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Quick Facts
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Name : Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
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Flag |
Coat of arms |
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Capital |
Port of Spain
10°40′N, 61°31′W |
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Official languages |
English |
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Government |
Republic |
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President |
George Maxwell Richards |
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Prime Minister |
Patrick Manning |
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Independence |
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from the United Kingdom |
31 August 1962 |
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Area |
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Total |
5,128 km²
1,979 sq mi |
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Population |
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July 2005 estimate |
1,305,000 |
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Density |
207.8 /km²
538.6 /sq mi |
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GDP (PPP) |
2005 estimate |
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Total |
$18.352 billion |
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Per capita |
$19,700 |
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Currency |
Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD) |
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Time zone |
(UTC-4) |
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Summer (DST) |
(UTC n/a) |
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Internet TLD |
.tt |
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Calling code |
+1 (868) |
Banking Hours
Banking
hours are generally from 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Monday to Thursday.
On Fridays, banks open from 8:00 a.m. until noon, then resume at 3:00 p.m.
until 5:00 p.m.
Banks located in shopping plazas are the exception to this rule - they open
from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. with no closing time in between.
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