OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

DATE OF FORMATION: 1962

POPULATION: 1.3 million

DENSITY: 656 people per square mile

LANGUAGES: English Creole, English, Hindi, French, Spanish

RELIGIONS: Roman Catholic 32%, Hindu 24%, Protestant 14%, Anglican 14%, Other and nonreligious 9%, Muslim 7%

ETHNIC MIX: East Indian 40%, Black 40%, Mixed race 19%, White and Chinese 1%

GOVERNMENT: Multiparty elections

CURRENCY: Trinidad and Tobago dollar