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The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is a country located at the southern tip of the Caribbean. It borders the countries of Grenada and Venezuela. It was the first Caribbean country to host the Summit of the Americas. It shares maritime boundaries with other nations including Barbados to the northeast, Guyana to the southeast, and Venezuela to the south and west. A treaty between the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the Republic of Venezuela on the delimitation of marine and submarine areas, 18 April 1990. The country covers an area of 5,128 square kilometres (1,980 sq mi) and consists of two eponymous main islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous smaller landforms. Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the main islands; Tobago is much smaller, comprising about 6% of the total area and 4% of the entire population which is estimated at 1.3 million (2005).

Unlike most of the English-speaking Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago's economy is primarily industrial with an emphasis on petroleum and petrochemicals.

Trinidad and Tobago is well known for its African and Indian cultures, reflected in its large and famous Carnival, Diwali, and Hosay celebrations, as well being the birthplace of steelpan, the limbo, and music styles such as calypso, soca, rapso, parang, chutney, and chutney soca.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

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Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson SC OCC TC (16 December 1926 – 9 April 2014; known as A. N. R. or "Ray" Robinson), was a Trinidadian politician who was the third president of the country, serving from 19 March 1997 to 17 March 2003. He was also Trinidad and Tobago's third prime minister, serving in that capacity from 18 December 1986 to 17 December 1991. He is recognized for his proposal that eventually led to the founding of the International Criminal Court.

Robinson was the first active politician to be elected to the presidency, and was the first presidential candidate who was not elected unopposed (the Opposition People's National Movement nominated Justice Anthony Lucky as its candidate for president). President Robinson sparked controversy in his term in office when he refused to appoint certain senators recommended by Prime Minister Basdeo Panday following the elections in 2000 and in 2001 when he appointed the Leader of the Opposition Patrick Manning to the position of prime minister after a tied election. (Full article...)

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Image 1Castara Bay (from Tobago)
Image 2Pigeon Point, Tobago. (from Tobago)
Image 3Maha Shivratri festival (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago)
Image 4Seventeenth-century map showing the fort of Nieuw Vlissingen. (from Tobago)
Image 5Moruga – Christopher Columbus monument. Columbus landed here on his third voyage in 1498. This is on the southern coast of the island of Trinidad, West Indies (from Trinidad)
Image 6Fishing - Tobago, West Indies (from Tobago)
Image 7Temple in the Sea historical marker. (from History of Trinidad and Tobago)
Image 8Eric Williams, the first prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago (from History of Trinidad and Tobago)
Image 9Newly arrived indentured Indians in Trinidad and Tobago (from History of Trinidad and Tobago)
Image 10Location of Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean
Image 11Castara village beach (from Tobago)
Image 12Tobago Cuisine - Crab and Dumplings (from Tobago)
Image 13Nativity scene in Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago. (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago)
Image 14Protector of Slaves Office (Trinidad), Richard Bridgens, c. 1833. (from History of Trinidad and Tobago)
Image 15Red-billed tropicbird on Little Tobago. (from Tobago)
Image 16St Giles Island, northernmost part of
Trinidad and Tobago, a bird sanctuary (from Tobago)
Image 17Hummingbirds of Trinidad and Tobago (from Biota of Trinidad and Tobago)
Image 18Regional Geology of Trinidad and Venezuela (from Trinidad)
Image 19People celebrating Phagwah. (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago)
Image 20Krishna, Radha, and the Gopis celebrating Phagwah. (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago)
Image 21Greenstone ceremonial axe, from shell midden, Mount Irvine Bay, Tobago, 1957. (from Tobago)
Image 22Diyas lighting on Divali night in Trinidad and Tobago. (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago)
Image 23A medallion commemorating the capture of Trinidad and Tobago by the British in 1797.
Image 24French attack on the British island of Tobago in 1781 with text. French painting from 1784. (from Tobago)
Image 25Historical parishes of Tobago (from Tobago)
Image 26Panoramic shot of Downtown Scarborough, Tobago (from Tobago)
Image 27Tobago - August 2013 (1530) (from Tobago)
Image 28Tobago Cuisine - Pacro Water and Sea Moss drinks (from Tobago)
Image 29Green stone ceremonial axe. From shell midden, Mt Irvine Bay, Tobago, 1957 (from History of Trinidad and Tobago)
Image 30Divali Nagar in Chaguanas, Caroni County, Trinidad and Tobago. (from Culture of Trinidad and Tobago)

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... that Trinidad and Tobago lie within a plate boundary zone near the south-eastern margin of the Caribbean Plate?
... that Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago?
... that based on proximity, Trinidad and Tobago are sometimes grouped with the Windward Islands, culturally and politically?

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Pholourie (), also spelled phulourie or phoulourie, is a snack food commonly eaten in Trinidad and Tobago and also known in Guyana and Suriname. It consists of fried, spiced dough balls that are served with a chutney. The dough is made up of flour, ground split peas, water, and spices. Depending on the recipe, green seasoning, garlic, pepper, turmeric, onions and/or cumin are used. Then dough balls the size of golf balls are formed and fried afterwards. The fried balls are usually served with a chutney to dip them in, usually tamarind or mango. They are also added to Karhi.

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The Red House is the seat of Parliament in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. (2007)

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1979 - Two supertankers SS Atlantic Empress and Aegean Captain collide off Tobago spilling 260,000 tonnes of oil

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^ "In Trinidad, Diwali Lights Up Like Christmas". NPR. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
^ "Diwali in Trinidad and Tobago". trinidad.us. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
^ Ingram, Amy. "What is Chutney Music?". Wesleyan University. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
^ "Parang Music". Destination Trinidad and Tobago. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
^ "Soca Music History". Artdrum. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
^ "A brief history of the steel pan". BBC. 24 July 2012.
^ "Trinidad Carnival for Beginners". Caribbean Beat. 1 January 1993. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[1] "In Trinidad, Diwali Lights Up Like Christmas". NPR. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

[2] "Diwali in Trinidad and Tobago". trinidad.us. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

[3] Ingram, Amy. "What is Chutney Music?". Wesleyan University. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[4] "Parang Music". Destination Trinidad and Tobago. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[5] "Soca Music History". Artdrum. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[6] "A brief history of the steel pan". BBC. 24 July 2012.

[7] "Trinidad Carnival for Beginners". Caribbean Beat. 1 January 1993. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

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