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Do not fill this in! == <span id="Usage of the term">Definitions</span> == [[File:North America satellite orthographic.jpg|thumb|A 2005 [[NASA]] satellite image of North America]] The [[United Nations]] and its statistics division recognize North America as including three regions: Northern America, [[Central America]], and the [[Caribbean]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/|title=UNSD — Methodology|last=Division|first=United Nations Statistics|website=unstats.un.org|language=en|access-date=1 November 2018|archive-date=30 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830170949/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/|url-status=live|quote=The continent of North America (numerical code 003) comprises Northern America (numerical code 021), Caribbean (numerical code 029), and Central America (numerical code 013).}}</ref> "Northern America" is a distinct term from "North America", excluding Central America, which itself [[Central America#Different definitions|may or may not]] include [[Mexico]]. In the limited context of regional trade agreements, the term is used to reference three nations: Canada, the United States, and Mexico. [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[Romania]], [[Greece]], and the countries of [[Latin America]] use a [[Continent#Number|six-continent model]], with the Americas viewed as a single continent and ''North America'' designating a subcontinent comprising [[Canada]], the [[United States]], Mexico, and [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon]] (politically part of France), and often including [[Greenland]] and [[Bermuda]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mx.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761562468/Norteam%C3%A9rica.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130015145/http://mx.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761562468/Norteam%C3%A9rica.html |archive-date=30 January 2009 |title=Norteamérica |trans-title=North America |language=es|quote=In Ibero-America, ''North America'' is considered a subcontinent containing Canada, the United States, Mexico, Greenland, Bermuda and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Six or Seven Continents on Earth|url=http://geography.about.com/od/learnabouttheearth/qt/qzcontinents.htm|access-date=18 December 2016|language=en|archive-date=26 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126015411/http://geography.about.com/od/learnabouttheearth/qt/qzcontinents.htm|url-status=live|quote=In Europe and other parts of the world, many students are taught of six continents, where North and South America are combined to form a single continent of America. Thus, these six continents are Africa, America, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, and Europe.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Continents|url=http://www.worldometers.info/geography/continents/|access-date=18 December 2016|language=en|archive-date=21 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221035719/http://www.worldometers.info/geography/continents/|url-status=live|quote=six-continent model (used mostly in France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Romania, Greece, and Latin America) groups together North America+South America into the single continent America.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=AMÉRIQUE|url=http://www.universalis.fr/encyclopedie/amerique-structure-et-milieu-geographie/|access-date=18 December 2016|language=fr|archive-date=5 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205122940/http://www.universalis.fr/encyclopedie/amerique-structure-et-milieu-geographie/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=America|url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/america_%28Dizionario-di-Storia%29/|access-date=18 December 2016|language=it|archive-date=21 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221042321/http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/america_%28Dizionario-di-Storia%29/|url-status=live}}</ref> North America has historically been known by other names, including Spanish North America, [[New Spain]], and América Septentrional, the [[Solemn Act of the Declaration of Independence of Northern America|first official name]] given to Mexico.<ref name="AGN">{{cite web|title=Acta Solemne de la Declaración de Independencia de la América Septentrional|trans-title=Solemn Act of the Declaration of Independence of Northern America|url=http://www.agn.gob.mx/independencia/documentos.html|work=Archivos de la Independencia|publisher=Archivo General de la Nación|access-date=8 July 2011|language=es|archive-date=11 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811023151/http://www.agn.gob.mx/independencia/documentos.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Regions===<!--linked from Regions of North America; use Template:anchor if section name changes--> {{Further|List of regions of Canada|List of regions of the United States}} North America includes several regions and subregions, each of which have their own respective cultural, economic, and geographic regions. Economic regions include several regions formalized in 20th- and 21st-century trade agreements, including [[North American Free Trade Agreement|NAFTA]] between [[Canada]], [[Mexico]], and the [[United States]], and [[Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement|CAFTA]] between [[Central America]], the [[Dominican Republic]], and the United States. North America is divided linguistically and culturally into two primary regions, [[Anglo-America]] and [[Latin America]]. Anglo-America includes most of North America, [[Belize]], and [[Caribbean]] islands with [[English language|English]]-speaking populations. There are also regions, including [[Louisiana]] and [[Quebec]], with large [[Francophone]] populations; in [[Quebec]], [[French language|French]] is the official language.<ref name="language">{{cite web|url=http://www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/english/charter/index.html|title=Status of the French language|author=Office Québécois de la langue francaise|publisher=Government of Quebec|access-date=10 November 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514153402/http://www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/english/charter/index.html|archive-date=14 May 2011}}</ref><!