Americas - Wikipedia Americas This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 October 2017. For other uses, see America ( disambiguation ). The Americas Area 42,549,000 km ( 16,428,000 mi ) Population 1,001,559,000 ( 2016 estimate ) GDP ( nominal ) $24.6 trillion ( 2016 estimate ) GDP per capita $25,229 ( 2015 ) HDI 0.736 Demonym American, New Worlder ( see usage ) Countries 35 Largest cities Largest metropolitan areas Largest cities List São Paulo Lima Mexico City New York City Bogotá Rio de Janeiro Santiago Los Angeles Caracas Buenos Aires CIA political map of the Americas in Lambert azimuthal equal - area projection The Americas ( also collectively called America ) comprise the totality of the continents of North and South America. Together, they make up most of the land in Earth 's western hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with their associated islands, they cover 8 % of Earth 's total surface area and 28.4 % of its land area. The topography is dominated by the American Cordillera, a long chain of mountains that runs the length of the west coast. The flatter eastern side of the Americas is dominated by large river basins, such as the Amazon, St. Lawrence River / Great Lakes basin, Mississippi, and La Plata. Since the Americas extend 14,000 km ( 8,700 mi ) from north to south, the climate and ecology vary widely, from the arctic tundra of Northern Canada, Greenland, and Alaska, to the tropical rain forests in Central America and South America. Humans first settled the Americas from Asia between 42,000 and 17,000 years ago. A second migration of Na - Dene speakers followed later from Asia. The subsequent migration of the Inuit into the neoarctic around 3500 BCE completed what is generally regarded as the settlement by the indigenous peoples of the Americas. The first known European settlement in the Americas was by the Norse explorer Leif Ericson. However, the colonization never became permanent and was later abandoned. The voyages of Christopher Columbus from 1492 to 1502 resulted in permanent contact with European ( and subsequently, other Old World ) powers, which led to the Columbian exchange. Diseases introduced from Europe and West Africa devastated the indigenous peoples, and the European powers colonized the Americas. Mass emigration from Europe, including large numbers of indentured servants, and importation of African slaves largely replaced the indigenous peoples. Decolonization of the Americas began with the American Revolution in 1776 and Haitian Revolution in 1791. Currently, almost all of the population of the Americas resides in independent countries ; however, the legacy of the colonization and settlement by Europeans is that the Americas share many common cultural traits, most notably Christianity and the use of Indo - European languages : primarily Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, and to a lesser extent Dutch. The population is over 1 billion, with over 65 % of them living in one of the three most populous countries ( the United States, Brazil, and Mexico ). As of the beginning of the 2010s, the most populous urban agglomerations are Mexico City ( Mexico ), New York ( U.S. ), Sao Paulo ( Brazil ), Los Angeles ( U.S. ), Buenos Aires ( Argentina ) and Rio de Janeiro ( Brazil ), all of them megacities ( metropolitan areas with ten million inhabitants or more ). Contents 1 Etymology and naming 2 History 2.1 Settlement 2.2 Pre-Columbian era 2.3 European colonization 3 Geography 3.1 Extent 3.2 Geology 3.3 Topography 3.4 Climate 3.5 Hydrology 3.6 Ecology 4 Countries and territories 5 Demography 5.1 Population 5.2 Largest urban centers 5.3 Ethnology 5.4 Religion 5.5 Languages 6 Terminology 6.1 English 6.2 Spanish 6.3 Portuguese 6.4 French 6.5 Dutch 7 Multinational organizations 8 Economy 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 Further reading 13 External links Etymology and naming Main article : Naming of the Americas America is named after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. The name America was first recorded in 1507 ( together with the related term Amerigen ) in the Cosmographiae Introductio, apparently written by Matthias Ringmann, in reference to South America. It was first applied to both North and South America by Gerardus Mercator in 1538. America derives from Americus, the Latin version of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci 's first name. America accorded with the feminine names of Asia, Africa, and Europa. In modern English, North and South America are generally considered separate continents, and taken together are called the Americas in the plural, parallel to similar situations such as the Carolinas. When conceived as a unitary continent, the form is generally the continent of America in the singular. However, without a clarifying context, singular America in English commonly refers to the United States of America. In some countries of the world ( including France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Romania, Greece, and the countries of Latin America ), America is considered