TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO REGION CARIBBEAN NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE AUGUST 31 1962 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION AUGUST 1 1976 POPULATION 1102096 1999 EST AREA 1980 SQ MI CAPITAL PORT OF SPAIN FORM OF GOVERNMENT PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY MAIN INDUSTRIES OIL PRODUCTS CHEMICALS TOURISM AGRICULTURE SUGAR COCOA COFFEE CITRUS FRUITS RICE NATURAL RESOURCES ASPHALT OIL GAS CURRENCY DOLLAR GDP 8.85 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 8000 1998 EST LANGUAGES ENGLISH OFFICIAL HINDI FRENCH SPANISH RELIGIONS ROMAN CATHOLIC PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS HINDUISM ISLAM LITERACY RATE 98 LIFE EXPECTANCY 68 YEARS MALE 73 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 14 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 8 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
