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Trinidad and Tobago
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Area
land
5,128 sq km
water
0 sq km
total
5,128 sq km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (June to December)
Terrain
mostly plains with some hills and low mountains
Land use
other
45.2% (2023 est.)
forest
44.2% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
10.5% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 4.9% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 4.3% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 1.4% (2023 est.)
Location
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Coastline
362 km
Elevation
lowest point
Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point
El Cerro del Aripo 940 m
mean elevation
83 m
Irrigated land
70 sq km (2012)
Map references
Central America and the Caribbean
Land boundaries
total
0 km
Maritime claims
note
note: measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
contiguous zone
24 nm
territorial sea
12 nm
continental shelf
200 nm or to the outer edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Natural hazards
outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms
Geography - note
Pitch Lake, on Trinidad's southwestern coast, is the world's largest natural reservoir of asphalt
Natural resources
petroleum, natural gas, asphalt
Area - comparative
slightly smaller than Delaware
Geographic coordinates
11 00 N, 61 00 W
Population distribution
population on Trinidad is concentrated in the western half of the island, on Tobago in the southern half