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- <text id=93CT1893>
- <title>
- Trinidad & Tobago--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- Caribbean
- Trinidad And Tobago
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Climate and Clothing: Summerweight clothing is worn year
- round. The dry season usually lasts from January to May.
- </p>
- <p> Customs: Passports and visas are not required for US visitors
- who plan to stay up to 2 months; proof of US citizenship, photo
- ID, and onward/return ticket are required.
- </p>
- <p> Health: Wash fruits and vegetables carefully and do not drink
- water from an unknown source. Tapwater is potable, however.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: Telephone, telefax, and cable services
- are reliable, of high quality, and readily available. The
- state-owned telephone system was modernized in the early 1980s,
- and international direct-dial service is available to most
- subscribers. There are two radio stations (state-owned National
- Broadcasting Service, and privately owned Radio Trinidad) and
- one state-owned television station with two channels (Trinidad
- and Tobago Television).
- </p>
- <p> Trinidad and Tobago is on Atlantic standard time and
- therefore 1 hour ahead of Washington from October to April and
- on the same time as Washington from April to October.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: Trinidad's Piarco International Airport is
- served by several airlines including three US carriers. Air and
- coastal steamer connections to Tobago are available from
- Trinidad. Taxis and rental cars are available on both islands.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
- April 1989.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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