Trinidad An Tobago: Airchipelagic sovereign state in the Caribbean

Trinidad an Tobago, kent offeecially as the Republic o Trinidad an Tobago (pronounced /ˌtrɪnɨdæd ən tɵˈbeɪɡoʊ/ ^{(deprecatit template)}) is an archipelagic state in the soothren Caribbean, lyin juist aff the coast o northeastren Venezuela an sooth o Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. It shares maritime boondaries wh ither naitions includin Barbados tae the northeast, Guyana tae the sootheast, an Venezuela tae the sooth an wast.

Republic o Trinidad an Tobago
Banner Coat o airms
Anthem: "Forged from the Love of Liberty"
Caipital	Port o Spainie 10°40′N 61°31′W / 10.667°N 61.517°W / 10.667; -61.517
Lairgest ceety	Chaguanas 10°30′N 61°23′W / 10.500°N 61.383°W / 10.500; -61.383
Offeecial leids	Inglis
Vernacular leid	Trinidadian Creole an Tobagonian Creole
Ethnic groups (2011)	35.43% Indian 34.22% African 15.16% Multiracial (non-Dougla) 7.66% Dougla (African-Indian) 0.59% European (non-Portuguese) 0.30% Chinese 0.11% Indigenous Amerindian 0.08% Arab 0.06% Portuguese 0.17% Ither 6.22% Undeclared
Releegion	49.6% Christian 18.2% Hindu 5.7% Speeritual (Shooter) Baptist 5.0% Muslim 1.2% Bahá'í 0.9% Yoruba (Orisha) 0.3% Rastafarian 5.8% Ither 11.1% Nae stated 2.2% None
Demonym(s)	Trinidadian Trini (colloquial) Tobagonian
Govrenment	Unitar pairlamentar constitutional republic
• Preses	Paula-Mae Weekes
• Prime Meenister	Keith Rowley
• Leader o the Opposeetion	Kamla Persad-Bissessar
• Speaker o the Hoose o Representatives	Brigid Annisette-George
• Preses o the Senate	Christine Kangaloo
• Chief Juistice	Ivor Archie
Legislatur	Pairlament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Hoose o Representatives
Establishment
• Trinidad an Tobago (separately) discovered bi the Spaingie	1498
• Colonised bi the Spaingie	1530
• Spainie cedes Trinidad an Tobago (as separate colonies) tae the Unitit Kinrick at the Treaty o Amiens	25 March 1802
• Unification o Trinidad an Tobago	1889
• Pairt o the Wast Indies Federation	3 Januar 1958 tae 31 Mey 1962
• Unthirldom frae the Unitit Kinrick acomin the Commonweelth Realm o Trinidad an Tobago	31 August 1962
• Jyns CARICOM at the Treaty o Chaguaramas	1 August 1973
• Republic	1 August 1976
Aurie
• Total	5,131 km2 (1,981 sq mi) (171st)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2015 estimate	1,349,667
• 2011 census	1,328,019
• Density	254.4/km2 (658.9/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$44.654 billion (110t)
• Per capita	$32,520 (36th)
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Tot	$21.748 billion
• Per capita	$15,838
Gini (2012)	39.0 medium
HDI (2014)	0.772 heich · 64t
Currency	Trinidad an Tobago dollar (TTD)
Time zone	UTC-4 (Atlantic Staundart Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (nae observed)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Drivin side	caur
Cawin code	+1 (868)
ISO 3166 code	TT
Internet TLD	.tt
Haliday celebratit on 24 September.

The kintra covers an aurie o 5,128 square kilometres (1,980 sq mi) an consists o twa main islands, Trinidad an Tobago, an numerous smawer landforms. Trinidad is the lairger an mair populous o the main islands; Tobago is muckle smawer, comprisin aboot 6% o the total aurie an 4% o the entire population which is estimatit at 1.3 million (2005). The naition lies ootside the hurricane belt.

Trinidad an Tobago wis a Spainyie colony frae the times o Christopher Columbus tae 1802, when it wis cedit tae Breetain. The kintra obtained unthirldom in 1962, becomin a republic in 1976. Unlike maist o the Inglis-speakin Caribbean, Trinidad an Tobago's economy is primarily industrial, wi an emphasis on petroleum an petrochemicals. Trinidad an Tobago haes a soond macroeconomic framewirk an a lang tradition o institutional stability. It scores relatively well in mony o the 10 economic freedoms, an its economy haes grown at an average rate o close tae 7 percent ower the period 2003 - 2008. The govrenment haes tried tae diversify the economic base, an the kintra haes evolved intae a key financial center in the Caribbean region.

Trinidad an Tobago is kent for its Carnival an is the birthplace o steelpan, calypso, soca, an limbo.