Interesting Facts about Trinidad and Tobago

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12 curious facts about Trinidad and Tobago.

• Most Tobagonians are of African descent, while Trinidad is the most cosmopolitan society in the Caribbean. People of Asian, African and European descent, and a mixture of these, live together on this island.
• T & T has what could be called the eighth wonder of the world, Pitch Lake near the town of La Brea. It has crude oil in it which reaches the earth's surface by seeping through a fault line in the sandstone 76 metres below ground. The pitch swirls slowly, swallowing objects and releasing them years later.
• T & T achieved independence from Britain in 1962 and became a Republic in 1976.
• Trinidad has one of the world's most multi-ethnic populations. Offspring of African and European parents are seen culturally as Black Trinidadians. Some mixed race people are called French Creoles although many families bear Spanish, Portuguese, Scottish and English names.