STATISTICS: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO


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Trinidad and Tobago Official name: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Form of government: multiparty republic with two legislative houses (Senate ; House of Representatives ). Chief of state: President. Head of government: Prime Minister. Capital: Port of Spain. Official language: English. Official religion: none. Monetary unit: 1 Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TT$) = 100 cents; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = TT$6.24; 1 = TT$10.62. Demography Population (1998): 1,275,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 643.9, persons per sq km 248.6. Urban-rural (1995): urban 71.8%; rural 28.2%. Sex distribution (1995): male 49.46%; female 50.54%. Age breakdown (1995): under 15, 31.7%; 15-29, 26.6%; 30-44, 22.1%; 45-59, 11.5%; 60-74, 6.0%; 75 and over, 2.1%. Population projection: (2000) 1,285,000; (2010) 1,333,000. Doubling time: 74 years. Ethnic composition (1990): East Indian 40.3%; black 39.6%; mixed 18.4%; white 0.6%; Chinese 0.4%; other/not stated 0.7%. Religious affiliation (1990): six largest Protestant bodies 29.7%; Roman Catholic 29.4%; Hindu 23.7%; Muslim 5.9%; other 11.3%. Major cities (1990): Chaguanas 56,601; Port of Spain 46,222{2}; San Fernando 30,115{3}; Arima 29,483{3}; Point Fortin 20,025; Scarborough 4,000. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1996): 16.3 (world avg. 25.0). Death rate per 1,000 population (1996): 6.9 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1996): 9.4 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1996): 2.0. Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1993): 5.6. Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1993): 0.9. Life expectancy at birth (1996): male 67.9 years; female 72.8 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population (1993): diseases of the circulatory system 270.0; accidents, violence, and homicide 110.3; malignant neoplasms (cancers) 86.4; diabetes mellitus 83.5. National economy Budget (1996). Revenue: TT$9,570,000,000 (company taxes 28.8%, of which petroleum sector 19.2%; individual income taxes 18.9%; value-added taxes 15.3%; nontax revenues 7.9%). Expenditures: TT$9,123,000,000 (current expenditures 94.3%; development expenditures 5.7%). Tourism (1994): receipts from visitors U.S.$80,000,000; expenditures by nationals abroad U.S.$90,000,000. Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): sugarcane 1,404,000, coconuts 20,000, oranges (1995) 14,906, rice 9,539, grapefruit and pomelo (1995) 7,297, bananas 6,000, cocoa 2,540, coffee 353; livestock (number of live animals) 59,000 goats, 45,000 pigs, 9,500,000 chickens; roundwood (1995) 67,600 cu m; fish catch (1994) 11,000. Mining and quarrying (1994): natural asphalt 21,000. Manufacturing (1996): anhydrous ammonia and urea (nitrogenous fertilizers) 2,674,200; methanol 1,358,000; steel billets 643,600; cement 617,100; steel wire rods 575,400; refined sugar 42,100; beer and stout 418,800 hectolitres; rum 78,000 hectolitres. Construction (authorized; 1993): residential 207,900 sq m; nonresidential 46,900 sq m. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1995) 4,229,000,000 (1994; 3,978,000,000); coal, none (none); crude petroleum (barrels; 1995) 41,493,000 (1994; 35,533,000); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) 4,931,000 (1,268,000); natural gas (cu m; 1996) 9,033,000,000 (7,049,000,000). Public debt (external, outstanding; 1996): U.S.$1,871,000,000. Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1990) 4.1; average income per household (1988) TT$21,760 (U.S.$5,661); expenditure (1993): food, beverages, and tobacco 25.5%, housing 21.6%, transportation 15.2%, household furnishings 14.3%, clothing and footwear 10.4%. Gross national product (1996): U.S.$5,017,000,000 (U.S.$3,870 per capita). Population economically active (1995): total 521,000; activity rate of total population 41.3% (participation rates: ages 15-64, 65.4%; female 37.2%; unemployed 16.3%). Land use (1994): forested 45.8%; meadows and pastures 2.1%; agricultural and under permanent cultivation 23.8%; other 28.3%. Foreign trade{4} Imports (1995): TT$9,452,000,000 (nonelectrical machinery 25.5%, of which general industrial machinery 17.3%; food and live animals 14.2%; chemicals and chemical products 13.8%). Major import sources: United States 50.4%; United Kingdom 6.8%; Germany 6.2%; Canada 5.2%; Brazil 4.3%. Exports (1995): TT$14,303,000,000 (refined petroleum 29.9%; crude petroleum 16.2%; anhydrous ammonia 10.8%; iron and steel 10.2%; methanol 8.7%; urea 3.9%). Major export destinations: United States 43.3%; Jamaica 8.4%; Guyana 3.1%; Barbados 3.1%; France 2.9%. Transport Transport. Railroads: none. Roads (1995): total length 8,160 km (paved 51%). Vehicles (1994): passenger cars 123,500; trucks and buses 24,500. Air transport (1994): passenger-km 4,084,000,000; metric ton-km cargo 404,000,000; airports (1996) with scheduled flights 2. Education and health Educational attainment (1990). Percentage of population age 25 and over having: no formal schooling 4.5%; primary education 56.4%; secondary 32.1%; higher 3.4%; other/not stated 3.6%. Literacy (1995): total population age 15 and over literate 886,000 (97.9%). Health: physicians (1993) 1,051 (1 per 1,191 persons); hospital beds (1992) 3,653 (1 per 340 persons); infant mortality rate (1996) 18.2. Food (1992): daily per capita caloric intake 2,585 (vegetable products 85%, animal products 15%); 107% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel (1996): 2,100 (army 66.7%, coast guard 33.3%). Military expenditure as percentage of GNP (1994): 1.7% (world 3.0%); per capita expenditure U.S.$60. {1} Excludes speaker, who may be elected from outside the House of Representatives. {2} 1994. {3} 1991. {4} Imports c.i.f.; exports f.o.b.

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