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    Introduction


    The islands came under British control in the 19th century; independence was granted in 1962. The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas production and processing. Tourism, mostly in Tobago, is targeted for expansion and is growing.


    Location


    Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela


    Geographic coordinates


    11 00 N, 61 00 W


    Area


    total: 5,128 sq km land: 5,128 sq km water: 0 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly smaller than Delaware


    Land boundaries


    0 km


    Coastline


    362 km


    Maritime claims


    measured from claimed archipelagic baselines exclusive economic zone: 200 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the outer edge of the continental margin contiguous zone: 24 NM territorial sea: 12 NM


    Climate


    tropical; rainy season (June to December)


    Terrain


    mostly plains with some hills and low mountains


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: El Cerro del Aripo 940 m


    Natural resources


    petroleum, natural gas, asphalt


    Land use


    arable land: 14.6% permanent crops: 9.2% other: 76.2% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    30 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms


    Environment - current issues


    water pollution from agricultural chemicals, industrial wastes, and raw sewage; oil pollution of beaches; deforestation; soil erosion


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements


    Geography - note


    Pitch Lake, on Trinidad's southwestern coast, is the world's largest natural reservoir of asphalt


    Population


    1,096,585 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Port-of-Spain


    Phone Code


    +1 (868)


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