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Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago
Capital Port of Spain
5,128 km² · 1,367,764 people (2025) · Trinidad and Tobago dollar

Trinidad lies about 11 km off Venezuela and was joined to South America during the last ice age, which is why its wildlife is continental rather than Caribbean — it has around 470 bird species. Pitch Lake at La Brea is the largest natural asphalt deposit in the world, roughly 40 hectares and up to 75 m deep.

The facts

Capital
Port of Spain
Area
5,128 km² — 1,980 sq mi
Population
1,367,764 (2025)
Density
266.7 people per km²
Currency
Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD, $)
Official language
English
Time zone
UTC-04:00
Calling code
+1868
Drives on the
left
ISO codes
TT · TTO
Continent
North America

How it compares

By area
169 of 200
By population
157 of 200

Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

Countries of a similar size

Country Area (km²) Population
Palestine 6,220 5,413,596
Brunei 5,765 466,330
Trinidad and Tobago ← 5,128 1,367,764
Cape Verde 4,033 527,326
Samoa 2,831 219,306

Common questions

What is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago?
Port of Spain
What currency does Trinidad and Tobago use?
The Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD).
How big is Trinidad and Tobago?
5,128 km², or 1,980 square miles — 169 of 200 by area.
Which side of the road does Trinidad and Tobago drive on?
The left.

Related pages

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
  2. World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked