General Resources : Trinidad & Tobago

A listing of web sites that provide links to information about Trinidad and Tobago. For additional information about Trinidad and Tobago at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov). The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Trinidad and Tobago is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects for Trinidad and Tobago is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/cb/tt/),

CIA - The World Factbook 2002 -- Trinidad and Tobago  (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ td.html)
Provides an introduction to the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues of Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad & Tobago  (http://www.angelfire.com/on/jraphael/TNT.html)
Describes a typical year in festival cycles of the country.

Trinidad and Tobago (06/02)  (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1897.htm)
This "Background Note" from the U.S. Department of State includes coverage of the political conditions, economy, foreign relations, U.S. Relations, travel and business climate of Trinidad and Tobago.