Back ترينيداد Arabic Trinidad Azerbaijani Трынідад Byelorussian Трынідад BE-X-OLD Тринидад (остров) Bulgarian ত্রিনিদাদ Bengali/Bangla Enez Trinidad Breton Illa de Trinitat Catalan Trinidad (pulo sa Trinidad ug Tobago) CEB Trinidad Czech
Native name: Iëre • Kairi (Arawakan languages) Nickname: Land of the Hummingbird | |
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 Map of Trinidad and Tobago | |
  Trinidad Location of Trinidad in the Lesser Antilles | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Eastern Caribbean |
| Coordinates | 10°30′N 61°18′W / 10.5°N 61.3°W |
| Area | 4,768 km2 (1,841 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 940 m (3080 ft) |
| Highest point | El Cerro del Aripo |
| Administration | |
| Island | Trinidad |
| Regions | 14 |
| Capital city | Port of Spain |
| Largest settlement | Chaguanas (pop. 83,516) |
| President | Christine Kangaloo |
| Prime Minister | Kamla Persad-Bissessar |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Trinidadian Trini (colloquial) |
| Population | 1,267,145 (2011) |
| Pop. density | 266/km2 (689/sq mi) |
| Languages | English, Trinidadian English Creole, Spanish, Trinidadian Hindustani, Antillean French Creole (Patois), Chinese |
| Currency | Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD) |
| Religions | Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Orisha (Shango), Rastafari, Bahá'í, Sikhism, Irreligion, others[1] |
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| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| Postal code | 10xxxx – 87xxxx[2] |
Trinidad[b] is the larger and more populous island of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies 11 km (6.8 mi) off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean. With an area of 4,768 km2 (1,841 sq mi), it is also the fifth-largest in the Caribbean.
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