Place details
Place nameTrinidad and Tobago
Other namesRepublic of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad y Tabago, Trinité-et-Tobago, République de Trinité-et-Tobago, TTO, TT, ISO780, TD00, Trinidadian Tobagonian
Latitude11
Longitude-61
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Comprises 2 main islands off Venezuelan coast; originally inhabited by Arawaks; Caribs conquered Tobago; visited by Columbus 1498; Trinidad settled by Spanish 16th cen., Amerindians were killed; British acquired islands 1797-1802; Africans came as slaves; official language is English, though Hindi, French & Spanish are also spoken.