Trinidad and Tobago - Geography

Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Trinidad and Tobago. Pitch Lake, on Trinidad's southwestern coast, is the world's largest natural reservoir of asphalt. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 27 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Geographical data of Trinidad and Tobago
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
Tarrain mostly plains with some hills and low mountains
Natural Resources petroleum, natural gas, asphalt
Natural Hazards outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms
Irrigated Land 70 sq km (2012)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Major aquifers
Land Boundaries 0 km
Border Countries
Coastline 362 km
Climate tropical; rainy season (June to December)
Area
Total Area 5,128 sq km
Land Area 5,128 sq km
Water Area 0 sq km
comparative Area slightly smaller than Delaware
Maritime Claims
Territorial sea 12 nm
Contiguous zone 24 nm
Exclusive economic zone 200 nm
Continental shelf 200 nm or to the outer edge of the continental margin
Elevations
Highest point El Cerro del Aripo 940 m
Lowest point Caribbean Sea 0 m
Mean elevation 83 m
Land Use
Agricultural land 10.6% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 4.9% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 4.3% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 1.4% (2018 est.)
Forest 44% (2018 est.)
Other 45.4% (2018 est.)
Population Distribution

Population on Trinidad is concentrated in the western half of the island, on Tobago in the southern half

People and Society

In Trinidad and Tobago, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: East Indian 35.4%, African descent 34.2%, mixed - other 15.3%, mixed - African/East Indian 7.7%, other 1.3%, unspecified 6.2% (2011 est.)

Population
Pop growth rate 0.1% (2024 est.)
Birth rate 10.5 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Death rate 8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Health expenditure 7.3% of GDP (2020)
Physicians Density
Hospital bed Density 3 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Total fertility rate 1.63 children born/woman (2024 est.)
Gross reproduction rate 0.8 (2024 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate NA
Est married women (ages 15-49) 48.6% (2023 est.)
Literacy age 15 and over can read and write
Education expenditures 4.1% of GDP (2020 est.)
Net Migration rate -0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Nationality Trinidadian, Tobagonian | Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s)
Languages English (official), Trinidadian Creole English, Tobagonian Creole English, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Trinidadian Creole French, Spanish, Chinese
Religions Protestant 32.1% (Pentecostal/Evangelical/Full Gospel 12%, Baptist 6.9%, Anglican 5.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 4.1%, Presbyterian/Congregational 2.5%, other Protestant 0.9%), Roman Catholic 21.6%, Hindu 18.2%, Muslim 5%, Jehovah's Witness 1.5%, other 8.4%, none 2.2%, unspecified 11.1% (2011 est.)
Age Structure
0-14 years 18.7% (male 134,508/female 129,180)
15-64 years 67.2% (male 481,606/female 465,150)
65 years and over 14.1% (2024 est.) (male 92,146/female 106,376)
Dependency Ratios
Total dependency ratio 43.7
Youth dependency ratio 29.3
Elderly dependency ratio 16.8
Potential support ratio 7.4 (2021 est.)
Median Age
Total 38.5 years (2024 est.)
Male 38 years
Female 39 years
Urbanization
Urban population 53.4% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 0.23% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 545,000 PORT-OF-SPAIN (capital) (2023).
Sex Ratio
At birth 1.04 male(s)/female
0-14 years 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.87 male(s)/female
Total population 1.01 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Infant Motality
Total 15.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
Male 17.1 deaths/1,000 live births
Female 13 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy at birth
Total population 76.5 years (2024 est.)
Male 74.6 years
Female 78.4 years
Drinking Water Sources
Improved: urban urban: NA
Improved: rural rural: NA
Improved: total total: 100% of population
Unimproved: urban urban: NA
Unimproved: rural rural: NA
Unimproved: total total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
Sanitation facility acess
Improved: urban urban: NA
Improved: rural rural: NA
Improved: total total: 99.9% of population
Unimproved: urban urban: NA
Unimproved: rural rural: NA
Unimproved: total total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
Total 5.81 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Beer 2.92 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Wine 0.16 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Spirits 2.65 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Other alcohols 0.09 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Demographic profile
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