View Intelligence Dossier Back to 2013 CSV Excel Print All Years

Communications

Broadcast media [time series]

5 TV networks, one of which is state-owned, broadcast on multiple stations; multiple cable TV subscription service providers; multiple radio networks, one state-owned, broadcast over about 35 stations (2007)

Internet country code [time series]

.tt

Internet users (Internet hosts) [time series]

241,690 (2012) country comparison to the world: 69

Internet users [time series]

593,000 (2009) country comparison to the world: 115

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: excellent international service; good local service domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 170 telephones per 100 persons international: country code - 1-868; submarine cable systems provide connectivity to US and parts of the Caribbean and South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Barbados and Guyana (2011)

Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones - main lines in use) [time series]

287,000 (2012) country comparison to the world: 119

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

1.884 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 147

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

cocoa, rice, citrus, coffee, vegetables; poultry; sugar

Budget [time series]

revenues: $7.654 billion expenditures: $7.933 billion (2012 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]

-1.1% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 66

Central bank discount rate [time series]

4.25% (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 36 7.25% (31 December 2009 est.)

Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]

7.7% (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 117 7.97% (31 December 2011 est.)

Current account balance [time series]

$959 million (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 44 $2.899 billion (2011 est.)

Debt - external [time series]

$4.722 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 121 $4.738 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

Trinidad and Tobago has earned a reputation as an excellent investment site for international businesses and has one of the highest growth rates and per capita incomes in Latin America. Economic growth between 2000 and 2007 averaged slightly over 8%, significantly above the regional average of about 3.7% for that same period; however, GDP has slowed down since then and contracted during 2009-2011 due to depressed natural gas prices and changing markets. Growth had been fueled by investments in liquefied natural gas, petrochemicals, and steel with additional upstream and downstream investment planned. Trinidad and Tobago is the leading Caribbean producer of oil and gas, and its economy is heavily dependent upon these resources but it also supplies manufactured goods, notably food products and beverages, as well as cement to the Caribbean region. Oil and gas account for about 40% of GDP and 80% of exports, but only 5% of employment. Oil production has declined over the last decade as the country focused the majority of its efforts on natural gas. However, declining reserves, lack of government investment in the sector, and the changing global gas market raises concern for the long-term growth of the country's energy sector. Although Trinidad and Tobago enjoys cheap electricity from natural gas, the renewable energy sector has recently garnered increased interest. The country is also a regional financial center with a well-regulated and stable financial system. Other sectors the Government of Trinidad and Tobago targeted for increased investment and projected growth include tourism, agriculture, information and communications technology, and shipping. The economy benefits from a growing trade surplus with the US. The US is Trinidad and Tobago's leading trade partner. The previous MANNING administration benefited from fiscal surpluses fueled by the dynamic export sector; however, declines in oil and gas prices have reduced government revenues, challenging the current government's commitment to maintaining high levels of public investment. Crime and bureaucratic hurdles continue to be the biggest deterrents for attracting more foreign direct investment and business.

Exchange rates [time series]

Trinidad and Tobago dollars (TTD) per US dollar - 6.39 (2012 est.) 6.41 (2011 est.) 6.38 (2010 est.) 6.31 (2009) 6.29 (2008)

Exports [time series]

$12.98 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 83 $14.91 billion (2011 est.)

Exports - commodities [time series]

petroleum and petroleum products, liquefied natural gas, methanol, ammonia, urea, steel products, beverages, cereal and cereal products, sugar, cocoa, coffee, citrus fruit, vegetables, flowers

Exports - partners [time series]

US 42.1%, Chile 7.1%, Argentina 6.5%, Spain 4.5% (2012)

Fiscal year [time series]

1 October - 30 September

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$25.4 billion (2012 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]

$26.35 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 118 $26.3 billion (2011 est.) $27 billion (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars

GDP - composition, by end use [time series]

household consumption: 55.5% government consumption: 16.3% investment in fixed capital: 14.9% investment in inventories: 1.3% exports of goods and services: 92.4% imports of goods and services: -80.3% (2012 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]

agriculture: 0.3% industry: 57.8% services: 41.9% (2012 est.)

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]

$19,800 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 70 $19,900 (2011 est.) $20,500 (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

0.2% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 177 -2.6% (2011 est.) 0.2% (2010 est.)

Gross national saving [time series]

20% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 73 28.1% of GDP (2011 est.) 37.1% of GDP (2010 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Imports [time series]

$9.065 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 101 $9.478 billion (2011 est.)

