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Trinidad and Tobago Geography 1996
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,
northeast of Venezuela
Central America and the Caribbean
slightly smaller than Delaware
200 nm or to the outer edge of the continental margin
tropical; rainy season (June to December)
mostly plains with some hills and low mountains
petroleum, natural gas, asphalt
water pollution from agricultural chemicals, industrial wastes, and raw
sewage; oil pollution of beaches; deforestation; soil erosion
outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms
international agreements:
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
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