Do you know where Trinidad is? Tell me what you know!?

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kasar

I know that Queens Park Oval is my second favourite spot to watch a cricket match, especially if it's the Windies. Brian Lara! Fish fry. It's where I think of everytime I hear Destra singing Carnival - even before I think of my own Carnival. Maxi Taxis! Best rotis I've ever had. Same with peanut punch. Limin. Fetes. Playing mas. There can never be too many beads on a Carnival costume? Somehow Trinis always seem to have stories about Canada, even if they "trini to the bone". haha, basically I love Trinidad, and I loved this question!

4u2nv

well guess what????? i'm from trinidad and tobago. it's the greatest island on earth man. there's a lot i can tell you about trinidad. i guessing that you heard about it from the world cup. girl, everything is nice here, the food, people, and a variety of cultures..... if you know where venezuela is it is located north of there. we are the most southern island of the west indies, cariibean. also if you heard about trinidad you must hear about carnival here...it's the greatest show on earth!!!!

Saski

Yeah i know where Trinidad is, it's in the caribbean. Hi i am from Jamaica and next to Jamaica i think Trinidad is the best. I was there last year summer i attended a seminar for three weeks, I stayed at ECIAF campus and attended the conference at COSTATT. I explored Trinidad i even went to a carnival road march in Arima. Trinidad is great oh and we also visited the Pitch lake where the tar is that was alot of fun. We may be back this year but i am not sure yet. TRINIDAD IS GREAT. the ppl r friendly 2.

Suzi

caribian island?????

WOLVERINE

Trinidad is a popular city of west indies
Trinidad is the place where carnival is held

ong jon

in the carribian sea off the nortern coast of south america.

mom ******

its a carribean island.....to know more u can visit www.lonelyplanet.com

PourMeAnother

uhh, you got free points from me, so its fair for me to do the same. thank you!

Sydney

Trinidad and Tobago is the 2nd to last country in the Caribbean chain, note I did not say island chain. Guyana which is the only English speaking country in the South America is considered to be part of the Caribbean.

TnT as it is popularly called is made of two island, the big island which is Trinidad and its small sister Tobago. The island is famous for many things, it has the 2nd biggest Carnival and that in Rio, it is the birth place of the last musical instrument to be invited in the 20th century - the steel band, the country has a good supply of oil and tar, they have some of the best soca/calypso music in the world - case in point the original version of the song "Who Let the Dogs Out" was done by someone from Trinidad. Plus their football/soccer team made it to the world cup.

The country is a mixture of African, East Indian and to a smaller extent Chinese.

livnlaughn

Trinidad:
It's in the Caribbean Sea above Venezuela. Here is some information:

The islands came under British control in the 19th century; independence was granted in 1962. The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas production and processing. Tourism, mostly in Tobago, is targeted for expansion and is growing.
Location:
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Geographic coordinates:
11 00 N, 61 00 W
Map references:
Central America and the Caribbean
Area:
total: 5,128 sq km
land: 5,128 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative:
slightly smaller than Delaware
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
362 km
Maritime claims:
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the outer edge of the continental margin
Climate:
tropical; rainy season (June to December)
Terrain:
mostly plains with some hills and low mountains
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: El Cerro del Aripo 940 m
Natural resources:
petroleum, natural gas, asphalt
Land use:
arable land: 14.62%
permanent crops: 9.16%
other: 76.22% (2005)
Irrigated land:
40 sq km (2003)
Natural hazards:
outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms
Environment - current issues:
water pollution from agricultural chemicals, industrial wastes, and raw sewage; oil pollution of beaches; deforestation; soil erosion
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note:
Pitch Lake, on Trinidad's southwestern coast, is the world's largest natural reservoir of asphalt
People Trinidad and Tobago Top of Page
Population:
1,065,842 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 20.1% (male 109,936/female 104,076)
15-64 years: 71.3% (male 398,657/female 361,093)
65 years and over: 8.6% (male 41,162/female 50,918) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 31.2 years
male: 30.8 years
female: 31.7 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.87% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
12.9 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
10.57 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
-11.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 25.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 26.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 23.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 66.76 years
male: 65.71 years
female: 67.86 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.74 children born/woman (2006 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
3.2% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
29,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
1,900 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s)
adjective: Trinidadian, Tobagonian
Ethnic groups:
Indian (South Asian) 40%, African 37.5%, mixed 20.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 0.8% (2000 census)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 26%, Hindu 22.5%, Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, other Christian 5.8%, Muslim 5.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, other 10.8%, unspecified 1.4%, none 1.9% (2000 census)
Languages:
English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: 98% (2003 est.)
Government Trinidad and Tobago Top of Page
Country name:
conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago

daisy

Hey..Trini here, just gret people, food and the best carnival.

im ur daddy

yes i do i do its in my pants yes u see i stuck it in there cuz i was bored

suiki

Its a very small Country just off the NE shore of Venezuela.
Absolutely Beautiful and the people are wonderful.Hotel prices are decent but air prices and schedules are a little over the top.
If you have the $ and patience for flights absolutely worth the trip.

txdedhed

I married a trinni. I have a daughter and 5 grandsons in Port of Spain, Trinidad. I know it is a small island next a smaller island called Tobacco. Just Northeast of Venezuela. The people have a strange accent. Part British and a few other languages. have a very difficult time understanding my grandsons when we talk. The people are very friendly. In February they have Carnival. It is 10 times better than Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Carnival is way older than Mardi Gras. Their money is TT Dollars. It takes 10-12 TT's to make One US dollar. It is a tropical island. Temp always 75-82 degrees. 2 seasons; summer and hurricane season. Mt son-in law makes $60,000 TT a year. He is one of the richest men there. British Airways is the main airline there.

d_sweetgal

I'm Trini too, and live in Canada. So I done know Trinidad is in the Caribbean just above the Venezuela, and far from Guyana..lol..(just had to say that)..lol. And big-ups to San Franando !!!