Quick Facts

A collection of miscellaneous brief information about Tobago

Location:	Latitude 11°N, Longitude 60°W T&T are the most southerly islands in the Lesser Antilles chain of the Caribbean archipelago. Trinidad is only 7 miles (11km) from Venezuela and separated by the straits of the Gulf of Paria. Tobago lies 21 miles northeast of Trinidad.
Physical Area:	26 miles (42km) by 7½ miles (10km)
Total Area:	116 square miles (300km2)
Government:	Democratic multiparty republic
Population:	T&T total - 1.3 million. Tobago - approx. 53,000.
Ethnic Mix:	T&T total - 40% of African descent, 40% of Indian descent, 18% mixed, 0.6% European, 0.4% Chinese, 0.6% other. The ethnic mix in Tobago is 93% African descent.
Religion:	T&T total - 29% Roman Catholic, 24% Hindu, 11% Anglican, 6% Muslim
Major Towns:	Scarborough, Roxborough, Charlotteville
Industry:	Tourism (40,000 visitors per annum) and fishing
Language:	English
Climate:	Tropical (see Weather)
Shopping:	Most shops are closed on Sunday. Supermarkets are open 8am to 8pm. General shopping hours: 8am-4.30pm Monday to Friday; 8am-12pm Saturday.
Daylight:	Sunrise - 06:00am; Sunset - 06:30pm
Time:	4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) or 5 hours behind British Summer Time (BST). 1 hour ahead of Eastern Standard Time (EST).

GP £ = 8.95	US $ = 6.00
EU € = 7.38	CD $ = 4.71