- Capital: Port of Spain
- Language: English (official), Spanish, French.
- Currency: Trinidad and Tobago dollar TT$ (TTD) = 100 cents.
- People: Asian descent (40%), African descent (40%), mixed race.
- Life Expectancy: Male: 66.62, Female 71.3.
- Religion: Roman Catholic (30%), Hindu (24%), Anglican (11%), other Protestant denominations (29%) and Muslim (6%).
- Size (sq km): 5,128 (172nd)
- Population: 1,305,000 (152nd)
- Population Density per Km: 208 (47th)
- Country Dialling Code: 1 868
- Internet Country Code: .tt
- Time Zone: GMT -4
- Voltage Guide: 110/220 AC, 60 Hz.
- Finance: Credit cards accepted in many places but maybe charged 50% extra. Traveller's cheques better.
- Business Hours: 0800-1600 Mon-Friday.
- GDP: US$9.41 billion
- GDP per Capita: US$8,500
- Major Industries: Petroleum, processed foods, fertilizers, cement, steel, cotton, electronics, sugar, rice, cocoa, citrus, coffee.
- Major Trading Partners: US, Caricom countries, Central and South America, EU, Japan.
- Personal Safety: Safe.