
POPULATION:
55,000 ( PART OF THE TWIN ISLAND REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. OVERALL POPULATION 1.3 MILLION)
SIZE:
116 SQ MLS OR 300 SQ KM
CLIMATE:
TROPICAL MARINE (AVG TEMP. 29 DEGREES CELCIUS)
TIME ZONE:
GMT MINUS 4 HOURS
TERRAIN:
LOW LYING IN THE SOUTHWEST, GRADUALLY RISING TO A MAIN RIDGE OF APPROX 1900 FT.
SERVICES
(WATER, ELECTRICITY, TELEPHONES, INTERNET): RELIABLE
ROADS:
WELL DEVELOPED ROAD NETWORK
TRANSPORTATION:
COMBINATION OF HIRED TAXIS, ROUTE TAXIS, BUSES OR MAXI TAXIS
GOVERNMENT TYPE:
PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY BASED ON THE BRITISH WESTMINSTER SYSTEM
CURRENCY:
TTDOLLAR ( MAJOR INTERNATIONAL CURRENCIES ACCEPTED AT MOST BUSINESSES.
DRIVING:
LEFT SIDE