North America
North America (Spanish: América del Norte or Norteamérica; French: Amérique du Nord) is the
northern continent of the Americas,[4] situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and in the western
hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean,
on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocean; South America
lies to the southeast.
North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), about
4.8% of the planet's surface or about 16.5% of its land area. As of July 2008, its population was
estimated at nearly 529 million people. It is the third-largest continent in area, following Asia and
Africa, and the fourth in population after Asia, Africa, and Europe.
Countries and territories
Population Population
Area
Country or territory (2008 est.)[20] density Capital
(km²)[19]
(per km²)
Bermuda (UK) 54 65,000 1203.7 Hamilton
Canada 9,984,670 33,573,000 3.4 Ottawa
Greenland (Den.) 2,166,086 57,000 0.026 Nuuk
Mexico 1,964,375 109,610,000 55.8 Mexico City
Saint Pierre and
242 6,000 24.8 Saint-Pierre
Miquelon (Fr.)
United States [21]
9,629,091 314,659,000 32.7 Washington, D.C.
Caribbean
Anguilla (UK) 91 15,000 164.8 The Valley
Antigua and Barbuda 442 88,000 199.1 St. John's
Aruba (Neth.) 180 107,000 594.4 Oranjestad
Bahamas, The 13,943 342,000 24.5 Nassau
Barbados 430 256,000 595.3 Bridgetown
Bermuda (UK) 54 65,000 1203.7 Hamilton
Bonaire (Neth.) 294 12,093[22] 41.1 Kralendijk
British Virgin Islands
151 23,000 152.3 Road Town
(UK)
Cayman Islands (UK) 264 56,000 212.1 George Town
Cuba 109,886 11,204,000 102.0 Havana
Curaçao (Neth.) 444 140,794[22] 317.1 Willemstad
Dominica 751 67,000 89.2 Roseau
Dominican Republic 48,671 10,090,000 207.3 Santo Domingo
Grenada 344 104,000 302.3 St. George's
Guadeloupe (Fr.) 1,705 465,000 272.7 Basse-Terre
Haiti 27,750 10,033,000 361.5 Port-au-Prince
Jamaica 10,991 2,719,000 247.4 Kingston
Martinique (Fr.) 1,128 405,000 359.0 Fort-de-France
Plymouth;
Montserrat (UK) 102 6,000 58.8
Brades[23]
Navassa Island (USA) 5[24] 0[25] 0.0 —
Puerto Rico (USA) 8,870 3,982,000 448.9 San Juan
Saba (Neth.) 13 1,537[22] 118.2 The Bottom
Saint Barthélemy (Fr.) 21[24] 7,448[25] 354.7 Gustavia
Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 52,000 199.2 Basseterre
Saint Lucia 539 172,000 319.1 Castries
Saint Martin (Fr.) 54[24] 29,820[25] 552.2 Marigot
Saint Vincent and the
389 109,000 280.2 Kingstown
Grenadines
Sint Eustatius (Neth.) 21 2,739[22] 130.4 Oranjestad
Sint Maarten (Neth.) 34 40,009[22] 1176.7 Philipsburg
Trinidad and Tobago
[26]
5,130 1,339,000 261.0 Port of Spain
Turks and Caicos
948 33,000 34.8 Cockburn Town
Islands (UK)
United States Virgin
347 110,000 317.0 Charlotte Amalie
Islands (USA)
Central America
Belize 22,966 307,000 13.4 Belmopan
Costa Rica 51,100 4,579,000 89.6 San José
El Salvador 21,041 6,163,000 293.0 San Salvador
Guatemala 108,889 14,027,000 128.8 Guatemala City
Honduras 112,492 7,466,000 66.4 Tegucigalpa
Nicaragua 130,373 5,743,000 44.1 Managua
Panama [26][27]
75,417 3,454,000 45.8 Panama City
Total 24,500,995 541,720,440 22.9
