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Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost archipelagic country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several smaller islets. The capital city is Port of Spain, while its largest and most populous municipality is Chaguanas.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.8 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 6.9
- Economy 4.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 2 people and 0 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 3 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 2 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 2 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Port of Spain
- Population
- 1,367,764 inh.
- Area
- 5,130 km²
- Currency
- TTD
- Regime
- parliamentary republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Christine Kangaloo
Head of Government
Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Government in office 5 members
Minister of Finance
Davendranath Tancoo
Minister in the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries
Ernesto Kesar
Minister of Energy and Energy Industries
Roodal Moonilal
Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries
Saddam Hosein
Minister in the Ministry of Public Utilities
Clyde Elder
Parliament
chambre des représentants de Trinité-et-Tobago
41 seats
Sénat
31 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
26 G$
GDP / capita
18,967 $
Growth
-0.8 %
Inflation
1.0 %
Unemployment
3.3 %
Defense / GDP
0.9 %
Life expectancy
73.6 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.79/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
83/100
Corruption (CPI)
41/100
Press freedom (RSF)
75/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#114
Annual budget
0.2 Md$
Defense effort
0.9 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
12 Md$
Imports
7 Md$
Balance
5 Md$
Top exports
- 42% Gaz naturel (LNG)
- 31% Méthanol + ammoniac
Top imports
- 17% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
-
États-Unis
35%
-
Espagne
11%
Import partners
-
États-Unis
41%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
47%
-
GBR
50%
-
FRA
56%
-
DEU
56%
-
RUS
35%
-
CHN
51%
-
IND
67%
Abstention: 24%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
- 2025-04-28
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.807/1
Refugees hosted
1,877
Refugees originating
576
National anthem
Forged from the Love of Liberty
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- OAS
- CARICOM
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,868 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 2,684, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)