a continent encompassing the North America and South America subcontinents, as well as Central America. History Main article : History of the Americas Settlement For more details on theories of Paleo - Indian migration, see Models of migration to the New World. Map of early human migrations based on the Out of Africa theory. The first inhabitants migrated into the Americas from Asia. Habitation sites are known in Alaska and the Yukon from at least 20,000 years ago, with suggested ages of up to 40,000 years. Beyond that, the specifics of the Paleo - Indian migration to and throughout the Americas, including the dates and routes traveled, are subject to ongoing research and discussion. Widespread habitation of the Americas occurred during the late glacial maximum, from 16,000 to 13,000 years ago. Statue representing the Americas at Palazzo Ferreria, in Valletta, Malta The traditional theory has been that these early migrants moved into the Beringia land bridge between eastern Siberia and present - day Alaska around 40,000 -- 17,000 years ago, when sea levels were significantly lowered during the Quaternary glaciation. These people are believed to have followed herds of now - extinct pleistocene megafauna along ice - free corridors that stretched between the Laurentide and Cordilleran ice sheets. Another route proposed is that, either on foot or using primitive boats, they migrated down the Pacific coast to South America. Evidence of the latter would since have been covered by a sea level rise of hundreds of meters following the last ice age. Both routes may have been taken, although the genetic evidences suggests a single founding population. The micro-satellite diversity and distributions specific to South American Indigenous people indicates that certain populations have been isolated since the initial colonization of the region. A second migration occurred after the initial peopling of the Americas ; Na Dene speakers found predominantly in North American groups at varying genetic rates with the highest frequency found among the Athabaskans at 42 % derive from this second wave. Linguists and biologists have reached a similar conclusion based on analysis of Amerindian language groups and ABO blood group system distributions. Then the people of the Arctic small tool tradition a broad cultural entity that developed along the Alaska Peninsula, around Bristol Bay, and on the eastern shores of the Bering Strait around 2,500 BCE ( 4,500 years ago ) moved into North America. The Arctic small tool tradition, a Paleo - Eskimo culture branched off into two cultural variants, including the Pre-Dorset, and the Independence traditions of Greenland. The descendants of the Pre-Dorset cultural group, the Dorset culture was displaced by the final migrants from the Bering sea coast line the ancestors of modern Inuit, the Thule people by 1000 Common Era ( CE ). Around the same time as the Inuit migrated into Greenland, Viking settlers began arriving in Greenland in 982 and Vinland shortly thereafter, establishing a settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows, near the northernmost tip of Newfoundland. The Viking settlers quickly abandoned Vinland, and disappeared from Greenland by 1500. Pre-Columbian era Main article : Pre-Columbian era Parkin Site, a Mississippian site in Arkansas, circa 1539 Earth Globe from 1602 made by Dutch cartographer Willem Blaeu The pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of significant European influences on the American continents, spanning the time of the original settlement in the Upper Paleolithic to European colonization during the Early Modern period. The term Pre-Columbian is used especially often in the context of the great indigenous civilizations of the Americas, such as those of Mesoamerica ( the Olmec, the Toltec, the Teotihuacano, the Zapotec, the Mixtec, the Aztec, and the Maya ) and the Andes ( Inca, Moche, Muisca, Cañaris ). Many pre-Columbian civilizations established characteristics and hallmarks which included permanent or urban settlements, agriculture, civic and monumental architecture, and complex societal hierarchies. Some of these civilizations had long faded by the time of the first permanent European arrivals ( c. late 15th -- early 16th centuries ), and are known only through archeological investigations. Others were contemporary with this period, and are also known from historical accounts of the time. A few, such as the Maya, had their own written records. However, most Europeans of the time viewed such texts as pagan, and much was destroyed in Christian pyres. Only a few hidden documents remain today, leaving modern historians with glimpses of ancient culture and knowledge. European colonization Main article : European colonization of the Americas Although there had been previous trans - oceanic contact, large - scale European colonization of the Americas began with the first voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492. The first Spanish settlement in the Americas was La Isabela in northern Hispaniola. This town was abandoned shortly