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2006 Series of the Trinidad and Tobago dollar. The currency of the union was replaced by the modern Trinidad and Tobago dollar in 1964, [16] two years after the nation's independence in 1962. [17] The Trinidad and Tobago dollar was launched, and had become the sole currency by 1967. [17] In 1964, Trinidad and Tobago introduced its own dollar.
The dollar was the currency of Trinidad until 1814. The currency comprised various cut Spanish dollars and other Spanish colonial coins. Before 1811, the dollar was worth 8 shillings, each of 12 pence. After 1811, it was worth 9 shillings. In 1814, sterling was established as the official currency of the island.
By early 1907 major drilling operations began, roads and other infrastructure were built. Annual production of oil in Trinidad and Tobago reached 47,000 barrels (7,500 m 3) by 1910 and kept rapidly increasing year by year. [35] [36] Estimated oil production in Trinidad and Tobago in 2005 was about 150,000 bbl/d (24,000 m 3 /d). [37]
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Trinidad and Tobago had been a member of the earlier British West Indies currency union, but withdrew in 1964. The combined population of the EC$ area is about 613,000 (2014 census and estimates [3] [4]), which is comparable to Montenegro or the American capital city of Washington, D.C.
Trinidad and Tobago, [a] officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean.Comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with numerous smaller islands, it is located 11 kilometres (6 nautical miles) northeast off the coast of Venezuela, 130 kilometres (70 nautical miles) south of Grenada, and west of Barbados.
With the formation of the West Indies Federation in 1958, the Williams administration acquired more direct policy control over Trinidad and Tobago. [3]: 202–233 In 1958, a Department of Tobago Affairs was created, headed by a permanent secretary. In 1962, Trinidad and Tobago became an independent nation.