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Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean

Trinidad and Tobago is the southernmost archipelagic country in the Caribbean, lying about six nautical miles off the northeastern coast of Venezuela, with no land borders. It gained independence from the United Kingdom on 31 August 1962. It is a unitary parliamentary republic. Its capital is Port of Spain. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Port of Spain 2
Population
1,512,779 2
2025 estimate, from Trinidad and Tobago's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 2
Area (sq km)
5131 2
Independence or Founding Year
1962 2
Trinidad and Tobago gained independence from the United Kingdom on 31 August 1962.
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Trinidad and Tobago

Cities

Connections

Associated With

Port of Spain, Cities

Port of Spain is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago.

Source Port of Spain (Wikipedia)
The Caribbean, Regions

Bordered By Water

Has Capital

Port of Spain, Cities
Source Port of Spain (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Trinidad and Tobago (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Port of Spain
  • Infobox, area
    5,131 km2 (1,981 sq mi)
  • Infobox, 2025 estimate
    1,512,779
  • Infobox, independence
    31 August 1962
  • Introduction
    the southernmost archipelagic country in the Caribbean
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