Trinidad: And Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago, [a] officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several smaller islets. The capital city is Port of Spain, while its largest and most populous municipality is Chaguanas. The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American nation of Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. It shares maritime boundaries with Barbados to the northeast and Guyana to the southeast. The country covers an area of 1,979 square miles (5,128 sq km) and consists of two main islands, Trinidad and Tobago , and 21 smaller islands. Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the main islands; Tobago is ... Moruga – Christopher Columbus monument. Columbus landed here on his third voyage in 1498. This is on the southern coast of the island of Trinidad Trinidad [b] 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 km 2 (1,841 sq mi), it is also the fifth-largest in ... Physical map of Trinidad and Tobago showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about Trinidad and Tobago .