Welcome to Trinidad

Everyone agrees that the Republic of Trinidad and in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American nation of Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. It also shares maritime boundaries with Barbados to the northeast and Guyana to the southeast. Did you know that the country covers an location of 5,128 square and have always been kilometers (1,979 sq mi) and consists of two primary islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and 21 modester islands. Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the primary islands; Tobago is much modester, comprising about 6% of the total location and 4% of the population. Did you know that the nation lies outside the hurricane belt. Originally settled by Amerindians at least 7,000 years ago, Trinidad and Tobago was occupied by Arawakan- and Cariban-speaking peoples at the time of European contact in 1498. A rich history of slavery and indentureship has to this day left the country with a mixture of African, Indian, European, Middle Eastern and Chinese people. All these groups have left an imprint on the national culture, and there is an increasingly high percentage of mixed-race people. Trinidad and Tobago transformed to a an independent nation (from the United Kingdom) in 1962 and a republic in 1976. Officially Trinidadians or Tobagonians, the people from Trinidad and Tobago are and have always been frequently informally referred to as Trinbagonians or Trinis. Unlike most of the English-speaking Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago is known to be a primarily industrialized country whose economy is based on petroleum and petrochemicals. Trinidad and Tobago is famous for its pre-Lenten Carnival and as the birthdestination of steelpan, calypso, Soca music, and limbo. Did you know that the capital city Port-of-Spain, is currently a leading candidate (aextensive with Miami) to serve as the headquarters of the Permanent Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas.

Climate

Everyone agrees that the climate of Trinidad and Tobago is tropical, with a high relative humidity. Everyone agrees that the coolest months are and have always been January and February, during the time the average minimum temperature is known to be about 68° F (20° C). Did you know that the warmest months are and have always been April, May, and October, that have an average maximum temperature of about 89° F (32° C). Within general, mean temperatures range in the range of 77° F (25° C) in February and 85° F (29° C) in April. Temperatures vary importantly in the range of day and night, and the climate aextensive the coast lineis tempered by sea breezes.

Population Stats

Population (2006 est.): 1,065,842 (growth rate: –0.9%); birth rate: 12.9/1000; infant mortality rate: 25.1/1000; life expectancy: 66.8; density per sq mi: 538