Americas · Caribbean
Capital: Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
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Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #135
Trinidad and Tobago's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
1.4M
#154 of 196
22nd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$25.94B
#120 of 196
39th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$234.5M
#125 of 196
36th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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$14.3M
#125 of 196
36th percentile
2022 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$3.69B
#102 of 196
48th percentile
2024 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Port of Spain
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- Caribbean
- Country code
- TTO
- Neighbors
- No land neighbors
Three interesting facts
Trinidad and Tobago has no land borders, so every international boundary is maritime.
Trinidad and Tobago spans roughly 5,130 square kilometers, placing it around 166th by area in this factbook.
Trinidad and Tobago’s position in Caribbean places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Trinidad and Tobago on the map
Trinidad and Tobago is located in Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela. Its terrain is mostly plains with some hills and low mountains. The climate is tropical, rainy season (June to December). In area, the country is slightly smaller than Delaware.
Economy
Economic profile
Trinidad and Tobago's economy is characterized by high-income Caribbean economy, major hydrocarbon exporter, key tourism and finance sectors, high inflation and growing public debt, long foreign currency access delays, large foreign reserves and sovereign wealth fund. Major industries include petroleum and petroleum products, liquefied natural gas, methanol, ammonia, urea, steel products, beverages, food processing, cement, cotton textiles. Important agricultural products include chicken, fruits, coconuts, citrus fruits, maize, oranges, plantains, eggs, taro, mangoes/guavas (2023). Notable exports include natural gas, alcohols, ammonia, crude petroleum, iron reductions (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Trinidad and Tobago has an estimated population of 1,367,764. Languages spoken include English (official), Trinidadian Creole English, Tobagonian Creole English, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Trinidadian Creole French, Spanish, Chinese. The population includes East Indian 35.4%, African descent 34.2%, mixed - other 15.3%, mixed - African/East Indian 7.7%, other 1.3%, unspecified 6.2% (2011 est.). The urban population represents 53.4% of total population (2023).
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