--Original French: http://www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/charte/charte/clflgoff.html -->. The southern portion of North America includes Central America and non-English speaking Caribbean nations.<ref name="BritannicaCA">{{cite encyclopedia|title=Central America|url=http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861670266/Central_America.html|encyclopedia=Encarta Encyclopedia|access-date=30 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091103174029/http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861670266/Central_America.html|archive-date=3 November 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Caribbean|url=http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Caribbean|dictionary=The Free Dictionary|access-date=30 May 2011|archive-date=6 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106140233/http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Caribbean|url-status=live}}</ref> The north of the continent maintains recognized regions as well. In contrast to the common definition of North America, which encompasses the whole North American continent, the term "North America" is sometimes used more narrowly to refer only to four nations, Canada, Greenland, Mexico, and the U.S.<ref name="CIAGreenland">{{cite web |title=The World Factbook – North America |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/wfbExt/region_noa.html |access-date=20 June 2011 |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |archive-date=23 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623043844/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/wfbExt/region_noa.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="CountryReports">{{cite web|title=Countries in North America – Country Reports |url=http://www.countryreports.org/maps/northamerica.aspx |publisher=Country Reports |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427050055/http://www.countryreports.org/maps/northamerica.aspx |archivedate=27 April 2015 }}</ref><ref name="eNotes">{{cite web|title=North America: World of Earth Science |url=http://www.enotes.com/earth-science/north-america |publisher=eNotes Inc. |access-date=20 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220133458/http://www.enotes.com/earth-science/north-america |archive-date=20 December 2010 }}</ref><ref name=Trilateral>{{cite web|title=North American Region |url=http://www.trilateral.org/go.cfm?do=Page.View&pid=12 |publisher=The Trilateral Commission |accessdate=30 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021204534/http://www.trilateral.org/go.cfm?do=Page.View&pid=12 |archivedate=21 October 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Parsons |first1=Alan |last2=Schaffer |first2=Jonathan |title=Geopolitics of oil and natural gas |publisher=U.S. Department of State |series=Economic Perspectives |date=May 2004}}{{full citation needed|date=February 2014}}</ref> The U.S. Census Bureau includes Saint Pierre and Miquelon, but excludes Mexico from its definition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/schedules/c/countrycode.html|title=Schedule C - Country Codes and Descriptions|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=3 December 2023|archive-date=3 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203204307/https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/schedules/c/countrycode.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The term Northern America refers to the northernmost countries and territories of North America: the U.S., [[Bermuda]], Canada, Greenland, and St. Pierre and Miquelon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://esa.un.org/migration/index.asp?panel=3 |title=Definition of major areas and regions |publisher=United Nations |access-date=3 October 2007 |archive-date=3 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703142031/https://esa.un.org/migration/index.asp?panel=3 |url-status=live }}</ref><!--Cruft, commenting out 3 February 2014:from World Migrant Stock: The 2005 Revision Population Database, United Nations Population Division. Accessed on line 3 October 2007.--><ref>{{cite web |url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm |title=Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings |publisher=UN Statistics Division |access-date=3 October 2007 |archive-date=16 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116150809/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm |url-status=live }} ([http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regnf.htm French] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224062835/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regnf.htm |date=24 December 2010 }}).</ref> Although the term does not refer to a unified region,<ref>{{cite web |title=Chapter 5, Middle America |date=17 June 2016 |url=http://open.lib.umn.edu/worldgeography/part/chapter-5-middle-america/ |access-date=3 April 2018 |publisher=University of Minnesota |archive-date=1 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401174521/http://open.lib.umn.edu/worldgeography/part/chapter-5-middle-america/ |url-status=live |last1=Royal Berglee |first1=PhD }}</ref> [[Middle America (Americas)|Middle America]] includes Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Middle America (region, Mesoamerica) |url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/381099/Middle-America |access-date=20 June 2011 |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |archive-date=19 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919063254/https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/381099/Middle-America |url-status=live }}</ref> North America's largest countries by land area are Canada and the U.S., both of which have well-defined and recognized subregions. In Canada, these include (from east to west) [[Atlantic Canada]], [[Central Canada]], [[Canadian Prairies]], the [[British Columbia Coast]], and [[Northern Canada]]. In the U.S., they include [[New England]], the [[Mid-Atlantic (United States)|Mid-Atlantic]], [[South Atlantic states]], [[East North Central states]], [[West North Central states]], [[East South Central states]], [[West South Central states]], [[Mountain states]], and [[West Coast of the United States|Pacific states]]. The [[Great Lakes region]] and the [[Pacific Northwest]] include areas in both Canada and the U.S. === Countries, dependencies, and other territories === {{Main|List of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="float:center; text-align:center; white-space:nowrap" |- ! class="unsortable" | [[Coat