after in favor of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, founded in 1496, the oldest American city of European foundation. This was the base from which the Spanish monarchy administered its new colonies and their expansion. On the continent, Panama City on the Pacific coast of Central America, founded on August 5, 1519, played an important role, being the base for the Spanish conquest of South America. The spread of new diseases brought by Europeans and Africans killed many of the inhabitants of North America and South America, with a general population crash of Native Americans occurring in the mid-16th century, often well ahead of European contact. European immigrants were often part of state - sponsored attempts to found colonies in the Americas. Migration continued as people moved to the Americas fleeing religious persecution or seeking economic opportunities. Millions of individuals were forcibly transported to the Americas as slaves, prisoners or indentured servants. Map showing the dates of independence from European powers. Black signifies areas that are dependent territories or parts of countries with a capital outside the Americas. Decolonization of the Americas began with the American Revolution and the Haitian Revolution in the late 1700s. This was followed by numerous Latin American wars of independence in the early 1800s. Between 1811 and 1825, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Gran Colombia, the United Provinces of Central America, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia gained independence from Spain and Portugal in armed revolutions. After the Dominican Republic won independence from Haiti, it was re-annexed by Spain in 1861, but reclaimed its independence in 1865 at the conclusion of the Dominican Restoration War. The last violent episode of decolonization was the Cuban War of Independence which became the Spanish -- American War, which resulted in the independence of Cuba in 1898, and the transfer of sovereignty over Puerto Rico from Spain to the United States. Peaceful decolonization began with the purchase by the United States of Louisiana from France in 1803, Florida from Spain in 1819, of Alaska from Russia in 1867, and the Danish West Indies from Denmark in 1916. Canada became independent of the United Kingdom, starting with the Balfour Declaration of 1926, Statute of Westminster 1931, and ending with the patriation of the Canadian Constitution in 1982. The Dominion of Newfoundland similarly achieved partial independence under the Balfour Declaration and Statute of Westminster, but was re-absorbed into the United Kingdom in 1934. It was subsequently confederated with Canada in 1949. The remaining European colonies in the Caribbean began to achieve peaceful independence well after World War II. Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago became independent in 1962, and Guyana and Barbados both achieved independence in 1966. In the 1970s, the Bahamas, Grenada, Dominica, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines all became independent of the United Kingdom, and Suriname became independent of the Netherlands. Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved independence from the United Kingdom in the 1980s. Geography Further information : Geography of North America and Geography of South America Satellite photo of the Americas Extent The northernmost point of the Americas is Kaffeklubben Island, which is the most northerly point of land on Earth. The southernmost point is the islands of Southern Thule, although they are sometimes considered part of Antarctica. The mainland of the Americas is the world 's longest north - to - south landmass. The distance between its two polar extremities, the Boothia Peninsula in northern Canada and Cape Froward in Chilean Patagonia, is roughly 14,000 km ( 8,700 mi ). The mainland 's most westerly point is the end of the Seward Peninsula in Alaska ; Attu Island, further off the Alaskan coast to the west, is considered the westernmost point of the Americas. Ponta do Seixas in northeastern Brazil forms the easternmost extremity of the mainland, while Nordostrundingen, in Greenland, is the most easterly point of the continental shelf. Geology South America broke off from the west of the supercontinent Gondwana around 135 million years ago, forming its own continent. Around 15 million years ago, the collision of the Caribbean Plate and the Pacific Plate resulted in the emergence of a series of volcanoes along the border that created a number of islands. The gaps in the archipelago of Central America filled in with material eroded off North America and South America, plus new land created by continued volcanism. By three million years ago, the continents of North America and South America were linked by the Isthmus of Panama, thereby forming the single landmass of the Americas. The Great American Interchange resulted in many species being spread across the Americas, such as the cougar, porcupine, opossums, armadillos and hummingbirds. Topography Aconcagua, in Argentina, is the highest peak