Trinidad
Native name: Nickname: Land of the Hummingbird | |
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Map of Trinidad and Tobago | |
Location of Trinidad in the Lesser Antilles | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Eastern Caribbean |
| Coordinates | 10°30′N 61°18′W / 10.5°N 61.3°W |
| Area | 4,768 km2 (1,841 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 940 m (3080 ft) |
| Highest point | El Cerro del Aripo |
| Administration | |
Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Island | Trinidad |
| Regions | 14 |
| Capital city | Port of Spain |
| Largest settlement | Chaguanas (pop. 83,516) |
| President | Christine Kangaloo |
| Prime Minister | Kamla Persad-Bissessar |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Trinidadian Trini (colloquial) |
| Population | 1,267,145 (2011) |
| Pop. density | 266/km2 (689/sq mi) |
| Languages | English, Trinidadian Creole, Spanish, Trinidadian Hindustani, Antillean French Creole (Patois), Chinese |
| Currency | Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD) |
| Religions | Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Orisha (Shango), Rastafari, Bahá'í, Sikhism, Irreligion, others |
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| Time zone | |
| Postal code | 10xxxx – 87xxxx |
Trinidad is the larger, more populous island of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the country. The island lies 11 km (6.8 mi) off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean. With an area of 4,768 km2 (1,841 sq mi), it is also the fifth-largest in the Caribbean.