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Trinidad and Tobago Geography 1996

Location:

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

Map references:

Central America and the Caribbean

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 to the outer edge of the 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:

forest and woodland:

44%

other:

23%

Irrigated land:

220 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

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

natural hazards:

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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