Trinidad an Tobago

Trinidad an Tobago, kent offeecially as the Republic o Trinidad an Tobago () is an archipelagic stateArchipelagic Waters and Exclusive Economic Zone Act No 24 of 1986 in the soothren Caribbean, lyin juist aff the coast o northeastren Venezuela an sooth o Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. It shares maritime boondaries wh ither naitions includin Barbados tae the northeast, Guyana tae the sootheast, an Venezuela tae the sooth an wast. 

The kintra covers an aurie o 5,128 square kilometres (1,980 sq mi) an consists o twa main islands, Trinidad an Tobago, an numerous smawer landforms. Trinidad is the lairger an mair populous o the main islands; Tobago is muckle smawer, comprisin aboot 6% o the total aurie an 4% o the entire population which is estimatit at 1.3 million (2005). The naition lies ootside the hurricane belt.

Trinidad an Tobago wis a Spainyie colony frae the times o Christopher Columbus tae 1802, when it wis cedit tae Breetain. The kintra obtained unthirldom in 1962, becomin a republic in 1976. Unlike maist o the Inglis-speakin Caribbean, Trinidad an Tobago's economy is primarily industrial,  wi an emphasis on petroleum an petrochemicals. Trinidad an Tobago haes a soond macroeconomic framewirk an a lang tradition o institutional stability. It scores relatively well in mony o the 10 economic freedoms, an its economy haes grown at an average rate o close tae 7 percent ower the period 2003 - 2008. The govrenment haes tried tae diversify the economic base, an the kintra haes evolved intae a key financial center in the Caribbean region.

Trinidad an Tobago is kent for its Carnival an is the birthplace o steelpan,Hill (1983), pp. 203-209. calypso,Hill (1983), pp. 8-10. See also, p. 284, n. 1.Quevedo (1983), pp. 2-14. soca, an limbo.

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Category:Kintras in the Caribbean
Category:Inglis-speakin kintras an territories
Category:Umwhile Breetish colonies
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Category:Members o the Commonweel o Naitions
Category:Republics
Category:States an territories established in 1962