Country Profile
Key Facts
Comptroller
Name: Historian E. L. Joseph claimed that Trinidad’s Amerindian name was Iere or “Land of the Humming Bird”, derived from the Arawak name for hummingbird, ierèttê or yerettê. Christopher Columbus renamed it “La Isla de la Trinidad” (“The Island of the Trinity”), fulfilling a vow made before setting out on his third voyage of exploration..
Date of Membership in CCLEC: (1989 – Miami)
Motto: “Together we aspire, Together we achieve”
Status: Independent (Republic – 1st August 1976)
Area: 5,131 km2 (1,981 miles2)
GDP: $43.570 billion (2016 estimate)
Population: 1,349,667 (2015 estimate)
Capital City: Port of Spain
Official Language: English
Currency: Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD)
