#LetMeTakeYouToTrinidadAndTobago 🇹🇹 Here are a few facts about my beautiful islands: 1. Trinidad and Tobago has the third highest GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP) in the Americas after the United States and Canada. It is recognised by the World Bank as a high-income economy. Unlike most Caribbean nations and territories, which rely heavily on tourism, the economy is primarily industrial with an emphasis on petroleum and petrochemicals; much of the nation's wealth is derived from its large reserves of oil and natural gas. 2. The population sits at 1.368M. Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonians make up the country's largest ethnic group (approximately 35.4%);they are primarily the descendants of indentured workers from South Asia (mostly from India), brought to replace freed African slaves who refused to continue working on the sugar plantations. Afro-Trinidadians and Tobagonians make up the country's second largest ethnic group, with approximately 34.2% of the population identifying as being of African descent. The majority of people of an African background are the descendants of enslaved people forcibly transported to the islands from as early as the 16th century. The bulk of the rest of the population are those who identify as being of mixed heritage. There are also small but significant minorities of people of Amerindian, European, Portuguese, Latino-Hispanic, Chinese, and Arab descent. 3. Because Trinidad and Tobago lies on the continental shelf of South America, and in ancient times was physically connected to the South American mainland, its biological diversity is unlike that of most other Caribbean islands, and has much more in common with that of Venezuela. Trinidad and Tobago is a major nesting site for Leatherback Turtles and is noted particularly for its large number of bird species, it is a popular destination for bird watchers. 4. Trinidad and Tobago is the birthplace of calypso music and the steelpan. 🎶 Which of these facts is most surprising? #FriendsDontLetFriendsLitterTheEarth bag by sechani_beauty Image 1, 5, 8 Englishman’s Bay, Tobago Image 2, 4, 5, 6 Castara, Tobago Image 3, 9, 10 Parlatuvier, Tobago