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Disputes - international:in April 2006, the Permanent Court of Arbitration issued a decision that delimited a maritime boundary with Trinidad and Tobago and compelled Barbados to enter a fishing agreement that limited Barbadian fishermen's catches of flying fish in Trinidad and Tobago's exclusive economic zone; in 2005, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago agreed to compulsory international arbitration under UNCLOS challenging whether the northern limit of Trinidad and Tobago's and Venezuela's maritime boundary extends into Barbadian waters; Guyana has also expressed its intention to include itself in the arbitration as the Trinidad and Tobago-Venezuela maritime boundary may extend into its waters as well
Illicit drugs:transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; producer of cannabis

Trinidad and Tobago Quickstats

  • Population: 1,056,608 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 5,128 sq km
  • Density: 207.8 /km² (47th)
  • GDP (total): $18.352 billion (113th)
  • GDP (per capita): $19,700 (46th)
  • Literacy: 98.6%

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  • Currency: Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD)
  • Dial code: [[+1-868]]

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