of arms|Arms]] ! class="unsortable" style="width:20px" | [[National flag|Flag]] ! [[Sovereign state|Country]] / [[Dependent territory|Territory]]<ref name="spp">{{cite web |url=http://www.spp.gov/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618182224/http://www.spp.gov/ |archive-date=18 June 2008|title=SPP Background |publisher=Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America |work=CommerceConnect.gov |access-date=14 November 2010}}</ref><ref name="epa">{{cite web |url=http://www.epa.gov/wed/pages/ecoregions/na_eco.htm |title=Ecoregions of North America |publisher=[[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] |access-date=30 May 2011 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225195609/https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-national-health-and-environmental-effects-research-laboratory-nheerl |url-status=dead }}</ref> ! [[List of countries and dependencies by area|Area]]<ref>Unless otherwise noted, land area figures are taken from {{Cite web |url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2008/Table03.pdf |title=Demographic Yearbook—Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density |publisher=United Nations Statistics Division |year=2008 |access-date=14 October 2010 |journal= |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225215827/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2008/Table03.pdf%0A |url-status=live }}</ref> ! [[List of countries and dependencies by population|Population]]<br/>({{UN Population|Year}}){{UN Population|ref}} ! [[List of countries and dependencies by population density|Population<br/> density]] ! [[Capital city|Capital]] ! [[Language|Name(s) in official language(s)]] ! [[ISO 3166-1 alpha-3|ISO 3166-1]] |- | {{Coat of arms|Anguilla|size=30px|text=none}} | {{flagg|pxx|Anguilla|size=45}} | [[Anguilla]]<br/>([[United Kingdom]]) | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|91|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Anguilla}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|164.8|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[The Valley, Anguilla|The Valley]] | Anguilla | AIA |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Antigua and Barbuda|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Antigua and Barbuda|size=45}} | [[Antigua and Barbuda]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|442|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Antigua and Barbuda}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|199.1|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John's]] | Antigua and Barbuda | ATG |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Aruba|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Aruba|size=45}} | [[Aruba]]<br/>([[Kingdom of the Netherlands]]){{efn|name="two"|Depending on the definition, [[Panama]] could be considered a [[List of transcontinental countries#North America and South America|transcontinental country]] while the [[ABC islands (Leeward Antilles)|ABC islands]] ([[Aruba]], [[Bonaire]], and [[Curaçao]]) and [[Trinidad and Tobago]] could be considered [[Boundaries between the continents of Earth#North America and South America|either parts of North America or South America]].}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|180|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Aruba}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|594.4|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Oranjestad, Aruba|Oranjestad]] | Aruba | ABW |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Bahamas|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|The Bahamas|size=45}} | [[The Bahamas]]{{efn|name="one"|Since the [[Lucayan Archipelago]] is located in the Atlantic Ocean rather than [[Caribbean Sea]], [[The Bahamas]] are part of the [[West Indies]] but are not technically part of the [[Caribbean]], although the United Nations groups them with the Caribbean.}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|13943|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Bahamas}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|24.5|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]] | Bahamas | BHS |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Barbados|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Barbados|size=45}} | [[Barbados]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|430|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Barbados}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|595.3|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Bridgetown]] | Barbados | BRB |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Belize|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Belize|size=45}} | [[Belize]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|22966|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Belize}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|13.4|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Belmopan]] | Belize | BLZ |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Bermuda|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Bermuda|size=45}} | [[Bermuda]]<br/>(United Kingdom) | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|54|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Bermuda}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|1203.7|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Hamilton, Bermuda|Hamilton]] | Bermuda | BMU |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Bonaire|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Bonaire|size=45}} | [[Bonaire]]<br/>([[Kingdom of the Netherlands]]){{efn|name="two"}}<ref name="nethant">Population estimates are taken from the {{cite web | author=Central Bureau of Statistics Netherlands Antilles | title=Statistical information: Population |url=http://www.cbs.an/population/population_b2.asp | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501150627/http://www.cbs.an/population/population_b2.asp | archive-date=1 May 2010 | publisher=Government of the Netherlands Antilles | access-date=14 October 2010}}</ref> | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|294|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| 12,093 | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|41.1|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Kralendijk]] | Boneiru | BES |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|British Virgin Islands|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|the=yes|British