[20220419]IF10914_特立尼达和多巴哥.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated April 19, 2022Trinidad and TobagoPolitical and Economic Environment Trinidad and Tobago, the second-most-populous English-speaking Caribbean nation after Jamaica, is located in the southeast Caribbean, just seven miles from Venezuela at its closest point. The countrys population is largely of African and East Indian descent, each comprising about 35% of the total, with those of mixed descent and other ethnic groups comprising the remainder. In 1962, the country became one of the first British territories in the Caribbean to attain independence, retaining the parliamentary political system it inherited from the United Kingdom (UK). In 1976, Trinidad and Tobago became a parliamentary republic, with a president elected by parliament as head of state (in a largely ceremonial role) replacing the British monarch. Figure 1. Trinidad and Tobago Map Source: CRS Note: The large majority of the population lives on Trinidad. Current Prime Minister Keith Rowley, of the center-left Peoples National Movement (PNM), is serving his second consecutive term as head of government since 2015. He was most recently reelected in 2020. In the 2020 elections, the PNM