Carnival, steel bands and turtles. Oil-rich, in the southern Caribbean.
For living39/100
For travel22/100
Key facts
Average net salary$900 /mo
Monthly costs for one person, excl. rent$700 /mo
Meal at a cheap restaurant$10
Traveller daily budget$90 /day
Safety4/10
ClimateTropical
Avg summer temperature+32 °C
Avg winter temperature+26 °C
Best time to visitJanuary, February, March, April, May
Life expectancy73.6
Population1,367,764
Passport of this countryvisa-free to 131 countries
Places worth seeing
- Queen’s Park Savannah: A vast green ringed by the «Magnificent Seven» mansions and food stalls.
- Maracas Bay: The beach for bake and shark — fried shark in a bun.
- Caroni Swamp: At sunset scarlet ibis, the national bird, flock in to roost.
- Pitch Lake: The world’s largest natural asphalt lake.
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