Virgin Islands|size=45}} | [[British Virgin Islands]]<br/>(United Kingdom) | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|151|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|British Virgin Islands}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|152.3|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Road Town]] | British Virgin Islands | VGB |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Canada|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Canada|size=45}} | [[Canada]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|9984670|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Canada}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|3.7|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Ottawa]] | Canada | CAN |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Cayman Islands|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|the=yes|Cayman Islands|size=45}} | [[Cayman Islands]]<br/>(United Kingdom) | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|264|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Cayman Islands}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|212.1|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] | Cayman Islands | CYM |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|France|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|France|size=45}} | [[Clipperton Island]] (France) | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|6|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| 0 | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|0|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | — | Île de Clipperton | CPT |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Costa Rica|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Costa Rica|size=45}} | [[Costa Rica]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|51100|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Costa Rica}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|89.6|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]] | Costa Rica | CRI |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Cuba|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Cuba|size=45}} | [[Cuba]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|109886|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Cuba}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|102.0|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Havana]] | Cuba | CUB |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Curaçao|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Curaçao|size=45}} | [[Curaçao]]<br/>([[Kingdom of the Netherlands]]){{efn|name="two"}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|444|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Curaçao}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|317.1|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Willemstad]] | Kòrsou | CUW |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Dominica|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Dominica|size=45}} | [[Dominica]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|751|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Dominica}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|89.2|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Roseau]] | Dominica | DMA |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Dominican Republic|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|the=yes|Dominican Republic|size=45}} | [[Dominican Republic]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|48671|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Dominican Republic}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|207.3|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Santo Domingo]] | República Dominicana | DOM |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|El Salvador|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|El Salvador|size=45}} | [[El Salvador]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|21041|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|El Salvador}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|293.0|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[San Salvador]] | El Salvador | SLV |- | {{Coat of arms|Venezuela|text=none|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Federal Dependencies of Venezuela|size=45}} | [[Federal Dependencies of Venezuela]]<br/>([[Venezuela]]) | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|342|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| 2,155 | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|6.3|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Gran Roque]] | Dependencias Federales de Venezuela | VEN-W |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Greenland|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Greenland|size=45}} | [[Greenland]]<br/>([[Kingdom of Denmark]]) | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|2166086|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Greenland}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|0.026|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Nuuk]] | Kalaallit Nunaat/Grønland | GRL |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Grenada|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Grenada|size=45}} | [[Grenada]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|344|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Grenada}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|302.3|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[St. George's, Grenada|St. George's]] | Gwinàd | GRD |- | [[File:Coat of arms of Guadeloupe.svg|30px]] | {{flagg|pxx|Guadeloupe|size=45}} | [[Guadeloupe]]<br/>(France) | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|1628|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Guadeloupe}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|246.7|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Basse-Terre]] | Gwadloup | GLP |- | [[File:Coat of arms of Guatemala.svg|30px]] | {{flagg|pxx|Guatemala|size=45}} | [[Guatemala]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|108889|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Guatemala}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|128.8|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Guatemala City]] | Guatemala | GTM |- | [[File:Coat of arms of