Island Details: Trinidad & Tobago
Number of Islands (approx.)
2*
Type of Islands
continental
Surface Area (km²)
5,130.00*
Terrain
mostly plains with some hills and low mountains*
Highest Elevation (m)
940.0*
Highest Elevation (name)
El Cerro del Aripo*
Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)
158*
Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)
0.00
Population (total)
1,341,465*
Census Year [Population (total)]
2010*
Population Density (p/km²)
261.5*
Census Year [Population Density (p/km²)]
2010*
Population Growth (annual %)
0.382*
Census Year [Population Growth (annual %)]
2010*
GDP (per capita in current US$)
15,614*
Dominant Economic Sector
gas, oil*
Administration
independent (parliamentary democracy)*
Miscellaneous
Pitch Lake, on Trinidad's southwestern coast, is the world's largest natural reservoir of asphalt*
