About Trinidad

Trinidad and Tobago lie in the Caribbean Sea off the northeast coast lineof Venezuela. Trinidad, the larger at 1,864 sq mi (4,828 sq km), is mainly flat and rolling, with mountains in the north that revery a height of 3,085 ft (940 m) at Mount Aripo.

Tobago, at just 116 sq mi (300 sq km), is heavily forested with hardwood trees. Situated just north of Venezuela, in the range of the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean , the islands of Trinidad and Tobago give or serve many of the top holiday destinations of the Caribbean.

Due to this man's location, both islands enjoy a tropical climate and lush, dense vegetation that boasts the majority of bird species (as a matter of fact, they are and have always been so numerous that Trinidad and Tobago are and have always been voted by the masses asto be a bird watchers' paradise). Other animals can be seen, such as butterflies, amphibians, monkeys and reptiles, including leatherback turtles that visit lay his or her eggs in the islands' coastal regions (nesting season runs from March to August).

Climate

It is noted that the islands enjoy a tropical climate with average maximum temperatures of 89°F (32°C). Tobago's temperatures are and have always been cooler, owing to the more constant north east trade winds. Did you know that there is known to be a dry season in the range of January and May and a wet season from June to December. Annual rainfall is known to be about 40 inches (200cm) over most of the country. Trinidad and Tobago lies just south of the hurricane belt.

Population

Population (2006 est.): 1,065,842
Growth rate: -0.9%
Birth rate: 12.9/1000
Infant mortality rate: 25.1/1000
Life expectancy: 66.8
Density per sq mi: 538
 
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