Imports - commodities [time series]

mineral fuels, lubricants, machinery, transportation equipment, manufactured goods, food, chemicals, live animals

Imports - partners [time series]

US 33.1%, Brazil 8.1%, Colombia 7.7%, Gabon 5.5%, Canada 4.4%, China 4.2% (2012)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

-0.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 140

Industries [time series]

petroleum and petroleum products, liquefied natural gas (LNG), methanol, ammonia, urea, steel products, beverages, food processing, cement, cotton textiles

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

9.2% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 193 5.1% (2011 est.)

Labor force [time series]

618,200 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 156

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

agriculture: 3.8% manufacturing, mining, and quarrying: 12.8% construction and utilities: 20.4% services: 62.9% (2007 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]

$14.73 billion (31 December 2011) country comparison to the world: 69 $12.16 billion (31 December 2010) $11.15 billion (31 December 2009)

Population below poverty line [time series]

17% (2007 est.)

Public debt [time series]

37.9% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 95 39.7% of GDP (2011 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]

$9.897 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 74 $10.5 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of broad money [time series]

$17.28 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 90 $15.46 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad [time series]

$3.829 billion (2007) country comparison to the world: 66

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home [time series]

$102 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 41 $12.44 billion (2007)

Stock of domestic credit [time series]

$6.059 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 110 $5.731 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of narrow money [time series]

$6.221 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 91 $5.594 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Taxes and other revenues [time series]

30.1% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 95

Unemployment rate [time series]

5.6% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 56 5.5% (2011 est.)

Energy

Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]

52.07 million Mt (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 62

Crude oil - exports [time series]

75,340 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 43

Crude oil - imports [time series]

70,260 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 51

Crude oil - production [time series]

119,300 bbl/day (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 47

Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]

728.3 million bbl (1 January 2013 es) country comparison to the world: 44

Electricity - consumption [time series]

7.586 billion kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 97

Electricity - exports [time series]

0 kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 134

Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]

99.7% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 47

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 201

Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 182

Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]

0.3% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 88

Electricity - imports [time series]

0 kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 138

Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]

1.605 million kW (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 114

Electricity - production [time series]

7.998 billion kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 99

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

23.32 billion cu m (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 33

Natural gas - exports [time series]

17.64 billion cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 21

Natural gas - imports [time series]

0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 133

Natural gas - production [time series]

40.6 billion cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 22

Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]

375.4 billion cu m (1 January 2013 es) country comparison to the world: 36

Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]

41,000 bbl/day (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 106

Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]

106,500 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 43

Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]

1,598 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 185

Refined petroleum products - production [time series]

132,300 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 67

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 5,128 sq km country comparison to the world: 174 land: 5,128 sq km water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative [time series]

slightly smaller than Delaware

Climate [time series]

tropical; rainy season (June to December)

Coastline [time series]

362 km

Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]

lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: El Cerro del Aripo 940 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

water pollution from agricultural chemicals, industrial wastes, and raw sewage; oil pollution of beaches; deforestation; soil erosion

International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Total water withdrawal (Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)) [time series]

total: 0.23 cu km/yr (67%/25%/8%) per capita: 177.9 cu m/yr (2005)

Geographic coordinates [time series]

11 00 N, 61 00 W

Geography - note [time series]

Pitch Lake, on Trinidad's southwestern coast, is the world's largest natural reservoir of asphalt

Irrigated land [time series]

36 sq km (2003)

Land boundaries [time series]

0 km

Land use [time series]

arable land: 4.87% permanent crops: 4.29% other: 90.84% (2011)

Location [time series]

Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela

Map references [time series]

Central America and the Caribbean

Maritime claims [time series]

measured from claimed archipelagic baselines territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the outer edge of the continental margin

Natural hazards [time series]

outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms

Natural resources [time series]

petroleum, natural gas, asphalt

Terrain [time series]

mostly plains with some hills and low mountains

Total renewable water resources [time series]

3.84 cu km (2011)

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

9 regions, 3 boroughs, 2 cities, 1 ward regions: Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo, Diego Martin, Mayaro/Rio Claro, Penal/Debe, Princes Town, Sangre Grande, San Juan/Laventille, Siparia, Tunapuna/Piarco borough: Arima, Chaguanas, Point Fortin cities: Port of Spain, San Fernando ward: Tobago

Capital [time series]

name: Port of Spain geographic coordinates: 10 39 N, 61 31 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Constitution [time series]

previous 1962; latest 1976; amended many times, last in 2007 (2012)

Country name [time series]

conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Margaret B. DIOP embassy: 15 Queen's Park West, Port of Spain mailing address: P. O. Box 752, Port of Spain telephone: [1] (868) 622-6371 through 6376 FAX: [1] (868) 822-5905

