web:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.opm.gov.tt<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Official name: REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Date of membership: 7 June 1976 Short name: Trinidad and Tobago Capital: Port-of-Spain Geography Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela Area: 5,128 sq km Coastline: 362 km Natural resources: Petroleum, natural gas, asphalt Environment – international agreements: Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":125521,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-125567","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125567\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}