Transcript Trinidad_Tobago

Student Name: ariel jobity
Date: 4/29/11
Where is The Republic of Trinidad
and Tobago located?
 in the southern
Caribbean, lying just
off the coast of
northeastern
Venezuela and south of
Grenada in the Lesser
Antilles.
Flag, Motto, Anthem:
 Forged from the love of liberty In
the fires of hope and prayer With
boundless faith in our destiny We
solemnly declare: Side by side we
stand Islands of the blue Caribbean
sea, This our native land We pledge
our lives to thee. Here every creed
and race finds an equal place, And
may God bless our nation Here
every creed and race find an equal
place, And may God bless our
nation
Sports:
 Cricket is one of the
most popular sports of
Trinidad and Tobago
 The national football
team qualified for the
2006 FIFA World Cup
for the first time by
beating Bahrain in
Manama
Economy:
 Trinidad and Tobago has earned a
reputation as an excellent investment site
for international businesses and has one of
the highest growth
 rates and per capita incomes in Latin
America. Recent growth has been fueled by
investments in liquefied natural gas (LNG),
petrochemicals, and steel. Additional
petrochemical, aluminum, and plastics
projects are in various stages of planning.
 Trinidad and Tobago is the leading
Caribbean producer of oil and gas, and its
economy is heavily dependent upon these
resources but it also supplies manufactured
goods, notably food and beverages, as well
as cement to the Caribbean region. Oil and
gas account for about 40% of GDP and 80%
of exports, but only 5% of employment.
Famous people/role model:
 Latoya woods miss.
Trinidad and Tobago.
 Machel Montano
famous soca singer.
What do you like the most about
Trinidad and Tobago?
 My favorite thing about
trinidad is canival I like it
because it is fun and I like to
dress up in the costumes.