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Neil N. PARSAN (since 14 February 2011) chancery: 1708 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036 telephone: [1] (202) 467-6490 FAX: [1] (202) 785-3130 consulate(s) general: Miami, New York

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Anthony CARMONA (since 18 March 2013) head of government: Prime Minister Kamla PERSAD-BISSESSAR (since 26 May 2010) cabinet: Cabinet appointed from among the members of Parliament (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website) elections: president elected by an electoral college, which consists of the members of the Senate and House of Representatives, for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 15 February 2013 (next to be held by February 2018); the president usually appoints as prime minister the leader of the majority party in the House of Representatives election results: as the only candidate nominated, Anthony CARMONA elected president; sworn in on 18 March 2013; percent of electoral college vote - 100%

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

red with a white-edged black diagonal band from the upper hoist side to the lower fly side; the colors represent the elements of earth, water, and fire; black stands for the wealth of the land and the dedication of the people; white symbolizes the sea surrounding the islands, the purity of the country's aspirations, and equality; red symbolizes the warmth and energy of the sun, the vitality of the land, and the courage and friendliness of its people

Government type [time series]

parliamentary democracy

Independence [time series]

31 August 1962 (from the UK)

International law organization participation [time series]

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

International organization participation [time series]

ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Paris Club (associate), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial branch [time series]

highest court(s): Supreme Court of the Judicature (consists of a chief justice for both the Court of Appeal with 12 judges and the High Court with 24 judges) note - Trinidad and Tobago can file appeals beyond its Supreme Court to the Caribbean Court of Justice, with final appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the president after consultation with the prime minister and the parliamentary leader of the opposition; other judges appointed by the Judicial Legal Services Commission, headed by the chief justice and 5 members with judicial experience; all judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement normally at age 65 subordinate courts: Courts of Summary Criminal Jurisdiction; Petty Civil Courts; Family Court

Legal system [time series]

English common law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court

Legislative branch [time series]

bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (31 seats; 16 members appointed by the ruling party, 9 by the president, 6 by the opposition party to serve a maximum term of five years) and the House of Representatives (41 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: House of Representatives - last held on 24 May 2010 (next to be held in 2015) election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote - NA; seats by party - UNC 21, PNM 12, COP 6, TOP 2 note: Tobago has a unicameral House of Assembly with 12 members serving four-year terms; last election held in January 2013; seats by party - PNM 12

National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]

name: "Forged From the Love of Liberty"

National holiday [time series]

Independence Day, 31 August (1962)

National symbol(s) [time series]

scarlet ibis (bird of Trinidad); cocrico (bird of Tobago)

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

Congress of the People or COP [Prakash RAMADHAR] Democratic Action Congress or DAC [Hochoy CHARLES] (only active in Tobago) Democratic National Alliance or DNA [Charles CARSON] (coalition of NAR, DDPT, MND) Movement for National Development or MND [Garvin NICHOLAS] National Alliance for Reconstruction or NAR [Lennox SANKERSINGH] People's National Movement or PNM [Keith ROWLEY] Tobago Organization of the People or TOP [Ashworth JACK] United National Congress or UNC [Kamla PERSAD-BISSESSAR]

Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]

Jamaat-al Muslimeen [Yasin ABU BAKR]

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Introduction

Background [time series]

First colonized by the Spanish, the islands came under British control in the early 19th century. The islands' sugar industry was hurt by the emancipation of the slaves in 1834. 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. The discovery of oil on Trinidad in 1910 added another important export. Independence was attained in 1962. The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas production and processing. Tourism, mostly in Tobago, is targeted for expansion and is growing. The government is coping with a rise in violent crime.

Military

Manpower available for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 341,764 females age 16-49: 317,899 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 269,824 females age 16-49: 261,735 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually [time series]

male: 8,164 female: 7,503 (2010 est.)

Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]

Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF): Trinidad and Tobago Army, Coast Guard, Air Guard, Defense Force Reserves (2010)

Military expenditures [time series]

0.6% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 159

Military service age and obligation [time series]

18-25 years of age for voluntary military service (16 years of age with parental consent); no conscription; Trinidad and Tobago citizenship and completion of secondary school required (2012)

People and Society

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 19.5% (male 121,713/female 116,764) 15-24 years: 13.6% (male 86,514/female 80,397) 25-54 years: 47.1% (male 299,207/female 278,043) 55-64 years: 10.7% (male 65,195/female 66,033) 65 years and over: 9.1% (male 48,102/female 63,257) (2013 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

14.07 births/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 144

Child labor - children ages 5-14 [time series]

total number: 1,201 percentage: 1 % (2006 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight [time series]

4.4% (2000) country comparison to the world: 94

Contraceptive prevalence rate [time series]

42.5% (2006)

Death rate [time series]

8.42 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 86

Dependency ratios [time series]

total dependency ratio: 42.5 % youth dependency ratio: 29.6 % elderly dependency ratio: 12.9 % potential support ratio: 7.8 (2013)

Drinking water source [time series]

improved: urban: 98% of population rural: 93% of population total: 94% of population unimproved: urban: 2% of population rural: 7% of population total: 6% of population (2010 est.)

Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]

Ethnic groups [time series]

Indian (South Asian) 40%, African 37.5%, mixed 20.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 0.8% (2000 census)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]

1.5% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 35

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 67

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]

15,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 84

Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]

5.7% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 119

Hospital bed density [time series]

2.1 beds/1,000 population (2.1)

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: 25.74 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 73 male: 27.08 deaths/1,000 live births female: 24.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Languages [time series]

English (official), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), French, Spanish, Chinese

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 71.96 years country comparison to the world: 137 male: 69.09 years female: 74.91 years (2013 est.)

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.8% male: 99.2% female: 98.5% (2011 est.)

Major urban areas - population [time series]

PORT-OF-SPAIN (capital) 57,000 (2009)

Maternal mortality ratio (Maternal mortality rate) [time series]

46 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 113

Median age [time series]

total: 33.9 years male: 33.4 years female: 34.4 years (2013 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s) adjective: Trinidadian, Tobagonian

Net migration rate [time series]

-6.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 198

Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]

29.3% (2008) country comparison to the world: 31

Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]

1.18 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Population [time series]

1,225,225 (July 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 159

Population growth rate [time series]

-0.09% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 204

Religions [time series]

Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 25.8% (Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Seventh-Day Adventist 4%), Hindu 22.5%, Muslim 5.8%, other Christian 5.8%, other 10.8%, unspecified 1.4%, none 1.9% (2000 census)

Sanitation facility access [time series]

improved: urban: 92% of population rural: 92% of population total: 92% of population unimproved: urban: 8% of population rural: 8% of population total: 8% of population (2010 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]

total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 12 years (2004)

Sex ratio [time series]

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate [time series]

1.71 children born/woman (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 169

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) (Unemployment, youth ages 15-24) [time series]

total: 10.5% country comparison to the world: 105 male: 8.8% female: 12.9% (2008)

Urbanization [time series]

urban population: 14% of total population (2010) rate of urbanization: 3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international [time series]

Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago abide by the April 2006 Permanent Court of Arbitration decision delimiting a maritime boundary and limiting catches of flying fish in Trinidad and Tobago's exclusive economic zone; in 2005, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago agreed to compulsory international arbitration under United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea challenging whether the northern limit of Trinidad and Tobago's and Venezuela's maritime boundary extends into Barbadian waters; Guyana has also expressed its intention to include itself in the arbitration as the Trinidad and Tobago-Venezuela maritime boundary may extend into its waters as well

Illicit drugs [time series]

transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; producer of cannabis

Trafficking in persons [time series]

current situation: Trinidad and Tobago is a destination and transit country for adults and children subjected to sex trafficking and adults subjected to forced labor; local victims have been trafficked to the US and the UK for sexual exploitation, while women and girls from South America and the Dominican Republic have been subjected to sex trafficking in Trinidad and Tobago's brothels and clubs; some economic migrants from the Caribbean region and Asia have had their passports held and experienced forced labor conditions; children are vulnerable to forced labor, including scavenging trash; the country is a potential transit point for human trafficking to Caribbean and South American destinations tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Trinidad and Tobago does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2013, the government proclaimed its anti-trafficking law and established a counter-trafficking unit, but authorities did not use the law to its full effect; despite victim protections in the new law, the government has failed to properly screen and protect hundreds of potential trafficking victims; the reported complicity of public officials in trafficking offenses is also an obstacle (2013)

Transportation

Airports [time series]

4 (2013) country comparison to the world: 189

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 2 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]

total: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2013)

Merchant marine [time series]

total: 4 country comparison to the world: 130 by type: passenger 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1 registered in other countries: 2 (unknown 2) (2010)

Pipelines [time series]

condensate 257 km; condensate/gas 11 km; gas 1,567 km; oil 587 km (2013)

Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]

Point Fortin, Point Lisas, Port of Spain, Scarborough oil terminals: Galeota Point terminal

Roadways [time series]

total: 8,320 km country comparison to the world: 139 paved: 4,252 km unpaved: 4,068 km (2001)