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Trinidad and Tobago
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago sits in Caribbean and uses TTD - Trinidad and Tobago dollar ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Port of Spain
Population
1.5M
Area
5.1K km2
Population
1.5M
1,512,779 people
Area
5.1K km2
5,130 square kilometers
Density
295/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Port of Spain
10.65, -61.52
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Trinidad and Tobago, officially listed here as Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Trinidad and Tobago, TT, TTO, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Trinidad and Tobago is grouped under Americas, more specifically Caribbean, with North America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 1,512,779 people and a land area of 5,130 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 295 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 10.6918, -61.2225, while the capital coordinate reference is 10.65, -61.52. Trinidad and Tobago has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Port of Spain (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Chaguanas, Port of Spain, San Fernando, Couva and Arima. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Trinidad and Tobago, capital of Trinidad and Tobago, and major urban areas in Trinidad and Tobago. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Trinidad and Tobago uses calling code +1, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC-04:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Oct 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists TTD - Trinidad and Tobago dollar ($), while language records include English. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as TT. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 40.2 for 1992.
How to use this profile
This Trinidad and Tobago profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
TT / TTO
Top-level domains
.tt
Continents
North America
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
TT
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Trinidad and Tobago is represented by the TT country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Chaguanas
Chaguanas
101,297
admin
#2
Port of Spain
Port of Spain
84,126
primary
#3
San Fernando
San Fernando
82,997
admin
#4
Couva
Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo
48,858
admin
#5
Arima
Arima
33,807
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Oct 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+1
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC-04:00
Languages
English
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
40.2
1992