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Trinidad and Tobago
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
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- Official name
- Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- Capital
- Port of Spain
- Region
- Caribbean
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 1.4 million
- Area
- 5,130 km²
- Currency
- Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD)
- Neighbours
- None — island or sea borders only
- Internet / phone
- .tt · +1868
Where it is
Notable facts
- Trinidad and Tobago is the birthplace of the steelpan, calypso, soca and limbo.
- Its Carnival is one of the largest and most influential in the world.
- Pitch Lake in La Brea is the largest natural asphalt deposit on Earth.
- The islands sit just off Venezuela and have South American wildlife, including the scarlet ibis, the national bird.
National dish
Crab and callaloo Callaloo — dasheen leaves cooked down with okra and coconut milk — with blue crab.
Doubles, curried chickpeas in fried bara bread, is the national street food and better known.