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The Latin American countries Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Chile are the region's largest economies by gross domestic product (GDP) at purchasing power parity (PPP). Cuba is not included in the list due to lack of economic data. Of the countries listed some are not independent: the Falkland Islands are a British overseas territory ...
The economy of Trinidad and Tobago is the third wealthiest in the Caribbean and the fifth-richest by GDP (PPP) per capita in the Americas. [ 17] Trinidad and Tobago is recognised as a high-income economy by the World Bank. Unlike most of the English-speaking Caribbean, the country's economy is primarily industrial, [ 18] with an emphasis on ...
Port of Spain. / 10.667°N 61.517°W / 10.667; -61.517. Port of Spain, officially the City of Port of Spain (also stylized Port-of-Spain ), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. The city has a municipal population of 37,074 (2011), [ 2] an urban population of 81,142 ...
Trinidad and Tobago, [ a] officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and 130 kilometres (81 miles) south of Grenada. [ 11]
Women and globalization. In 2010 the labor force participation rate in the Caribbean was 77% and in 2011 it was recorded that GDP per capita in the Caribbean communities average near $10,000. Due to the lack of economic opportunity and low GDP per capita levels, Caribbean people are traveling in large numbers to developed countries.
List of countries and territories by motor vehicles per capita. China became the world's largest new car market in 2009. Countries and territories listed by the number of road motor vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants are as follows. Motor vehicles include cars, vans, buses, freight, and other trucks, but not two-wheelers. [citation needed]
From shell midden, Mt Irvine Bay, Tobago, 1957. Human settlement in Trinidad dates back at least 7,000 years. The earliest settlers, termed Archaic or Ortoiroid, are believed to have settled Trinidad and Tobago from actual Venezuela at northeastern South America around 4000 BC. Twenty-nine Archaic sites have been identified, mostly in south ...
Country/Territory Currency Code Central bank Peg Anguilla: East Caribbean dollar: XCD Eastern Caribbean Central Bank: 2.70 XCD = 1.00 USD Antigua and Barbuda Dominica Grenada Montserrat Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Aruba: Aruban florin: AWG Central Bank of Aruba: 1.79 AWG = 1.00 USD Bahamas: Bahamian dollar ...