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Trinidad and Tobago

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Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost archipelagic country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several smaller islets. The capital city is Port of Spain, while its largest and most populous municipality is Chaguanas. Trinidad and Tobago comprises the southernmost islands of the Caribbean eastern islands chain, and it is close to the continent of South America, being north to northeast of Venezuela and northwest of Guyana.

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People are called
Trinidadian
Driving side
Left
Calling code
+1868
Capital
Port of Spain
Population
1,369,125
Area
5,128 km2
Climate
Tropical
Government
Parliamentary republic
Currency
Trinidad and Tobago dollar
Languages
English 1.1M, Trinidadian Creole English, Tobagonian Creole English
Sells
natural gas, alcohols, ammonia, crude petroleum
Sells to
USA 28%, China 7%, Guyana 5%
Land borders
None
Drives on the
left
Calling code
+1868
Founded
1962
Hemisphere
Northern

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Trinidadian

These are English demonyms for people from Trinidad and Tobago. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

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Turning points

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Religion: state & society

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Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Largest cities

Chaguanas 67,433
San Fernando 55,419
Port of Spain  capital 49,031
Rio Claro 35,650

Form of government

Parliamentary republic.

Climate and geography

tropical; rainy season (June to December)

Climate zone

Landmarks and landscapes

Northern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Eric Williams
Eric Williams First prime minister and historian Eric Eustace Williams was a Trinidadian politician, who has been dubbed the "Father of the Nation" having led the then-British Colony of Trinidad and Tobago to majority rule on 28 October 1956, to independence on 31 August 1962, and republic status, on 1...
V. S. Naipaul
V. S. Naipaul Nobel laureate novelist Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was a Trinidad-born British writer renowned for his works of fiction and nonfiction in English.

Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: cities, founded.