Government

Trinidad and Tobago is a parliamentary democracy governed under the constitution of 1976. It has a bicameral legislature made up of a 31-seat appointed Senate and a 36-seat elected House of Representatives; all members serve five-year terms. The government is headed by a prime minister. The chief of state is the president, who is elected by the members of parliament for a five-year term. Administratively, the country is divided into nine regions, two cities, three boroughs, and one ward.

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