Location:
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Geographic coordinates:
11 00 N, 61 00 W
Map references:
Central America and the Caribbean
Area:
total: 5,128 sq km
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land: 5,128 sq km
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water: 0 sq km
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country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
174
Area - comparative:
slightly smaller than Delaware
Area comparison map:
slightly smaller than Delaware
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
362 km
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Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12
nm
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exclusive economic zone: 200
nm
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contiguous zone: 24
nm
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continental shelf: 200
nm or to the outer edge of the continental margin
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
Climate:
tropical; rainy season (June to December)
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Terrain:
mostly plains with some hills and low mountains
Elevation:
mean elevation: 83 m
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lowest point:
Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point:
El Cerro del Aripo 940 m
Natural resources:
petroleum, natural gas, asphalt
Land use:
agricultural land: 10.6%
(2011 est.)
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arable land: 4.9%
(2011 est.)
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permanent crops: 4.3%
(2011 est.)
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permanent pasture: 1.4%
(2011 est.)
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forest: 44%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - forest country ranks ]
other: 45.4%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use country ranks ]
Irrigated land:
70 sq km
(2012)
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Population distribution:
population on Trinidad is concentrated in the western half of the island, on Tobago in the southern half
Natural hazards:
outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms
Environment - current issues:
water pollution from agricultural chemicals, industrial wastes, and raw sewage; widespread pollution of waterways and coastal areas; illegal dumping; deforestation; soil erosion; fisheries and wildlife depletion
Environment - international agreements:
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
Geography - note:
Pitch Lake, on Trinidad's southwestern coast, is the world's largest natural reservoir of asphalt
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