Trinidad and Tobago People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 1,204,000 (July 1986), average

annual growth rate 1 5%

Nationality: noun—Trinidadian(s), Tobagan(s); adjective—Trinidadian, Tobagan

Ethnic divisions: 43% black, 40% East In dian, 14% mixed, 1% white, 1% Chinese, 1% other

Religion: 36.2% Roman Catholic, 23.0%

Hindu. 13.1% Protestant, 6.0% Muslim,

• 21.7 % unknown

Language. English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish

Infant mortality rate: 197/1,000(1982)

Life expectancy: men 65, women 70

Literacy: 89%

Labor force: about 470,900 (est. 1984); 16.6% mining, quarrying, and manufacturing;

• 22.7 % commerce; 20.9% construction and utilities; 8.3% agriculture; 7.8% transportation and communication; 23.7% other services (1983); 12% unemployment rate (1984 est.)

Organized labor: 40% of labor force (1984)

NOTE: The information regarding Trinidad and Tobago on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Trinidad and Tobago 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Trinidad and Tobago 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.