Trinidad and Tobago lie in the Caribbean Sea off the northeast coast of Venezuela. Trinidad, the larger at 1,864 sq mi (4,828 sq km), is mainly flat and rolling, with mountains in the north that reach a height of 3,085 ft (940 m) at Mount Aripo. Tobago, at just 116 sq mi (300 sq km), is heavily forested with hardwood trees.
Country lead by President: Maxwell Richards (2003)
Prime Minister: Patrick Manning (2001)
Population
1,305,000 (growth rate: –0.9%); birth rate: 12.9/1000; infant mortality rate: 25.1/1000; life expectancy: 66.8; density per sq mi: 538
Land Area
1,981 sq mi (5,131 sq km)
Monetary unit
Trinidad and Tobago dollar Language
English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese
Ethnicity Indian (South Asian) 40%, African 37.5%, mixed 20.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 0.8% (2000)
Religion Indian (South Asian) 40%, African 37.5%, mixed 20.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 0.8% (2000)
Transportation Railways: minimal agricultural railroad system near San Fernando; railway service was discontinued in 1968 (2001). Highways: total: 8,320 km; paved: 4,252 km; unpaved: 4,068 km (1999 est.). Ports and harbors: Pointe-a-Pierre, Point Fortin, Point Lisas, Port-of-Spain, Scarborough, Tembladora. Airports: 6 (2002).
