Atlas of Trinidad and Tobago

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Trinidad and Tobago

	Trinidad and Tobago

English	Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American nation of ► Venezuela and south of ► Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. It also shares maritime boundaries with ► Barbados to the northeast and ► Guyana to the southeast. The country covers an area of 5,128 square kilometres (1,979 sq mi) and consists of two main islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and 21 smaller islands. Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the main islands; Tobago is much smaller, comprising about 6% of the total area and 4% of the population.

Short name	Trinidad and Tobago
Official name	Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Status	Independent country since 1962
Location	Caribbean
Capital	Port of Spain
Population	1,305,000 inhabitants
Area	5,128 km²
Major languages	English (official), Creole English and Hindi (Bhojpuri)
Major religions	Roman Catholicism, Hinduism, and Protestantism
More information	Trinidad and Tobago, Geography of Trinidad and Tobago, History of Trinidad and Tobago and Politics of Trinidad and Tobago
More images	Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago (Category).

Map of Trinidad and Tobago

Map of Trinidad and Tobago

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