• Official Government Name:
  Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
• Type Of Government:
  Parliamentary democracy
• Capital:
  Port-of-Spain
• Administrative Divisions:
  8 counties, 3 municipalities*, and 1 ward**;
  Arima*, Caroni, Mayaro, Nariva, Port-of-Spain*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick, San Fernando*, Tobago**, Victoria
• Independence:
  31 August 1962 (from UK)
• National Holiday:
  Independence Day, 31 August (1962)
• Legal System:
  Based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
• Executive Branch:
  Chief of state: President Noor Mohammed HASSANALI

  Head of government: Prime Minister Patrick Augustus Mervyn MANNING

• Political Parties and Leaders:
  People's National Movement (PNM), Patrick MANNING; United National Congress (UNC),Basdeo PANDAY; National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR), Selby WILSON; Movement for Social Transformation (MOTION), David ABDULLAH; National Joint Action Committee (NJAC), Makandal DAAGA; Republican Party, Nello MITCHELL; National Development Party (NDP), Carson CHARLES; Movement for Unity and Progress (MUP), Hulsie BHAGGAN
• Member of:
  ACP, CARICOM, CCC, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-24, G-77, GATT, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, LAES, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNU, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO

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