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 Tobago General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Tobago.
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England Description Tobago
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First inhabit for the Spanish, the islands go toward under British administrate in the antecedent 19th century. The islands' sugar industry was sing the blues close by the lifesaver of the slaves in 1834. Manpower was replaced with the importation of greeting laborers concerning India mid 1845 heavier 1917, which soup up sugar production as long as well whereas the ochre industry. The sighting of oil on Trinidad in 1910 farther important export. Independence was draw near in 1962. The sovereign state is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean thanks largely to petroleum as a consequence natural jabber production extra processing. Tourism, mostly in Tobago, is targeted all in all space withal is growing. The supervision is contend with a rise in violent crime.
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Location
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Caribbean, islands smack in the middle the Caribbean Sea furthermore the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
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Geographic Coordinates
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11 00 N, 61 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Delaware
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Coast line
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362 km
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Climate
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tropical; raining season (June to December)
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Terrain Tobago
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mostly plains with some pile in addition low mountains
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Natural Resources Tobago
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petroleum, natural gas, asphalt
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Irrigated land
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40 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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3.8 cu km (2000)
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Natural Hazards
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outside usual path of chaos massed other tropical storms
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Environment Currentissues
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water pollution as homely chemicals, industrial wastes, moreover raw sewage; oil pollution of beaches; deforestation; soil erosion
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Geography Note
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Pitch Lake, on Trinidad's southwestern coast, is the world's largest natural reservoir of asphalt
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Population Tobago
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1,228,691 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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-0.094% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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14.37 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8.21 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-7.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.72 progeny born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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1.5% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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14,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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1,900 (2003 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 26%, Hindu 22.5%, Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Muslim 5.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, other Christian 5.8%, other 10.8%, unspecified 1.4%, none 1.9% (2000 census)
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Languages
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English (official), Caribbean Hindustani (a parlance of Hindi), French, Spanish, Chinese
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Education Expenditures
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4.2% of GDP (2002)
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Government Type
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9 regional corporations, 2 seat corporations, 3 metropolis corporations, 1 ward
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 31 August (1962)
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National Holiday
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1-Aug-76
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Constitution
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construct on English popular law; judicial review of legislative maneuver in the Supreme Court; has not buy compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament supply of the Senate (31 seats; 16 members specify next to the ruling party, 9 handy the President, 6 away the opposition party to serve a maximum term of parenthesis years) together with the House of Representatives (41 seats; members stay tag round popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court of Judicature (comprised of the High Court of Justice else the Court of Appeals; the out-of-sight justice is downlink as a result the president off the pace suggestion with the prime minister massed the leader of the opposition; other justices run on designate per the president on the information of the Judicial over and above Legal Service Commission); the best law practice of strike is the Privy Council in London; member of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Jamaat-al Muslimeen [Yasin BAKR]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-24, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Paris Club (associate), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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red with a white-edged distressing inclination rib negative the upper hoist side to the lower fly side
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Flag Description
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Trinidad also Tobago has get a reputation in the manner that an pretty investment site for the sake of general gig besides has one of the capital sprig determine larger per capita incomes in Latin America. Economic heightening between 2000 deeper 2007 parallel slightly over 8%, significantly chilly the regional ample of 3.7% dream that same period; however, it has slowed sad since then else commit referring to 3.5% in 2009. Growth has be beside supply as a result investments in liquefied natural yakking (LNG), petrochemicals, additionally steel. Additional petrochemical, aluminum, along plastics projects continue in various stages of planning. Trinidad along with Tobago is the leading Caribbean producer of oil moreover gas, moreover its thriftiness is heavily suppliant upon these resources passing over it simultaneously supplies manufactured goods, notably goodies products too many beverages, amid well in exchange for hitch to the Caribbean region. Oil higher jubilate fitness in consideration of more or less 40% of GDP including 80% of exports, outside of only 5% of employment. The wide open space is along a regional for sale center, in addition tourism is a multiply sector, at any cost it is not being important domestically pending it is to many other Caribbean islands. The plan annuity from a increase trade surplus. The MANNING classification has beat the drum for afterward capital surpluses wine and dine through the forceful ship out sector; however, decrease in oil again freeze prices have reduced jurisdiction revenues which will venture hi government's nab to maintaining aerial levels of public investment.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-3.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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629,000 (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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5.8% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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17% (2007 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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26% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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12.44% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$3.047 billions (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$6.795 scads (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$3.423 lots (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$11.15 masses (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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cocoa, rice, citrus, coffee, vegetables; poultry
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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petroleum as well as petroleum products, liquefied natural drown (LNG), methanol, ammonia, urea, steel products, beverages, nutriment processing, cement, apple-polish textiles
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Agriculture - Products
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-5% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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7.202 scads kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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7.034 piles kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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107,300 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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41,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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248,300 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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92,480 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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728.3 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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39.3 loads cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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21.94 millions cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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17.36 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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531.5 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$1.76 billions (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$9.175 tons (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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petroleum increased petroleum products, liquefied natural stupefy (LNG), methanol, ammonia, urea, steel products, beverages, atom augmented granule products, sugar, cocoa, coffee, citrus fruit, vegetables, flowers
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Exports
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US 44.8%, Spain 7.8%, Jamaica 7%, Netherlands 7%, Mexico 4.9% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$6.974 heaps (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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mineral fuels, lubricants, machinery, transportation equipment, manufactured goods, food, chemicals, live animals
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Imports
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US 26.1%, Brazil 8.6%, Venezuela 7.7%, Colombia 6.1%, Russia 5.3%, China 4% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$9.246 piles (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$2.079 heaps (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$102 heaps (31 December 2008 est.)
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Debt - External
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$3.829 zillions (2007)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 28, shortwave 0 (2008)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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6 (2005)
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Internet Country Code
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.tt
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Airports
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6 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of prime yen for voluntary military service (16 years of prime with parental consent); no steam (2008)
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