Trinidad & Tobago Information, Geography and History

Information :

•  Full name: Trinidad & Tobago.

•  Capital City: Port of Spain.

•  Language: English, Spanish, Castilian, Trinibagianese, French, Chinese and Hindi.

•  Currency: Trinidad & Tobago Dollar.

•  Religion: Roman Catholic, Anglican, Protestant, Hindu, and Muslim.

•  National Anthem: “Forged From The Love of Liberty”.

•  Newspaper: The Express, News Day and Trinidad Guardian.

•  Places to Visit: Asa Wright Nature Center, Port of Spain, Argyle Falls, Fort King George and Tobago Forest Reserve.

•  Transport: Airways : international airports include the Piarco International Airport and the Crown Point International Airport in Tobago. Airlines providing service are LIAT and BWIA; Waterways : On Tobago, cruise ships dock at Scarborough. Inaddition to this, a week passenger ferry provides service between Chaguaramas on Trinidad and Guiria, Venezuela, once a week on Wednesdays.

•  Shopping: Chinese painting, ceramics, fancy costumes, Calypso records, steel drums, leather commodities, ceramics, woodcarvings, gold and silver jewelry, Indian silks and fabrics and other bright printed fabrics.

Introduction : holding the status of being one of the most flourishing Caribbean islands, it was once a part of the Spanish colony. Later it passed into British hands. As a result of this one can witness a coalescing of several cultures and races. However, these idyllic islands finally reclaimed their freedom in 1962. The islanders are colloquially addressed as ‘Trinbagonians' or ‘Trinis'. The Trinidad and Tobago archipelago is one place where you can choose between relaxing and getting into the groove.

Location of Trinidad & Tobago : sandwiched between the water bodies of the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, the Trinidad and yobago group of islands lie in close proximity to the country of Venezuela in the continent of South America – Venezuela being southwest of it.

Apart from Venezuela, its other political neighbors are Guyana to its south and Puerto Rico a little further off northwest.

Physical Map of Trinidad & Tobago : the archipelago of Trinidad and Tobago comprises of some 23 islands in total. Of these only the islands of Trinidad and Tobago are big; the rest 21 are tiny islets, called ‘satellite islands'. The landscape of the Trinidad and Tobago islands are comprised of coastal plains and any elevation occurs in the form of low altitude hills and mountains. All these mountains are actually continuations of ranges in Venezuela. The Northern Range, for example, is an extension of the Venezuelan Andes Mountains. The Northern range runs parallel to the coast and has a rugged terrain. Surrounding the islands is the Bucco coral reef system. The chief rivers flowing through the islands are the Caroni River and the Ortoire River. Most of the land is arable, except the tract to the south of the islands.

Climate of Trinidad & Tobago : Trinidad and Tobago have little climatic variations through the year. The distinctions in weather are never stark nor are the prevalent conditions harsh. For this, there is only the regular trade-wind to thank. The rains occur between the months of May and December and are rarely torrential.

Flora and Fauna of Trinidad & Tobago : Trinidad & Tobago together have a mind-blowing range of both flora and fauna. While Trinidad's plant and animal life is not too different from the Venezuelan, Tobago sports a flora and fauna that is typical of a volcanic land. Palms, giant aroids, large broad-leaved varieties and wild flowers are found aplenty. The rare orchid is a specialty of Trinidad and Tobago. Due to plenty of forest space and vast water bodies around, the avian fauna on the islands thrive. Among the birds that that prove a frequent sight in the islands are the orange-billed nightingale, thrush, ant-birds, tanagers, the ruby-topaz humming-bird, tufted coquettes, scarlet ibis, Savannah hawks, the red breasted blackbird, wild Muscovy ducks, mockingbirds, the yellow-headed Amazon parrots and the blue-gold macaws.

In the group of animals, you can find the deer, wild pigs, agouti, red howler monkey, iguanas and the weeping capuchin. Other species of fauna are the golden tree frog and turtles.

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