Trinidad

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Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two main islands of the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago, known for its rich cultural diversity, oil and gas industry, and vibrant Carnival celebrations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
main island of Trinidad and Tobago
capital Port of Spain
cededTo Britain in 1802
climate tropical climate
colonizedIn 1498 by Spain
country Trinidad and Tobago
ethnicGroup Afro-Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Chinese Trinidadian
European Trinidadian
Indo-Caribbean people
surface form: Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian

Syrian-Lebanese Trinidadian
formerColonyOf Spain
United Kingdom
hasAirport Piarco International Airport
hasAreaCharacteristic larger than Tobago
hasBeach Las Cuevas Beach
Manzanilla Beach
Maracas Beach
hasCity Chaguanas
Port of Spain
San Fernando
hasCuisine bake and shark
doubles
pelau
roti
hasCulturalEvent Calypso Monarch competition
Jouvert
Panorama steelband competition
Trinidad and Tobago Carnival
surface form: Trinidad Carnival
hasHighestPoint El Cerro del Aripo
hasIndustry manufacturing industry
natural gas industry
oil industry
petrochemical industry
tourism industry
hasMountainRange Central Range
Northern Range
Southern Range
hasNeighbor Venezuela
hasPopulationCharacteristic more populous than Tobago
hasPort Port of Point Lisas
Port of Port of Spain
hasProtectedArea Asa Wright Nature Centre
Caroni Swamp
Nariva Swamp
hasRiver Caroni River
Godineau River
Nariva River
Ortoire River
hasTown Arima
Couva
Diego Martin
Penal
Point Fortin
Princes Town
Rio Claro
Sangre Grande
Siparia
Tunapuna
knownFor Carnival
calypso music
cultural diversity
soca music
steelpan music
largestCity Chaguanas
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean
Lesser Antilles
Northern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
mergedWith Tobago in 1889
officialLanguage English
partOf Trinidad and Tobago
religion Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
separatedFrom Venezuela by the Columbus Channel
Venezuela by the Gulf of Paria
sovereignState Trinidad and Tobago

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TTD usedIn Trinidad
TT dollar usedIn Trinidad
San Fernando Hill locatedOn Trinidad
this entity surface form: island of Trinidad
Naparima College locatedOn Trinidad
this entity surface form: island of Trinidad
soca developedInPlace Trinidad
South Trunk Road locatedIn Trinidad
Penal–Debe region locatedIn Trinidad
TTPP servesIsland Trinidad
South Terminal servesRegion Trinidad
subject surface form: South Terminal (Piarco International Airport)
this entity surface form: Trinidad island
Pipile pipile nativeTo Trinidad
Pipile pipile endemicTo Trinidad
Bocas del Dragón separates Trinidad
Serpent’s Mouth separates Trinidad
Point Lisas partOf Trinidad
this entity surface form: island of Trinidad
Lokono nativeTo Trinidad
Chaguanes Amerindian tribe indigenousTo Trinidad
this entity surface form: island of Trinidad
Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo region (historical association) locatedOn Trinidad
this entity surface form: island of Trinidad