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| Country name |
conventional long form: republic of trinidad and tobago conventional short form: trinidad and tobago |
| Government type | 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) |
| Constitution | 1 August 1976 |
| Legal system | based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president george maxwell richards (since 17 march 2003) head of government: prime minister patrick manning (since 24 december 2001) cabinet: cabinet appointed from among the members of parliament elections: president elected by an electoral college, which consists of the members of the Senate and House of Representatives, for a five-year term; election last held 14 February 2003 (next to be held in 2008); the president usually appoints as prime minister the leader of the majority party in the House of Representatives election results: george maxwell richards elected president; percent of electoral college vote - 43% |
| Legislative branch | bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (31 seats; members appointed by the president for a maximum term of five years) and the House of Representatives (36 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: house of representatives - last held 7 october 2002 (next to be held by october 2007) note: tobago has a unicameral house of assembly with 15 members serving four-year terms election results: house of representatives - percent of vote - pnm 55.5%, unc 44.5%; seats by party - pnm 20, unc 16 |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court of Judicature (comprised of the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeals; the chief justice is appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister and the leader of the opposition; other justices are appointed by the president on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission); High Court of Justice; Court of Appeals the highest court of appeal is the Privy Council in London |
| Political parties and leaders | National Alliance for Reconstruction or NAR [Lennox SANKERSINGH]; People's Empowerment Party or PEP [leader NA]; People's National Movement or PNM [Patrick MANNING]; Team Unity or TUN [Ramesh MAHARAJ]; United National Congress or UNC [Basdeo PANDAY] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | Jamaat-al Muslimeen [Yasin BAKR] |
| International organization participation | ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-24, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, LAES, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador marina annette valere chancery: 1708 massachusetts avenue nw, washington, dc 20036 consulate(s) general: miami and new york FAX: [1] (202) 785-3130 telephone: [1] (202) 467-6490 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador roy l. austin embassy: 15 queen's park west, port-of-spain mailing address: p. o. box 752, port-of-spain telephone: [1] (868) 622-6372 through 6376, 622-6176 FAX: [1] (868) 628-5462 |
| Flag description | red with a white-edged black diagonal band from the upper hoist side to the lower fly side |
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