🌎 North America
North America stretches from the Arctic tundra of Canada and Greenland to the tropical islands of the Caribbean, and includes 23 sovereign countries.
- Countries
- 23
- Area
- 24,709,000 km²
- Population
- 604 million
- Highest point
- Denali (6,190 m)
- Largest country
- Canada
- Smallest country
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
North America facts
- Canada has the longest coastline of any country on Earth.
- Mexico City is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world.
- The Caribbean holds 13 of the continent's 23 sovereign states.
- The Great Lakes contain about a fifth of the world's surface fresh water.
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Countries in North America
All 23 sovereign countries, alphabetically.
| Flag | Country | Capital | Population | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John's | 94,000 | 442 | |
| Bahamas | Nassau | 410,000 | 13,943 | |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | 280,000 | 430 | |
| Belize | Belmopan | 410,000 | 22,966 | |
| Canada | Ottawa | 40,100,000 | 9,984,670 | |
| Costa Rica | San José | 5,200,000 | 51,100 | |
| Cuba | Havana | 11,200,000 | 109,884 | |
| Dominica | Roseau | 73,000 | 751 | |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | 11,300,000 | 48,671 | |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | 6,400,000 | 21,041 | |
| Grenada | St. George's | 126,000 | 344 | |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | 18,100,000 | 108,889 | |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | 11,700,000 | 27,750 | |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | 10,600,000 | 112,492 | |
| Jamaica | Kingston | 2,800,000 | 10,991 | |
| Mexico | Mexico City | 128,500,000 | 1,964,375 | |
| Nicaragua | Managua | 7,000,000 | 130,373 | |
| Panama | Panama City | 4,500,000 | 75,417 | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | 47,000 | 261 | |
| Saint Lucia | Castries | 180,000 | 617 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | 104,000 | 389 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | 1,500,000 | 5,130 | |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | 339,900,000 | 9,833,517 |