Haiti.svg|30px]] | {{flagg|pxx|Haiti|size=45}} | [[Haiti]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|27750|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Haiti}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|361.5|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Port-au-Prince]] | Ayiti/Haïti | HTI |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Honduras|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Honduras|size=45}} | [[Honduras]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|112492|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Honduras}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|66.4|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Tegucigalpa]] | Honduras | HND |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Jamaica|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Jamaica|size=45}} | [[Jamaica]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|10991|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Jamaica}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|247.4|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] | Jumieka | JAM |- | [[File:BlasonMartinique.svg|30px]] | {{flagg|pxx|Martinique|size=45}} | [[Martinique]]<br/>(France) | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|1128|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Martinique}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|352.6|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Fort-de-France]] | Martinique/Matinik | MTQ |- | [[File:Coat of arms of Mexico.svg|30px]] | {{flagg|pxx|Mexico|size=45}} | [[Mexico]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|1964375|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Mexico}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|57.1|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Mexico City]] | México | MEX |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Montserrat|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Montserrat|size=45}} | [[Montserrat]]<br/>(United Kingdom) | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|102|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Montserrat}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|58.8|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Plymouth, Montserrat|Plymouth]],<br/>[[Brades, Montserrat|Brades]]{{efn|Because of ongoing activity of the [[Soufriere Hills volcano]] beginning in July 1995, much of Plymouth was destroyed and government offices were relocated to Brades. Plymouth remains the ''de jure'' capital.}} | Montserrat | MSR |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Nicaragua|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Nicaragua|size=45}} | [[Nicaragua]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|130373|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Nicaragua}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|44.1|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Managua]] | Nicaragua | NIC |- | [[File:Coat of arms of Nueva Esparta State.svg|30px]] | {{flagg|pxx|Nueva Esparta|size=45}} | [[Nueva Esparta]]<br/>(Venezuela) | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|1151|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| 491,610 | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|427.1|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[La Asunción]] | Nueva Esparta | VEN-O |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Panama|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Panama|size=45}} | [[Panama]]{{efn|name="two"}}{{efn|name="three"|Panama is generally considered a North American country, though some authorities divide it at the [[Panama Canal]]. Figures listed here are for the entire country.}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|75417|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Panama}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|45.8|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Panama City]] | Panamá | PAN |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Puerto Rico|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Puerto Rico|size=45}} | [[Puerto Rico]]<br/>(United States) | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|8870|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Puerto Rico}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|448.9|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] | Puerto Rico | PRI |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Saba (island)|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Saba|size=45}} | [[Saba (island)|Saba]]<br/>([[Kingdom of the Netherlands]])<ref name="nethant"/> | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|13|km2|0|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| 1,537 | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|118.2|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[The Bottom]] | Saba | BES |- | [[File:Escudo de San Andrés y Providencia.svg|30px]] | {{flagg|pxx|San Andrés y Providencia|size=45}} | [[Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina|San Andrés and Providencia]]<br/>([[Colombia]]) | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|53|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| 77,701 | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|1468.59|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia|San Andrés]] | San Andrés | COL-SAP |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Saint Barthélemy|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Saint Barthélemy|size=45}} | [[Saint Barthélemy]]<br/>(France)<ref name="popcia">These population estimates are for 2010, and are taken from {{cite web | title=The World Factbook: 2010 edition | url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2119.html | publisher=Government of the United States, Central Intelligence Agency | accessdate=14 October 2010 | archive-date=26 November 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126112445/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2119.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|21|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref name="areacia">Land area figures taken from {{cite web | title=The World Factbook: 2010 edition | url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2147.html | publisher=Government of the United States, Central Intelligence Agency | accessdate=14 October 2010 | archive-date=31 January 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131115000/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2147.