Travel to Trinidad And Tobago

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Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Trinidad And Tobago

• Time Zone: GMT/UTC -4
• Electricity: 115V, 60 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellullar phone etc.)
• Currency: Trinidad & Tobago Dollar (TT$)
• Country Dialing Code: 868

Trinidad And Tobago

Location
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela

Capital
Port-of-Spain

Population
1,088,644 (July 2005 est.)

Regions
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

Climate
tropical; rainy season (June to December)

Ethnic groups
Indian (South Asian) 40%, African 37.5%, mixed 20.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 0.8% (2000 census)

Religions
Roman Catholic 26%, Hindu 22.5%, Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, other Christian 5.8%, Muslim 5.8%, other 10.8%, unspecified 1.4%, none 1.9% (2000 census)

Languages
English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese

Government type
parliamentary democracy

Background
The islands came under British control in the 19th century; independence was granted in 1962. The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas production and processing. Tourism, mostly in Tobago, is targeted for expansion and is growing.

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