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1. Trinidad-Tobago
KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY
KNOW YOUR WORLD
A PROGRAM OF GLOBAL TIES AKRON

2. HISTORY AT A
GLANCE
TRINIDAD-TOBAGO
MAJOR HISTORICAL
DATES
A.D.
YEAR EVENT
1498
1889
1945
1959
Christopher Columbus visits the islands,
naming Trinidad after the three peaks at its
south-east corner and Tobago after a local
type of tobacco pipe.
Trinidad and Tobago administratively
combined as a single British colony.
Universal suffrage instituted.
Britain gives Trinidad and Tobago internal
self-government with Williams as prime
minister.
YEAR EVENT
1967
1976
2011
Trinidad and Tobago joins the Organisation of
American States.
State of emergency imposed, with an
overnight curfew in six crime "hotspots",
following a spike in violent crime.
Trinidad and Tobago becomes a republic.
1980 A rash of firebombings, arsons and political
shootings afflict the country.

3. MAP OF THE COUNTRY
TRINIDAD-
TOBAGO
LAND SIZE:
5,128 sq km

4. TRINIDAD-TOBAGO
COMPARED TO
OHIO/US
Comparison Data:
Trinidad-Tobago is slightly
smaller than Delaware

5. TRINIDAD-TOBAGO
QUICK FACTS GENERAL
INFORMATION
Climate: tropical with a rainy
season (June to December)
Population: 1,407,460 (2023 est.)
National Birds: Scarlet Ibis,
Cocrico Bird
Location: Caribbean, islands
between the Caribbean Sea and
the North Atlantic Ocean,
northeast of Venezuela

6. TRINIDAD-TOBAGO
QUICK FACTS ECONOMIC DATA
CENTRAL BANK:
MONETARY UNIT:
MONETARY SYMBOL:
Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidadian Dollar(TTD)

7. TRINIDAD-TOBAGO
QUICK FACTS ECONOMIC DATA
NATURAL RESOURCES:
poultry, fruit, coconuts, citrus fruit, milk
MAIN EXPORTS:
ammonia, industrial alcohols, natural
gas
MAIN IMPORTS:
refined petroleum, iron, excavation
machinery,
AMOUNT: $11.467B
COUNTRIES (Top2): United States, Guyana
AMOUNT: $8.592B
COUNTRIES (Top2): United States, China

8. Languages: English (official), Trinidadian Creole English, Tobagonian Creole
English
Religions: Protestant 32.1% (Pentecostal/Evangelical/Full Gospel 12%, Baptist
6.9%, Anglican 5.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 4.1%,
Presbyterian/Congregational 2.5%, other Protestant 0.9%)
TRINIDAD-TOBAGO
QUICK FACTS LANGUAGES &
RELIGIONS

9. TRINIDAD-TOBAGO
QUICK FACTS GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT
STRUCTURE:
CURRENT
LEADER:
VOTING
LIBERTIES:
Category Name
Republic of Trinidad and
Tobago
Type
parliamentary republic
Governing
Document (Est)
Constitution of the
Republic of Trinidad
and Tobago(1976)
Paula-Mae Weekes
Position
President
Allowed (Yes/No)
Age
Restrictions
Yes
18
must be a citizen of Trinidad and
Tobago or a citizen of another
Commonwealth country, and has
been resident for a period of at
least one year

10. Fort King George: Military barracks from 1777
FAMOUS
LANDMARKS
Buccoo Reef: 10 acre coral reef with tropical fish
TRINIDAD-
TOBAGO
Name3: A street lined with bamboo trees that meet at the
top in a cathedral shape.

11. TRINIDAD-TOBAGO
MODERN
CULTURAL
PRACTICES
IMPACT OF THE WORLD
RELIGION OF
PROTESTANTISM
BIBLE
SPREAD BY BRITISH
SETTLERS
BRANCHED OFF FROM CATHOLICISM
MANY DIFFERENT TYPES

12. TRINIDAD-TOBAGO
GENDER ROLES GIRLS/BOYS &
MEN/WOMEN
GENDER ROLES:
GENDER ROLES
AVG
HOUSEHOLD
=
Often
multigenerational,
working
class households
are often
female-headed
MEN/BOYS = Artisans,
mechanics, and oilfield
riggers, higher
education jobs
WOMEN/GIRLS = many
higher education jobs
but earn less than
men. Dominate in
Carnival
MARRIAGES = differs
based on race and
class.

13. TRINIDAD-TOBAGO
TRADITIONAL
DRESS
MEN

14. TRINIDAD-TOBAGO
TRADITIONAL
DRESS
WOMEN

15. TRINIDAD-TOBAGO
TRADITIONAL &
CONTEMPARY
MUSIC, DANCE, SPORTS,
FOLK TALES, CUSTOMS

16. TRINIDAD-TOBAGO
NATIONAL
FESTIVALS &
HOLIDAYS
HOLIDAY/FESTIVAL DATE
Carnival
Eid al-Fitr
Indian Arrival Day
Corpus Christi
Emancipation Day
Independence Day
Republic Day
Diwali/Deepavali
Feb 12
Apr 10
May 30
May 30
Aug 1
Aug 31
Sep 24
Oct 31

17. TRINIDAD-TOBAGO
FOOD
cassava pone
Saltfish buljol

18. PRESENTATION
PREPARED BY
Jadgesh
J.Ramjit