| Flag: Black (unity of purpose) digonal stripe bordered by white (sea and equality) stripes, runs across a red (warmth and vitality) field. National Anthem of Trinidad and Tobago Lyrics and music by Patrick Slenislaus Castagne 1962 Forged from the love of liberty, In the fires of hope and prayer, With boundless faith in our destiny We solemnly declare. Side by side we stand Islands of the blue Caribbean Sea, This our native land We pledge our lives to thee. Here every creed and race, Find an equal place, And may God bless our nation. Here every creed and race, Find an equal place, And may God bless our nation. | 
