Overview of and topical guide to Trinidad and Tobago
The location of
Trinidad and Tobago
An enlargeable relief map of
Trinidad and Tobago
The following
outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Trinidad and Tobago:
Trinidad and Tobago –
sovereign
island nation
[1] located in the
Lesser Antilles Archipelago in the southeastern
Caribbean Sea .
[2] Trinidad and Tobago lies northeast of
Venezuela and south of the island nation of
Grenada . It also shares
maritime boundaries with
Barbados to the northeast and
Guyana to the southeast. The country covers an area of 5,128 square kilometers (1,979 sq mi) and consists of two main islands,
Trinidad and
Tobago , and
numerous smaller landforms . 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. The nation lies outside the
hurricane belt .
Officially Trinidadians or Tobagonians, the people from Trinidad and Tobago are often informally referred to as Trinbagonians or
Trinis (for Trinidadians). Unlike most of the English-speaking Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago is a primarily industrialised country whose economy is based on
petroleum and
petrochemicals . Trinidad and Tobago is famous for its pre-
Lenten
Carnival and as the birthplace of
steelpan ,
calypso ,
chutney ,
chutney-soca ,
pichakaree ,
chut-kai-pang ,
cariso ,
kaiso ,
parang ,
soca , and
limbo .
General reference
An enlargeable basic map of
Trinidad and Tobago
Abbreviations : RTT, RofTT, TRI, TT
Pronunciation : tri-nee-dad an To-bay-go
Common English country name:
Trinidad and Tobago
Official English country name: The
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Common
endonym (s): Trinidad and Tobago
Official endonym(s): The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Adjectives :
Trinidadian ,
Tobagonian ,
Trinbagonian
Demonym (s): Trinidadians, Tobagonians, Trinbagonians (
colloquial ), Trinis (colloquial)
Etymology :
Name of Trinidad and Tobago
International rankings of Trinidad and Tobago
ISO country codes : TT, TTO, 780
ISO region codes : See
ISO 3166-2:TT
Internet
country code top-level domain :
.tt
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
An enlargeable topographic map of
Trinidad and Tobago
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
Environment of Trinidad and Tobago
An enlargeable satellite image of
Trinidad and Tobago
an enlargeable comprehensive map of the country
Environment of Trinidad and Tobago
Natural geographic features of Trinidad and Tobago
Regions of Trinidad and Tobago
Ecoregions of Trinidad and Tobago
List of ecoregions in Trinidad and Tobago
Demography of Trinidad and Tobago
Demographics of Trinidad and Tobago
Government and politics of Trinidad and Tobago
Local government divisions in Trinidad and Tobago
Politics of Trinidad and Tobago
Branches of the government of Trinidad and Tobago
Government of Trinidad and Tobago
Executive branch of the government of Trinidad and Tobago
Legislative branch of the government of Trinidad and Tobago
Judicial branch of the government of Trinidad and Tobago
Court system of Trinidad and Tobago
Foreign relations of Trinidad and Tobago
Foreign relations of Trinidad and Tobago
International organization membership
The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is a member of:
[2]
Law and order in Trinidad and Tobago
Law of Trinidad and Tobago
Military of Trinidad and Tobago
Military of Trinidad and Tobago
Local government in Trinidad and Tobago
Local government in Trinidad and Tobago
History of Trinidad and Tobago
History of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago was founded by Christopher Columbus, in 1962.
Culture of Trinidad and Tobago
Culture of Trinidad and Tobago
Art in Trinidad and Tobago
Sports in Trinidad and Tobago
Sports in Trinidad and Tobago
Economy and infrastructure of Trinidad and Tobago
Economy of Trinidad and Tobago
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
Infrastructure of Trinidad and Tobago
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of Trinidad and Tobago
Government
Other