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> | style="text-align:right;"| 7,448 | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|354.7|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy|Gustavia]] | Saint-Barthélemy | BLM |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Saint Kitts and Nevis|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Saint Kitts and Nevis|size=45}} | [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|261|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|199.2|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Basseterre]] | Saint Kitts and Nevis | KNA |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Saint Lucia|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Saint Lucia|size=45}} | [[Saint Lucia]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|539|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Saint Lucia}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|319.1|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Castries]] | Sainte-Lucie | LCA |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Collectivity of Saint Martin|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Collectivity of Saint Martin|size=45}} | [[Collectivity of Saint Martin|Saint Martin]]<br/>(France)<ref name="popcia"/> | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|54|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}}<ref name="areacia"/> | style="text-align:right;"| 29,820 | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|552.2|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Marigot, St. Martin|Marigot]] | Saint-Martin | MAF |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Saint Pierre and Miquelon|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Saint Pierre and Miquelon|size=45}} | [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon]]<br/>(France) | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|242|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Saint Pierre and Miquelon}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|24.8|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon|Saint-Pierre]] | Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon | SPM |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|size=45}} | [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|389|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|280.2|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Kingstown]] | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VCT |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Sint Eustatius|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Sint Eustatius|size=45}} | [[Sint Eustatius]]<br/>([[Kingdom of the Netherlands]])<ref name="nethant"/> | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|21|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| 2,739 | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|130.4|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius|Oranjestad]] | Sint Eustatius | BES |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Sint Maarten|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Sint Maarten|size=45}} | [[Sint Maarten]]<br/>([[Kingdom of the Netherlands]]) | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|34|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Sint Maarten (Dutch part)}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|1176.7|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Philipsburg, Sint Maarten|Philipsburg]] | Sint Maarten | SXM |- | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Trinidad and Tobago|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|Trinidad and Tobago|size=45}} | [[Trinidad and Tobago]]{{efn|name="two"}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|5130|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Trinidad and Tobago}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|261.0|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Port of Spain]] | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO |- | [[File:Shield of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg|30px]] | {{flagg|pxx|the=yes|Turks and Caicos Islands|size=45}} | [[Turks and Caicos Islands]]<br/>(United Kingdom){{efn|Since the [[Lucayan Archipelago]] is located in the Atlantic Ocean rather than [[Caribbean Sea]], the [[Turks and Caicos Islands]] are part of the [[West Indies]] but are not technically part of the [[Caribbean]], although the United Nations groups them with the Caribbean.}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|948|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Turks and Caicos Islands}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|34.8|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Cockburn Town|Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)]] | Turks and Caicos Islands | TCA |- |{{Coat of arms|text=none|United States|size=30px}} | {{flagg|pxx|the=yes|United States|size=45}} | [[United States]]{{efn|Includes the states of Hawaii and Alaska which are both separated from the [[Contiguous United States|US mainland]], with Hawaii distant from the North American landmass in the Pacific Ocean and therefore more commonly associated with the other territories of Oceania while Alaska is located between [[Asia]] ([[Russia]]) and [[Canada]].}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|9629091|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|United States of America}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|32.7|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Washington, D.C.]] | United States of America | USA |- | [[File:Seal of the United States Virgin Islands.svg|30px]] | {{flagg|pxx|the=yes|United States Virgin Islands|size=45}} | [[United States Virgin Islands]]<br/>(United States) | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|347|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|United States Virgin Islands}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{cvt|317.0|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} | [[Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands|Charlotte Amalie]] | US Virgin Islands | VIR |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan="3"| Total ! style="text-align:left;"| {{cvt|24500995|km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} ! style="text-align:left;"| {{nts|583473912}} ! style="text-align:left;"| {{cvt|{{#expr:(541720440/24500995) round 1}}|/km2|disp=br()|sortable=on}} ! colspan="3"| |} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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