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Trinidad and Tobago
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Location:
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Map references:
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Area:
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Land boundaries:
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Coastline:
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Maritime claims:
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International disputes:
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Climate:
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Terrain:
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Natural resources:
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Land use:
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Irrigated land:
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Environment:
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Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,
northeast of Venezuela
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Central America and the Caribbean
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total area:
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5,130 sq km
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land area:
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5,130 sq km
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comparative area:
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slightly smaller than Delaware
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0 km
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362 km
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contiguous zone:
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24 nm
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continental shelf:
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200 nm or to the outer edge of the continental margin
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exclusive economic zone:
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200 nm
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territorial sea:
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12 nm
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none
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tropical; rainy season (June to December)
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mostly plains with some hills and low mountains
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petroleum, natural gas, asphalt
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arable land:
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14%
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permanent crops:
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17%
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meadows and pastures:
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2%
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forest and woodland:
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44%
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other:
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23%
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220 sq km (1989 est.)
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current issues:
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water pollution from agricultural chemicals, industrial wastes, and raw
sewage; oil pollution of beaches; deforestation; soil erosion
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natural hazards:
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outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms
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international agreements:
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party to - Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the
Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection,
Tropical Timber 83, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity