Is Trinidad and Tobago a UN country ?

Question

A friend and I were discussing politics and history and he said that Trinidad and Tobago was never a UN country. Is that true?

Answer 1

Yes, we are a UN nation. You can see us on the list of member states on the United Nations web stie:

http://www.un.org/members/list.shtml

Trinidad and Tobago joined on 18 September 1962, which is the same year we got independance from Great Britain.

Answer 2

of course it is.