in the Americas The geography of the western Americas is dominated by the American cordillera, with the Andes running along the west coast of South America and the Rocky Mountains and other North American Cordillera ranges running along the western side of North America. The 2,300 - kilometer - long ( 1,400 mi ) Appalachian Mountains run along the east coast of North America from Alabama to Newfoundland. North of the Appalachians, the Arctic Cordillera runs along the eastern coast of Canada. The largest mountain ranges are the Andes and Rocky Mountains. The Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Range reach similar altitudes as the Rocky Mountains, but are significantly smaller. In North America, the greatest number of fourteeners are in the United States, and more specifically in the U.S. state of Colorado. The highest peaks of the Americas are located in the Andes, with Aconcagua of Argentina being the highest ; in North America Denali ( Mount McKinley ) in the U.S. state of Alaska is the tallest. Between its coastal mountain ranges, North America has vast flat areas. The Interior Plains spread over much of the continent, with low relief. The Canadian Shield covers almost 5 million km2 of North America and is generally quite flat. Similarly, the north - east of South America is covered by the flat Amazon Basin. The Brazilian Highlands on the east coast are fairly smooth but show some variations in landform, while farther south the Gran Chaco and Pampas are broad lowlands. Climate Climate zones of the Americas in the Köppen climate classification system. The climate of the Americas varies significantly from region to region. Tropical rainforest climate occurs in the latitudes of the Amazon, American cloud forests, Florida and Darien Gap. In the Rocky Mountains and Andes, dry and continental climates are observed. Often the higher altitudes of these mountains are snow - capped. Southeastern North America is well known for its occurrence of tornadoes and hurricanes, of which the vast majority of tornadoes occur in the United States ' Tornado Alley. Often parts of the Caribbean are exposed to the violent effects of hurricanes. These weather systems are formed by the collision of dry, cool air from Canada and wet, warm air from the Atlantic. Hydrology With coastal mountains and interior plains, the Americas have several large river basins that drain the continents. The largest river basin in North America is that of the Mississippi, covering the second largest watershed on the planet. The Mississippi - Missouri river system drains most of 31 states of the U.S., most of the Great Plains, and large areas between the Rocky and Appalachian mountains. This river is the fourth longest in the world and tenth most powerful in the world. In North America, to the east of the Appalachian Mountains, there are no major rivers but rather a series of rivers and streams that flow east with their terminus in the Atlantic Ocean, such as the Hudson River, Saint John River, and Savannah River. A similar instance arises with central Canadian rivers that drain into Hudson Bay ; the largest being the Churchill River. On the west coast of North America, the main rivers are the Colorado River, Columbia River, Yukon River, Fraser River, and Sacramento River. The Colorado River drains much of the Southern Rockies and parts of the Great Basin and Range Province. The river flows approximately 1,450 miles ( 2,330 km ) into the Gulf of California, during which over time it has carved out natural phenomena such as the Grand Canyon and created phenomena such as the Salton Sea. The Columbia is a large river, 1,243 miles ( 2,000 km ) long, in central western North America and is the most powerful river on the West Coast of the Americas. In the far northwest of North America, the Yukon drains much of the Alaskan peninsula and flows 1,980 miles ( 3,190 km ) from parts of Yukon and the Northwest Territory to the Pacific. Draining to the Arctic Ocean of Canada, the Mackenzie River drains waters from the Arctic Great Lakes of Arctic Canada, as opposed to the Saint - Lawrence River that drains the Great Lakes of Southern Canada into the Atlantic Ocean. The Mackenzie River is the largest in Canada and drains 1,805,200 square kilometers ( 697,000 sq mi ). The largest river basin in South America is that of the Amazon, which has the highest volume flow of any river on Earth. The second largest watershed of South America is that of the Paraná River, which covers about 2.5 million km2. Ecology North America and South America began to develop a shared population of flora and fauna around 2.5 million years ago, when continental drift brought the two continents into contact via the Isthmus of Panama. Initially, the exchange of biota was roughly equal, with North American genera migrating into South America in about the same proportions as South American genera migrated into North America. This exchange is known as the Great American Interchange. The exchange became lopsided after roughly a million years, with the total spread of South American genera into