Trinidad and Tobago Country Info - North America

Description and Basic Information

Trinidad and Tobago with its capital Port of Spain is located in North America (Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean). It covers some 5,129 square kilometres (slightly smaller than Delaware) with 1,047,000 citizens. English, French, Spanish and Chinese are the languages commonly used by the people in Trinidad and Tobago (consider regional differences).

Trinidad and Tobago is a nation consisting primarily of two Caribbean islands just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. Popular beaches in Trinidad are Maracas, Tyrico, Las Cuevas, Toco, Mayaro, Chagville, Los Iros and Quinam. Most of the beaches on the North coast are beautiful, with powdery sand and clear blue water. The annual festival of Carnival is one of the most famous things about Trinidad and Tobago.There are many beautiful dances and a lot of celebrating around this time. Every year on the Sunday, Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent, thousands of costumed revelers parade on the streets in an annual street party dubbed The Greatest Show On Earth.

Pictures from Capital (Port of Spain)

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About Trinidad and Tobago

The landscape features mostly plains with some hills and low mountains. The average density of population is about 204 per km². The climate in Trinidad and Tobago can be described as tropical with rainy season (June to December). Potential threats by nature are outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms.

To reach someone in Trinidad and Tobago dial +1-868 prior to a number. There are 314,800 installed telephones. And there are 1,970,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 1800 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".tt". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 115V - 60Hz. The following list are the 17 regions/states in Trinidad and Tobago we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Trinidadian/Tobagonian population shrinked at a rate of -0.09% (or by 1,167 citizens). With 10,088 deaths and 17,656 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 0.62%. -8,736 persons more in total emmigrated from the country than immigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Trinidad and Tobago: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.