The discovery of oil on trinidad in 1910 added another important export. Manpower was replaced with the importation of contract laborers from india between 1845 and 1917, which boosted sugar production as well as the cocoa industry. Comments and queries are welcome and may be addressed to. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. Trinidad and tobago united states department of state. Pitch lake, on trinidads southwestern coast, is the worlds largest natural reservoir of asphalt.
The bright blue green color around the islands, particularly around those of the bahamas in the upper right, is likely due to the brighter solar reflection over the more shallow waters that surround the islands. Nov 08, 2010 what did the cia world fact book have to say about muslim population growth and the changes in group. News and analysis on population size and growth, migration, refugees and more. People around the world had faith to see trinidad and tobago be a nation honoring god and the work here was planted.
The information regarding trinidad and tobago on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. The head of state of trinidad and tobago is the president, currently george richards. The following lists events that happened during 2020 in central america. Department of state bbc country profile trinidad and tobago central bank of trinidad and tobago central statistical office centre for intercultural learning trinidad and tobago cia world fact book trinidad and tobago. Energy production and downstream industrial use dominate the economy. Central intelligence agency the world factbook 1990 the world factbook is produced annually by the central intelligence agency for the use of united states government officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements. Feb 26, 2017 cia world fact book, 2004trinidad and tobago. Trinidad and tobago is recognised as a highincome economy by the world. The topography of the islands is mostly made up of plains, but there are some hills and lowrising mountains cia world fact book 2004. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of trinidad and tobago defense forces 1995 information contained here.
The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. The economy of trinidad and tobago is the wealthiest in the caribbean and the thirdrichest by gdp ppp per capita in the americas. January 2015 is the latest vector version available of this file. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us. Greta thunberg tops annual list of highestpaid activists. Cia world fact book, 2004trinidad and tobago wikisource. Grenada the world factbook central intelligence agency. It provides current data for more than 250 countries and territories, fromafghanistan to zimbabwe. The information regarding trinidad and tobago on this page is re published from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central. If a nonwatermarked version of the image is available, please upload it under the same file name and then remove this template. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about trinidad. The information regarding trinidad and tobago on this page is republished from the 2019 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency.
He and his wife, chris woolwinemoen, produced thousands of awardwinning maps that are used all over the world and content that aids students, teachers, travelers and parents with their geography and map questions. The datasets and scripts are dedicated to the public domain. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the cia world factbook 2012. The southern tip of florida, the florida keys, and the florida strait appear at the top. Caribbean, islands between the caribbean sea and north atlantic ocean, north of trinidad and tobago. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. The information regarding trinidad and tobago on this page is republished from the 1995 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a book that contains the central intelligence agency s information about the worlds countries.
We encourage students at home participating in online learning to use travel facts, as well as the world factbook, for their studies of geography and national customs. Closing daily exchange rates are not presented in the world factbook, but are used to convert stock values e. This is a snapshot of the cia world fact book as it existed on 26 march 2005. Trinidad and tobago people 2015, cia world factbook. For more on the agencys mission, visit our strategic intent. What did the cia world fact book have to say about muslim. The cia world factbook is produced by the united states government and provides essential information about all the countries and territories of the world, including maps, flags, and statistical data on almost every key issue. Trinidad and tobago is a republic with a twoparty system and a bicameral parliamentary system based on the westminster system.
The language and religion entries in the world factbooks travel facts have all been recently updated. As of 2011, the east indiansouth asian population of trinidad and tobago was 35 percent, according to the cia world fact book. Trinidad and tobago, the leading caribbean producer of oil and gas, has earned a reputation as an excellent investment site for international businesses. Countries of the world 31 years of cia world fact books. The official print version is available from the government printing office. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of trinidad and tobago 2020 information contained here. Trinidad and tobago is buffered by considerable foreign reserves and a sovereign wealth fund that equals about oneandahalf times the national budget, but the country is still in a recession and the government faces the dual challenge of gas shortages and a low price environment. This fact book is based on the cia world fact book, with added information and links. The highest court s subfield includes the name s of a countrys highest level court s, the number and titles of the judges, and the types of cases heard by the court, which commonly are based on civil, criminal, administrative, and constitutional law. The government is struggling to reverse a surge in violent crime. Trinidad and tobago is home to one of the largest natural gas liquefaction facilities in the western hemisphere. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of trinidad and tobago people 2015 information contained here. The 1990 cia world factbook library of congress classification.
Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind britain, france, and germany in economic and political power. Oil and gas typically account for about 40% of gdp and 80% of exports but less than 5% of employment. Satellite image of cuba center and jamaica lower right. Tourism is a growing sector, although not proportionately as important as in many other caribbean islands. John moen is a cartographer who along with his wife are the orignal founders of. The economy benefits from low inflation and a growing trade surplus. Central america was home to the mayan civilization, one of the great civilizations of the historic world. Cia the world factbook field listing government type. Trinidad and tobago cia map world map world atlas atlas.
Portions of this site are based on public domain works from the u. The cia world factbook 2012 kindle edition by the central. Oct 22, 2019 central intelligence agency the world factbook 1990 the world factbook is produced annually by the central intelligence agency for the use of united states government officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements. Dec 09, 2008 the cia 2007 world factbook kindle edition by cia. A number of countries have separate constitutional courts. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of trinidad and tobago 2019 information contained here. The islands sugar industry was hurt by the emancipation of the slaves in 1834. See the factbook command line tool and scripts for details. This entry includes the number of males for each female in five age groups at birth, under 15 years, 1564 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 272. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the cia 2007 world factbook. He and his wife, chris woolwinemoen, produced thousands of awardwinning maps that are used all over the world and content that aids students, teachers, travelers. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. As you can see from our vision statement our passion is to see youth reaching youth. Thirtyfour percent were of african descent, and nearly 8. Spains powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to england. Cia the world factbook trinidad and tobago users empty. Countries of the world 31 years of cia world fact books, factbook, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999. The islands are situated between the caribbean sea and the north atlantic ocean, lying just to the northeast of venezuela.
The cia world factbook 2012 kindle edition by the central intelligence agency. The following countries do not show world bank 20 data. Youth with a mission trinidad and tobago was started here in the year 2000 after many years of planting seeds. The world factbook, produced annually by the cia, has become the ultimate authoritative source of information on all the nations of the world. T cia world factbook the best country factbook available. Trinidad and tobago defense forces 1995 flags, maps. Cia world fact book all values, unless otherwise stated, are in us dollars. The language and religion entries in the world factbook s travel facts have all been recently updated. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition.
Cia world factbook the best country factbook available online. The largest country by population in central america is guatemala 14. Indexmundi is a data portal that gathers facts and statistics from multiple sources and turns them into easy to use visuals. The world factbook 1990 wikisource, the free online library. The caribbean contains around 8% of the worlds coral reefs by surface area. Cia the world factbook field listing net migration rate. This image contains digital watermarking or credits in the image itself.
What did the cia world fact book have to say about muslim population growth and the changes in group. The october 2016 pdf contains a bitmap version, not vector. Starting with the 1993 factbook, demographic estimates for some countries mostly african have explicitly taken into account t. The world factbook simple english wikipedia, the free. Barbados the world factbook central intelligence agency. Cia world fact book first published on september 19, 2007 1.
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