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Trinidad and Tobago
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Trinidad and To·ba·go  (t-bg)
A country of the southeast West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean off northeast Venezuela. It comprises the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, which were formally united as a British colony in 1898 and became independent in 1962. Port of Spain, on Trinidad, is the capital. Population: 1,060,000.
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Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago
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(Placename) an independent republic in the Caribbean, occupying the two southernmost islands of the Lesser Antilles: became a British colony in 1888 and gained independence in 1962; became a republic in 1976; a member of the Commonwealth. Official language: English. Religion: Christian majority, with a large Hindu minority. Currency: Trinidad and Tobago dollar. Capital: Port of Spain. Pop.: 1 298 000 (2001 est.). Area: 5128 sq. km (1980 sq. miles)
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Noun1.Trinidad and Tobago - an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of VenezuelaTrinidad and Tobago - an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
OAS, Organization of American States - an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation
Caribbean - region including the Caribbean Islands
Trinidad - an island in West Indies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela
Tobago - island in West Indies
Translations
Trinidad and Tobago [ˌtrɪnɪdædəntəˈbeɪgəʊ] nTrinité et Tobago f

Trinidad and Tobago [ˌtrɪnɪdædəntəˈbeɪgəʊ] nTrinidad e Tobago f

Trinidad and Tobago ترينيناد وتوباغو Trinidad a Tobago Trinidad og Tobago Trinidad und Tobago Τρινιτάντ και Τομπάγκο Trinidad y Tobago Trinidad ja Tobago Trinidad et Tobago Trinidad i Tobago Trinidad e Tobago トリニダード・トバゴ 트리니다드토바고 Trinidad en Tobago Trinidad og Tobago Trynidad i Tobago Trindade e Tobago, Trinidade e Tobago Тринидад и Тобаго Trinidad och Tobago สาธารณรัฐทรินิแดดและโทบาโก้ Trinidad ve Tobago Trinidad và Tobago 特立尼达和多巴哥


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And while cosmopolitan Trinis have forged a powerful industrial economy based on petrochemical products and methanol as their main exports, rural Tobagonians have until only recently earned their livelihoods primarily as farmers and fishermen.
Mere hours before Trinidadians and Tobagonians went to the polls to elect a new government, Energy Minister Eric Williams signed a gas and oil exploration production sharing contract, and an extension to the South East Coast License that would result in the Government being paid more than TT30 million (US$5 million) in signature bonuses, reports Caribbean Media Corp.
He built a house and lived in harmony with nature - and Tobagonians insist the island in question was theirs.
 
 
 
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