Port-of-Spain

Port-of-Spain, population 49,000 (metro: 300,000) (2000), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the third largest city. The city is located at {{coor dm|10|40|N|61|31|W|}}, on the Gulf of Paria, on the west coast of the island of Trinidad. The city is primarily a retail and administrative centre. It also serves as a financial services centre and is home to two of the largest banks in the English-speaking Caribbean. It is one of the major shipping hubs of the Caribbean, with exports of agricultural products and asphalt. Bauxite from the Guianas and iron ore from Venezuela are transferred there for overseas shipment. The tallest building in Port-of-Spain (and in the entire country of Trinidad and Tobago) is the Nicholas Tower.

Sister cities

Port-of-Spain is a sister city with some of the following cities:

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• Atlanta, Georgia
• Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada