Total fertility rate: 3.3 children born/woman (1990)
Nationality: noun—Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s); adjective—Trinidadian,
Tobagonian
Ethnic divisions: 43% black, 40% East Indian, 14% mixed, 1% white, 1%
Chinese, 1% other
Religion: 36.2% Roman Catholic, 23.0% Hindu, 13.1% Protestant, 6.0%
Muslim, 21.7% unknown
Language: English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish
Literacy: 98%
Labor force: 463,900; 18.1% construction and utilities; 14.8% manufacturing, mining, and quarrying; 10.9% agriculture; 56.2% other (1985 est.)
Organized labor: 22% of labor force (1988)
- Government
Long-form name: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Type: parliamentary democracy