Caribbean
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago
A twin-island nation that gave the world the steelpan.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #c00018 67%
- #000000 18%
- #f0f0f0 6%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
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Trinidad and Tobago in numbers
| Official name | Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|
| Capital | Port of Spain |
| Region | Caribbean, North America |
| Population | 1,399,491 |
| Area | 5,130 km² · 273 people per km² |
| Currency | Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD) |
| Languages | English |
| Country codes | TT · TTO · .tt |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Trinidad and Tobago is the birthplace of the steelpan, one of the few acoustic instruments invented in the 20th century.
- Its capital, Port of Spain, hosts one of the world's largest Carnival celebrations, the model for many others across the globe.
- The islands sit just off the coast of Venezuela, making them geologically more a piece of South America than the Caribbean.
Did you know
Pitch Lake in southern Trinidad is the largest natural deposit of asphalt on Earth and has been mined for centuries.
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.