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 ==== High-income economy ==== ==== High-income economy ====
-Trinidad and Tobago is a high-income economy as recognized by the World Bank. It has the third-highest GDP per capita in the Americas. [([[https://data.worldbank.org/country/trinidad-and-tobago]])].+Trinidad and Tobago is a high-income economy as recognized by the World Bank. It has the third-highest GDP per capita in the Americas. [([[https://data.worldbank.org/country/trinidad-and-tobago|WorldBank]])] 
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 +==== 55 percent of the workforce ==== 
 +Women make up nearly 55 percent of the workforce in the country despite accounting for only 49 percent of the population[([[http://www.fao.org/gender-landrights-database/country-profiles/countries-list/general-introduction/en/?country_iso3=TTO|FAO]])] 
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 +==== Pitch Lake ==== 
 +In Trinidad and Tobago, the two main rivers are the Caroni and the Ortoire. On the other hand, there is only one lake, the Pitch Lake. [([[https://www.destinationtnt.com/pitch-lake/|Destination Trinidad and Tobago]])] 
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 +==== Beer ==== 
 +Beer is the most consumed alcohol at 58%, followed by spirits at 37%, wines at 3%, and other alcoholic beverages at 2%. [([[https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028417/alcohol-consumption-by-type-of-beverage-in-trinidad-and-tobago/|Statista]])] 
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 +==== Alcohol consumption ==== 
 +On average, an adult in Trinidad and Tobago consumes about 7.3 liters of pure alcohol per year. The national alcohol is rum. [([[https://www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/global_alcohol_report/profiles/tto.pdf?ua=1|WHO]])] 
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 +==== Literacy level is growing ==== 
 +There are 1% of people in this country over the age of 15 who cannot read or write, but it is worth noting that this is a downward trend. Every year more and more people are educated. [([[https://knoema.com/atlas/Trinidad-and-Tobago/Adult-literacy-rate|Knoema]])] 
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 +==== Left-hand traffic ==== 
 +Trinidad and Tobago is one of 76 countries with left-hand traffic. Right-hand traffic applies to 163 countries. [([[https://www.businessinsider.com/which-countries-drive-on-left-2018-10?IR=T|Business Insider]])] 
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 +{{tag>geography travel culture history}}
  
-==== 55% of the workforce ==== 
-Women make nearly 55% of the workforce in the country despite accounting for only 49% of the population. [([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago#cite_note-146]])]. 
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