CIA Factbook The World Factbook 1994: Trinidad and TobagoGeography Location: Caribbean, in the extreme southeastern Caribbean Sea, 11 km off the coast of Venezuela Area: • total area: 5,130 sq km • land area: 5,130 sq km • comparative area: slightly smaller than Delaware Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 362 km Maritime claims: • contiguous zone: 24 nm • continental shelf: 200 nm or the outer edge of continental margin • exclusive economic zone: 200 nm • territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: none Climate: tropical; rainy season (June to December) Terrain: mostly plains with some hills and low mountains Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, asphalt Land use: • arable land: 14% • permanent crops: 17% • meadows and pastures: 2% • forest and woodland: 44% • other: 23% Irrigated land: 220 sq km (1989 est.) Environment: • current issues: water pollution from agricultural chemicals, industrial wastes, and untreated sewage; oil pollution of beaches; land degradation • natural hazards: outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms • international agreements: party to—Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber; signed, but not ratified—Biodiversity, Climate Change