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Trini Lund
Trinidadians and Tobagonians, colloquially known as Trinis or Trinbagonians, are the people who are identified with the country of Trinidad and Tobago. The country is home to people of many different national, ethnic and religious origins. As a result, Trinidadians do not equate their nationality with Race (human categorization), race and ethnicity, but with citizenship, identification with the islands as whole, or either Trinidad or Tobago specifically. Although citizens make up the majority of Trinidadians, there is a substantial number of Trinidadian expatriates, dual citizens and descendants living worldwide, chiefly elsewhere in the Anglosphere. Population The total population of Trinidad and Tobago was 1,328,019 according to the 2011 census, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Trinidad And Tobago
The flag of Trinidad and Tobago was adopted upon independence from the United Kingdom on 31 August 1962. Designed by Carlisle Chang (1921–2001), the flag of Trinidad and Tobago was chosen by the independence committee of 1962. Red, black and white symbolise fire (the sun, representing courage), earth (representing dedication) and water (representing purity and equality). It is one of the few national flags incorporating a diagonal line, with other examples including the Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo, DR Congo, Flag_of_Tanzania, Tanzania, Flag_of_Namibia, Namibia, and Flag_of_Brunei, Brunei. Design The flag of Trinidad and Tobago is a red field with a white-edged black diagonal band from the upper hoist side to the lower fly-side. In blazon, ''Gules, a bend Sable fimbriated Argent''. It was designed by Carlisle Chang. Construction The width of the white stripes is of the flag length and the width of the black stripe is . The total width of the three stripes t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
