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Trinidad and Tobago (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 11 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 11.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 061 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -61.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Comprises two main islands off Venezuelan coast; originally inhabited by Arawaks; Caribs conquered Tobago; visited by Columbus 1498; Trinidad settled by Spanish 16th century, Amerindians were killed; British acquired islands 1797-1802; Africans came as slaves; official language is English, though Hindi, French, and Spanish are also spoken. |
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| Trinidad and Tobago (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (C,V,O,English,U,N)
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| Trinidad y Tabago (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| República de Trinidad y Tabago (C,O,Spanish,U,N)
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| Trinité-et-Tobago (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| République de Trinité-et-Tobago (C,O,French,U,N)
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| Тринидад и Тобаго (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| Республика Тринидад и Тобаго (C,O,Russian,U)
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| 特立尼达和多巴哥 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| 特立尼达和多巴哥共和国 (C,O,Chinese,U)
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| حرً دًِاد وثوباغو (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| جُهور ةً حرً دًِاد وثوباغو (C,O,Arabic,U)
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| TTO (C,O,ISO3L)
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| TT (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO780 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| TD00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Trinidadian Tobagonian (C,O,English,U,A)
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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islands joined administratively in 1898, gained independence from Britain in 1962 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| colony (H) |
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British, 1899-1962 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Port of Spain .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, North and Central America, Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain) [1019088] |
| member of .... |
Commonwealth of Nations .......... (association) |
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(World) [7005615] |
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joined association in 1962 |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1962 |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| République de Trinité-et-Tobago.......... |
[VP] |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 785 |
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