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 (pop. 37,074) |
| Largest settlement | Chaguanas (pop. 83,516) |
| President | Christine Kangaloo |
| Prime Minister | Keith Rowley |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Trinidadian Trini |
| Population | 1,267,145[1] (2011) |
| Pop. density | 266/km2 (689/sq mi) |
| Languages | Trinidadian and Tobagonian English / Trinidadian Creole |
| Currency | Trinidad and Tobago Dollar (TTD) |
| Religions | Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Orisha (Shango), Rastafari, Sikhism, Baháʼí, Irreligion, others[2] |
| Ethnic groups | Indian, African, Multiracial (incld. Dougla, Creole-Mulatto, and Cocoa panyols), Indigenous, European, Chinese, Arab, Hispanic/Latino[3] |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| Postal code | 10xxxx – 87xxxx[4] |
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands 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 West Indies. With an area of 4,768 km2 (1,841 sq mi), it is also the fifth largest in the West Indies.
- ^ Trinidad and Tobago 2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report (PDF) (Report). Trinidad and Tobago Central Statistical Office. p. 26. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report". CSO.gov.tt. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. 11 May 2022.
- ^ "List of Postal Districts". TTPOST. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.