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Trinidad & Tobago
Capital & major cities

Capital - Port-of-Spain

(population, 1995, 45,284)

Other major cities - San Fernando

(55,784) and Arima (24,874)

Population

Total & below 15yrs

1,169,682 (total),

304,117 (under 15 yrs)
People 

African (41%) 

East Indian (40%)
Natural resources  Asphalt, oil, cacao, copra, coconuts, livestock, poultry, limes
Economy & Business  Heavily based on oil and gas industry
Per Capita Income  $7,690 US
Religion  Roman Catholic 29.4%, Hindu 23.8%, Anglican10.9%, Muslim 5.8%, Presbyterian 3.4%, other 26.7%
Major languages  English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese
Literacy rate 

Total population:  97.9%

Male:  98.8% 

Female:  97% (1995 est.) 
Other Information 

Local foods: Sahina, Doubles, Roti

Local Festivals: Carnival

Sources:

1.    CIA World Fact Book Online -

www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

2.    Population Reference Bureau – www.prb.org

Facilities

Family Planning Association of T&T

Address  
Phone Numbers

Port of Spain Hot Line- 623 0004

Scarborough Hot Line- 639 2612/2295
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 Tobago Aids Society

Address PO Box 226 Tobago
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 Community Action Resource (CARe)

Address 41New Street Port Of Spain
Phone Numbers 625-0632
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New Life Ministries Hotline

Address  
Phone Numbers 627-0337
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 Heart to heart

Address  
Phone Numbers 662- 7024/5356/6121
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 National AIDS Hotline

Address  
Phone Numbers 625-AIDS (0646)
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 Roy Joseph Clinic

Address Roy Joseph Street 
Phone Numbers 652- 8371
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 Queens Park Counseling Center & Clinic

Address 5 Queens Park East Port of Spain
Phone Numbers 625- 3944/2219
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 Rap Port Youth Information Center

Address 43-45 Frederick Street  Port Of Spain
Phone Numbers 623-1166
Fax Numbers 623-1166
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AIDS cases by Age Group

AGE GROUP <1990 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 1982-2000
< 1 27 6 15 11 13 11 12 13 12 5 6 6 137
1 - 4 11 5 4 6 5 4 6 9 2 6 10 7 75
5 - 14 1 2 2 1 1 4 2 6 1 1 5 6 32
15 - 19 21 5 9 4 6 7 2 11 5 4 18 9 101
20 - 24 84 24 33 32 13 29 28 24 21 28 34 25 375
25 - 29 119 33 29 31 42 25 50 56 34 44 41 42 546
30 - 34 95 39 40 59 40 52 60 67 50 56 64 49 671
35 - 39 59 25 37 40 37 46 56 60 49 51 71 64 595
40 - 44 41 9 21 25 31 40 51 51 41 38 64 48 460
45 - 49 25 16 20 19 18 20 27 43 16 40 30 50 324
50 - 54 26 3 11 11 17 14 21 30 17 26 23 22 221
55 - 59 14 5 5 7 10 8 8 22 7 16 14 12 128
60 + 12 1 8 10 10 9 16 15 7 15 10 13 126
UNKNOWN 28 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 9 8 7 22 82
TOTAL ALL AGES 563 173 235 257 243 269 340 412 271 338 397 375 3873

 

 

 

 

 

AIDS Cases by Gender

 

YEAR REPORTED CASES OF AIDS REPORTED AIDS DEATHS ANNUAL INCIDENCE RATES ANNUAL MORTALITY RATE DUE TO AIDS
MALE FEMALE UNKNOWN TOTAL
1982 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
1983 8 0 0 8 6 0.7 0.5
1984 19 0 0 19 11 1.6 0.9
1985 39 6 0 45 41 3.8 3.5
1986 63 16 0 79 47 6.6 3.9
1987 63 16 6 85 73 7.0 6.0
1988 116 44 0 160 89 13.2 7.3
1989 122 45 0 167 102 13.8 8.4
1990 114 59 0 173 113 15.4 10.0
1991 161 74 0 235 138 20.5 12.0
1992 182 75 0 257 164 21.8 13.9
1993 188 55 0 243 163 20.5 13.8
1994 178 91 0 269 211 22.6 17.7
1995 228 112 0 340 170 27.0 13.5
1996 276 135 1 412 256 32.5 20.2
1997 182 87 2 271 196 21.3 15.4
1998 209 120 9 338 254 26.3 19.8
1999 240 152 5 397 163 30.8 12.6
2000 243 131 1 375 205 28.9 15.8

 

 

 

 

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