Discover Trinidad & Tobago 2020 | Issue 31 | Travel & Destination Guide
Discover Trinidad & Tobago is the islands' longest-running and most trusted destination guide, with all the info you need to plan your holiday, vacation, or exploration of the islands. DTT has published 31 issues since 1991, and helps readers discover where to stay, dine, lime, party, and shop; and what to see (including the islands’ best sites) and experience (festivals, arts and culture, sports, and eco escapes), in both islands. There’s also a national calendar of events; info on getting here and getting around; tips for safe and sustainable travel; T&T history and society in a nutshell, maps; and more. For the fifth edition in the row, the magazine features a distinctive dual-cover design, with one cover for each island — a Phagwa or Holi celebrant in Trinidad (photo by Chris Anderson), and dancers at the Tobago Heritage Festival (photo by Alva Viarruel). For more: https://www.discovertnt.com
Discover Trinidad & Tobago is the islands' longest-running and most trusted destination guide, with all the info you need to plan your holiday, vacation, or exploration of the islands. DTT has published 31 issues since 1991, and helps readers discover where to stay, dine, lime, party, and shop; and what to see (including the islands’ best sites) and experience (festivals, arts and culture, sports, and eco escapes), in both islands. There’s also a national calendar of events; info on getting here and getting around; tips for safe and sustainable travel; T&T history and society in a nutshell, maps; and more. For the fifth edition in the row, the magazine features a distinctive dual-cover design, with one cover for each island — a Phagwa or Holi celebrant in Trinidad (photo by Chris Anderson), and dancers at the Tobago Heritage Festival (photo by Alva Viarruel). For more: https://www.discovertnt.com
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T&T at a glance
116
sq miles
48km
(30mi)
ethnicities
Indian descent 35%
African descent 34%
Mixed 23%
religions
Christian 55%
(22% Roman Catholic)
Hindu 18%
Muslim 5%
urban populations
Port of Spain 37,000
East-West Corridor
(Chaguaramas
to Arima) 600,000
Chaguanas 83,000
San Fernando 34,000
Scarborough 17,000
16km
(10mi)
33km
(21mi)
61k
population
in Tobago
Venezuela
10km
(7mi)
1.4 mil
population
in Trinidad
80km
(50mi)
105km (65mi)
1,864
sq miles
major resources
Oil and natural gas
major services
& industries
Petroleum, natural gas,
petrochemicals, light
manufacturing and assembly,
agriculture, agriprocessing,
tourism, conference and
convention facilities, financial
services, maritime
key indicators (2018)
• GDP per capita approx
US$15,600
• Unemployment rate 4%
• The economy contracted
by 0.2% in 2018, and was
expected to grow by 0.9%
for 2019
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