Port of Spain is the capital of an island.
Trinidad and Tobago -LRB- -LSB- ˈtrɪnᵻˌdæd ən təˈbeɪɡoʊ -RSB- , -LSB- - toʊˈ - -RSB- -RRB- , officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago , is a twin island country situated off the northern edge of the South American mainland , lying just 11 km off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and 130 km south of Grenada .. Tobago. Tobago. Venezuela. Venezuela. Grenada. Grenada. Trinidad. Trinidad. Bordering the Caribbean to the north , it shares maritime boundaries with other nations including Barbados to the northeast , Grenada to the northwest , Guyana to the southeast , and Venezuela to the south and west .. Venezuela. Venezuela. Grenada. Grenada. Caribbean. Caribbean. maritime boundaries. maritime boundary. Barbados. Barbados. Guyana. Guyana. The island of Trinidad was a Spanish colony from the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1498 to the capitulation of the Spanish Governor , Don Jose Maria Chacon , on the arrival of a British fleet of 18 warships on 18 February 1797 .. Spanish colony. Spanish Empire. Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus. Jose Maria Chacon. Jose Maria Chacon. Spanish. Spanish colonization of the Americas. British. British colonization of the Americas. Trinidad. Trinidad. During the same period , the island of Tobago changed hands among Spanish , British , French , Dutch and Courlander colonizers , more times than any other island in the Caribbean .. Tobago. Tobago. Caribbean. Caribbean. Spanish. Spanish colonization of the Americas. British. British colonization of the Americas. French. French colonization of the Americas. Dutch. Dutch colonization of the Americas. Courlander. Courland colonization of the Americas. Trinidad and Tobago -LRB- remaining separate until 1889 -RRB- were ceded to Britain in 1802 under the Treaty of Amiens .. Tobago. Tobago. Trinidad. Trinidad. Treaty of Amiens. Treaty of Amiens. The country Trinidad and Tobago obtained independence in 1962 , becoming a republic in 1976 .. Tobago. Tobago. Trinidad. Trinidad. Trinidad and Tobago is the third richest country by GDP -LRB- PPP -RRB- per capita in the Americas after the United States and Canada .. Tobago. Tobago. Trinidad. Trinidad. Americas. Americas. United States. United States. Canada. Canada. Furthermore , it is recognised as a high-income economy by the World Bank .. high-income economy. World Bank high-income economy. World Bank. World Bank. Unlike most of the English-speaking Caribbean , the country 's economy is primarily industrial , with an emphasis on petroleum and petrochemicals .. English. Trinidadian English. Caribbean. Caribbean. The country 's wealth is attributed to its large reserves and exploitation of oil and natural gas .. Trinidad and Tobago is known for its Carnival and is the birthplace of steelpan , limbo , and the music styles of calypso , soca , parang , chutney , chutney soca , chut-kai-pang , cariso , extempo , kaiso , parang soca , pichakaree , and rapso .. Tobago. Tobago. Trinidad. Trinidad. its Carnival. Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. steelpan. steelpan. limbo. limbo ( dance ). calypso. calypso music. soca. soca music. parang. parang. chutney. Chutney music. chutney soca. Chutney Soca. chut-kai-pang. chut-kai-pang. cariso. cariso. extempo. extempo. kaiso. kaiso. parang soca. parang soca. pichakaree. pichakaree. rapso. rapso