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Trinidad and Tobago: map and facts
Trinidad and Tobago is in the Caribbean. It has about 1.37 million people (2025), the 152nd largest population. It covers 5,128 km², the 164th largest by area. That is about 267 people per km². Its highest point is Aripo Peak, at 940 m.
Facts
- Population: 1,367,764 (2025, World Bank)
- Area: 5,128 km² (2024, World Bank)
- Capital: Port of Spain
- Highest point: Aripo Peak, 940 m (Wikidata)
- Forest: 44.2% of the land (2024, World Bank)
Mountains and landscapes
Its highest peaks:
- Aripo Peak: 940 m (its highest point)
Plateaus, plains, deserts and other regions: Lesser Antilles.
Land
Land cover seen from satellites (NASA MODIS, 2024): evergreen broadleaf forest 52.9%, wooded savanna 16.8%, grassland 11.5%, savanna 7.6%, towns and cities 7%, wetland 1.9%.
Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): plains 59.2%, hills 27.4%, mountains 13.4%.
Forests covered 44.2% of its land in 2024, down from 47% in 1990 (World Bank).
Neighbours
Trinidad and Tobago has no land borders on this map.
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Sources
India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.
- Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
- GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
- Friedl, M., Sulla-Menashe, D. (2022). MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi:10.5067/MODIS/MCD12Q1.061. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): UN Population Division, national statistical offices (2025 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2): FAO (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Forest area (% of land area) (AG.LND.FRST.ZS): FAO, FAOSTAT (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.
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