A little information about Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
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Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Giana Isabella Banguero Dahyana Saenz Jennifer Soto
what do you know about Trinidad and Tobago?
Ag en da Colonization Historical event Location and neighbors Population The Government and Political System Language Currency National Symbols Culture Trinidad and Tobago The education system Famous characters Interesting facts Activity bibliography
His to ry TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO WERE SEPARATED TERRITORIES UNTIL 1888 TRINIDAD TOBAGO 1498 El Dorado
Histori cal events Independence of Trinidad and Tobago - August 31st 1962 Abolition of slavery. 1834 Oil replaces the sugar industry 1940
Loc at ion Capital: Port of Spain South America
Loc at ion
The Go ver nment and Polit ica l System Paula-Mae Weekes
Popu la tion 1,397,000 inhabitants (Worldmeters data as of January 2020)
Lan gu age The official language: English "patois" (French) Spanish Hindi. ($ TT) = 100 cents. The bills have denominations of 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1 dollar. Cur re ncy The coins, have denominations of 1 dollar, and 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 cent.
Sym b ols The National flag Red: the vitality, the warmth and energy of the sun, the courage and friendliness of the people. White: the sea, the cradle of their heritage; the purity and the equality. Black: strength, unit y, purpose of people and the wealth of the land.
Sym b ols National Emblem
National Birds The Scarlet Ibis (Trinidad) The Cocrico (Tobago) Sym b ols
National flower Chaconia "Wild Poinsettia" or "Pride of Trinidad and Tobago" Sym b ols
Culture of Trinidad and To bago
Fes tiv als The Trinidad Carnival
Mu s ic Calypso Chutney Soca
Rel ig ion Catholics (24%) Anglicans (9.1%) Hindus (22.5%) Baptists (7.2%) Muslims (11%) The Anglican Church in the Diocese of Trinidad and Tobago Hindu Temple of Trinidad and Tobago The Spiritual Baptist of Trinidad and Tobago
Gastr on omy Buljol Callaloo Cascadura
Popul ar s ports Cricket Soccer
Touri st p laces Maracas Bay, Trinidad Pigeon Point, Tobago Asa Wright Nature Centre & lodge, Trinidad Port of Spain, Trinidad Presidential Palace Emperor Valley Zoo, Trinidad
The educ ati on system
Famous cha racters Nicki Minaj Lorraine Toussaint V. S Naipaul (1932-2018)
Interes tin gs Facts Trinidad has The World’s Largest Natural Deposit of Asphalt. Limbo dancing originated in Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad is home to the world’s largest Hanuman Murti statue outside of India The people of Tobago are called Tobagonians and those from Trinidad are called Trinidadians or Trinis. Together the people of Trinidad and Tobago are referred to as “Trinbagonians.”
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Webg r a phy Celebraciones de Trinidad y Tobago | CaribeInsider:: Directorio del Caribe y las Américas . (s. f.). Excelencias.CaribeInsider.com. http://www.caribeinsider.com/es/celebraciones/248 Coat of Arms . (s. f.). Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs. https://foreign.gov.tt/about/trinidad-tobago/coat-arms/ Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago . (s. f.). ttconnect government at your service. http://www.ttconnect.gov.tt/gortt/portal/ttconnect/!ut/p/a1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfGjzOK9A40MTD0tjQ38Aw0sDYyCPA1dDUy9jd39zIAKIlEUBLm7ARW4mhp6eIcZGxgYEKffAAdwJKg_ODVPP1w_Cq8yJ3MMBZjOBCvA446C3NCICs9MRwChBPnZ/dl5/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/gortt/wcm/connect/GorTT+Web+Content/TTConnect/Non-National/Topic/InformationandStatistics/Tourism+Information/National+Emblems#1 Trinidad and Tobago | People, Culture, Map, & Flag . (2020, 27 septiembre). Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/place/Trinidad-and-Tobago Trinidad and Tobago : History | The Commonwealth . (s. f.). The Commonwealth. https://thecommonwealth.org/our-member-countries/trinidad-and-tobago/history Trinidad y Tobago República de Trinidad y Tobago . (2020, julio). OFICINA DE INFORMACIÓN DIPLOMÁTICA. http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Documents/FichasPais/TRINIDADYTOBAGO_FICHA%20PAIS.pdf