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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
1991 Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
1992 Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
1993 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
1994 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
1995 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
1996 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
1997 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
1998 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
1999 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
2000 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
2001 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
2002 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
2003 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
2004 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
2005 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
2006 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
2007 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
2008 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
2009 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
2010 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
2011 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
2012 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
2013 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
2014 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
2015 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago
2016 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago | etymology: explorer Christopher COLUMBUS named the larger island "La Isla de la Trinidad" (The Island of the Trinity) on 31 July 1498 on his third voyage; the tobacco grown and smoked by the natives of the smaller island or its elongated cigar shape may account for the "tobago" name, which is spelled "tobaco" in Spanish
2017 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago | etymology: explorer Christopher COLUMBUS named the larger island "La Isla de la Trinidad" (The Island of the Trinity) on 31 July 1498 on his third voyage; the tobacco grown and smoked by the natives of the smaller island or its elongated cigar shape may account for the "tobago" name, which is spelled "tobaco" in Spanish
2018 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago | etymology: explorer Christopher COLUMBUS named the larger island "La Isla de la Trinidad" (The Island of the Trinity) on 31 July 1498 on his third voyage; the tobacco grown and smoked by the natives of the smaller island or its elongated cigar shape may account for the "tobago" name, which is spelled "tobaco" in Spanish
2019 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago | etymology: explorer Christopher COLUMBUS named the larger island "La Isla de la Trinidad" (The Island of the Trinity) on 31 July 1498 on his third voyage; the tobacco grown and smoked by the natives of the smaller island or its elongated cigar shape may account for the "tobago" name, which is spelled "tobaco" in Spanish
2020 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago | etymology: explorer Christopher COLUMBUS named the larger island "La Isla de la Trinidad" (The Island of the Trinity) on 31 July 1498 on his third voyage; the tobacco grown and smoked by the natives of the smaller island or its elongated cigar shape may account for the "tobago" name, which is spelled "tobaco" in Spanish
2021 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago etymology: explorer Christopher COLUMBUS named the larger island "La Isla de la Trinidad" (The Island of the Trinity) on 31 July 1498 on his third voyage; the tobacco grown and smoked by the natives of the smaller island or its elongated cigar shape may account for the "tobago" name, which is spelled "tobaco" in Spanish
2022 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago etymology: explorer Christopher COLUMBUS named the larger island "La Isla de la Trinidad" (The Island of the Trinity) on 31 July 1498 on his third voyage; the tobacco grown and smoked by the natives of the smaller island or its elongated cigar shape may account for the "tobago" name, which is spelled "tobaco" in Spanish
2023 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago etymology: explorer Christopher COLUMBUS named the larger island "La Isla de la Trinidad" (The Island of the Trinity) on 31 July 1498 on his third voyage; the tobacco grown and smoked by the natives of the smaller island or its elongated cigar shape may account for the "tobago" name, which is spelled "tobaco" in Spanish
2024 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago etymology: explorer Christopher COLUMBUS named the larger island "La Isla de la Trinidad" (The Island of the Trinity) on 31 July 1498 on his third voyage; the tobacco grown and smoked by the natives of the smaller island or its elongated cigar shape may account for the "tobago" name, which is spelled "tobaco" in Spanish
2025 conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago etymology: explorer Christopher COLUMBUS named the larger island "La Isla de la Trinidad" (The Island of the Trinity) in 1498, possibly because of the three mountain peaks on the island; COLUMBUS may have gotten the name Tobago, spelled "tobaco" in Spanish, from the tobacco grown and smoked locally, or from its elongated cigar shape