Location: Caribbean, in the extreme southeastern Caribbean Sea, 11 km off the coast of Venezuela

Map references: Central America and the Caribbean, South America, Standard Time Zones of the World

Area:
total area: 5,130 sq km
land area: 5,130 sq km
comparative area: slightly smaller than Delaware

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 362 km

Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or the outer edge of continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

International disputes: none

Climate: tropical; rainy season (June to December)

Terrain: mostly plains with some hills and low mountains

Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, asphalt

Land use:
arable land: 14%
permanent crops: 17%
meadows and pastures: 2%
forest and woodland: 44%
other: 23%

Irrigated land: 220 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:
current issues: water pollution from agricultural chemicals, industrial wastes, and untreated sewage; oil pollution of beaches; land degradation
natural hazards: outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms
international agreements: party to - Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change

NOTE: The information regarding Trinidad and Tobago on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Trinidad and Tobago Geography 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Trinidad and Tobago Geography 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.