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  1. $Title{Table A.: Country Profile}
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  4. Official Name ...............................................Trinidad and Tobago
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  6. Term for Citizens.................................Trinidadians(s), Tobagonian(s)
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  8. Capital............................................................Port-of-Spain
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  10. Political Status...............................................Independent, 1962
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  12. Form of Government..........................Parliamentary democracy and republic
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  14. Geography
  15. Size...............................................................5,128 sq. km.
  16. Topography..................................................Mountains and plains
  17. Climate.........................................Maritime tropical, high humidity
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  19. Population
  20. Total estimated in 1986................................................1,199,000
  21. Annual growth rate (in percentage) in 1986...................................2.0
  22. Life expectancy at birth in 1986............................................68.9
  23. Adult literacy rate (in percentage) in 1984...................................95
  24. Language.................................................................English
  25. Ethnic groups............Black (40 percent), East Indian (40 percent); remainder
  26.                                                             several other groups
  27. Religion........................Roman Catholic (33 percent), Hindu (25 percent),
  28.                        Anglican (15percent), Muslim (6 percent); remainder other
  29.                                       Protestant denominations and African sects
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  31. Economy
  32. Currency; exchange rate.........Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TT$) TT$3.60=US$1.00
  33. Gross domestic product (GDP) in 1985..............................US$7.7 billion
  34. Per capita GDP in 1985..................................................US$6,000
  35. Distribution of GDP (in percentage) in 1985
  36.      Petroleum................................................................24
  37.      Public administration....................................................15
  38.      Construction.............................................................11
  39.      Transportation and communications........................................10
  40.      Financial services and real estate.......................................10
  41.      Distributive trade........................................................9
  42.      Manufacturing.............................................................7
  43.      Agriculture...............................................................3
  44.      Electricity and water.....................................................2
  45.      Other.....................................................................9
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  47. National Security
  48. Armed forces personnel.....................................................2,130
  49. Paramilitary personnel.........................................................0
  50. Police.....................................................................3,000
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