Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
The Capital of The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) is Port of Spain, it
is located North and it is the central heart of the country. The structure of the Trinidad and Tobago’s
government system is a combination of Parliamentary Democracy from the British colonization era paired with modern Republican
Constitution that was adopted after its independence in 1962. T&T has a Prime Minister who focuses on the direction of the
country and controls the cabinet. However the Prime minister and answers to the parliament, which is the legislative branch of the government. Trinidad and Tobago also has a
President, along with a Senate and the House of Representatives. Both the
Prime Minister and President of Trinidad and Tobago can only serve for 2 five year
terms and are elected by citizens of the country. The population according to the 2013 T&T census
is 1,341,151 people.
T&T's Parliament Building
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The largest source of income for T&T comes from oil, in 2010 it was reported the export of oil profited T&T 2.1 Billion dollars. The discovery of oil in the 1990's catapulted Trinidad and Tobago to the third richest of the Caribbean islands, behind Barbados and Puerto Rico. The others profits to T&T's economy comes from Natural gas, sugar cane and alcohol. The currency is the Trinidad and Tobago Dollar (TTD)
The Geography of T&T
Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) are two islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, northeast of Venezuela. The area of Trinidad is 1,864 sq. mi and the area of Tobago is 116 sq. mi. The geographical make up of T&T includes 3 vast mountain ranges, many miles of flat plains (where sugar cane is grown), swamp lands on the east & west coast and rain forests in the north. The climate of the islands are tropical and they maintain a warm temperature the entire year. However there is inclement weather during June to December, known as rainy seasons. Within the miles of T&T lust terrains grow over 27 different types of trees (most of them are fruit or flowering trees).
The most grown, harvested and exported product (until 1990’s when oil was discovered) in Trinidad was the sugar
cane. The plant sugar cane was once the main source of T&T’s export profits.
Even though the production of sugar cane has been significantly reduced, it is
still needed for the production of another profitable product locally made rum.
One of
the largest distilleries in T&T Angostura Rum reported to have a profit of
153 million last year.
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The island of Trinidad and Tobago
arguably has the most beautiful beaches in the Caribbean, there are over 30
beaches to choose from. If you are more to the adventurous type there are
options of visiting one of the many waterfalls or rain forest. As well as for
animal lovers, T&T is also home to a wide variety of exotic animals. It has
as an estimated 460 types of birds, an assortment of a 108 mammals, 70 species
of reptiles and an array of over 620 butterflies. Which makes the island of
T&T the perfect place for those who love to relax and explore.
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Carnival in T&T
The citizens of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidadians) have roots that could be traced back to Africa, India and even China. However, the most important time of year to the majority of Trinidadians is Carnival. It is held the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.
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