North America far more limited in scope than the spread on North American genera into South America. Countries and territories See also : List of countries and territories in the Americas There are 35 sovereign states in the Americas, as well as an autonomous country of Denmark, three overseas departments of France, three overseas collectivities of France, and one uninhabited territory of France, eight overseas territories of the United Kingdom, three constituent countries of the Netherlands, three public bodies of the Netherlands, two unincorporated territories of the United States, and one uninhabited territory of the United States. Country or territory Area ( km2 ) Population Pop. density ( per km2 ) Languages ( official in bold ) Capital Anguilla ! Anguilla ( United Kingdom ) 7001910000000000000 ♠ 91 7004134520000000000 ♠ 13,452 7002164800000000000 ♠ 164.8 English The Valley Antigua and Barbuda ! Antigua and Barbuda 7002442000000000000 ♠ 442 7004862950000000000 ♠ 86,295 7002199100000000000 ♠ 199.1 Creole, English St. John 's Argentina ! Argentina 7006276689000000000 ♠ 2,766,890 7007426695000000000 ♠ 42,669,500 7001143000000000000 ♠ 14.3 Spanish Buenos Aires Aruba ! Aruba ( Netherlands ) 7002180000000000000 ♠ 180 7005101484000000000 ♠ 101,484 7002594400000000000 ♠ 594.4 Papiamentu, Spanish, Dutch Oranjestad Bahamas ! Bahamas, The 7004139430000000000 ♠ 13,943 7005351461000000000 ♠ 351,461 7001245000000000000 ♠ 24.5 Creole, English Nassau Barbados ! Barbados 7002430000000000000 ♠ 430 7005285000000000000 ♠ 285,000 7002595290000000000 ♠ 595.3 Bajan, English Bridgetown Belize ! Belize 7004229660000000000 ♠ 22,966 7005349728000000000 ♠ 349,728 7001134000000000000 ♠ 13.4 Spanish, Kriol, English Belmopan Bermuda ! Bermuda ( United Kingdom ) 7001540000000000000 ♠ 54 7004642370000000000 ♠ 64,237 7003120370000000000 ♠ 1,203.7 English Hamilton Bolivia ! Bolivia 7006109858000000000 ♠ 1,098,580 7007100272540000000 ♠ 10,027,254 7000840000000000000 ♠ 8.4 Spanish and 36 indigenous languages La Paz and Sucre Bonaire ! Bonaire ( Netherlands ) 7002294000000000000 ♠ 294 7004120930000000000 ♠ 12,093 7001411000000000000 ♠ 41.1 Papiamentu, Spanish, Dutch Kralendijk Brazil ! Brazil 7006851487700000000 ♠ 8,514,877 7008203106000000000 ♠ 203,106,000 7001236000000000000 ♠ 23.6 Portuguese Brasília British Virgin Islands ! British Virgin Islands ( United Kingdom ) 7002151000000000000 ♠ 151 7004295370000000000 ♠ 29,537 7002152300000000000 ♠ 152.3 English Road Town Canada ! Canada 7006998467000000000 ♠ 9,984,670 7007354275240000000 ♠ 35,427,524 7000340000000000000 ♠ 3.4 English, French Ottawa Cayman Islands ! Cayman Islands ( United Kingdom ) 7002264000000000000 ♠ 264 7004554560000000000 ♠ 55,456 7002212100000000000 ♠ 212.1 English George Town Chile ! Chile 7005756950000000000 ♠ 756,950 7007177730000000000 ♠ 17,773,000 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 Spanish Santiago Clipperton Island ! Clipperton Island ( France ) 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0.0 Uninhabited -- Colombia ! Colombia 7006113891000000000 ♠ 1,138,910 7007477570000000000 ♠ 47,757,000 7001400000000000000 ♠ 40 Spanish Bogotá Costa Rica ! Costa Rica 7004511000000000000 ♠ 51,100 7006466709600000000 ♠ 4,667,096 7001896000000000000 ♠ 89.6 Spanish San José Cuba ! Cuba 7005109886000000000 ♠ 109,886 7007111673250000000 ♠ 11,167,325 7002102000000000000 ♠ 102.0 Spanish Havana Curacao ! Curaçao ( Netherlands ) 7002444000000000000 ♠ 444 7005150563000000000 ♠ 150,563 7002317100000000000 ♠ 317.1 Papiamentu, Dutch Willemstad Dominica ! Dominica 7002751000000000000 ♠ 751 7004712930000000000 ♠ 71,293 7001892000000000000 ♠ 89.2 French Patois, English Roseau Dominican Republic ! Dominican Republic 7004486710000000000 ♠ 48,671 7007103782670000000 ♠ 10,378,267 7002207300000000000 ♠ 207.3 Spanish Santo Domingo Ecuador ! Ecuador 7005283560000000000 ♠ 283,560 7007158194000000000 ♠ 15,819,400 7001538000000000000 ♠ 53.8 Spanish, Quechua Quito El Salvador ! El Salvador 7004210410000000000 ♠ 21,041 7006640124000000000 ♠ 6,401,240 7002293000000000000 ♠ 293.0 Spanish San Salvador Falkland Islands ! Falkland Islands ( United Kingdom ) 7004121730000000000 ♠ 12,173 7003300000000000000 ♠ 3,000 6999260000000000000 ♠ 0.26 English Stanley French Guiana ! French Guiana ( France ) 7004910000000000000 ♠ 91,000 7005237549000000000 ♠ 237,549 7000270000000000000 ♠ 2.7 French Cayenne Greenland ! Greenland ( Denmark ) 7006216608600000000 ♠ 2,166,086 7004564830000000000 ♠ 56,483 6998260000000000000 ♠ 0.026 Greenlandic, Danish Nuuk ( Godthåb ) Grenada ! Grenada 7002344000000000000 ♠ 344 7005103328000000000 ♠ 103,328 7002302300000000000 ♠ 302.3 English St. George 's Guadeloupe ! Guadeloupe ( France ) 7003162800000000000 ♠ 1,628 7005405739000000000 ♠ 405,739 7002246700000000000 ♠ 246.7 French Basse - Terre Guatemala ! Guatemala 7005108889000000000 ♠ 108,889 7007158066750000000 ♠ 15,806,675 7002128800000000000 ♠ 128.8 Spanish, Garifuna and 23 Mayan languages Guatemala City Guyana ! Guyana 7005214999000000000 ♠ 214,999 7005784894000000000 ♠ 784,894 7000350000000000000 ♠ 3.5 English Georgetown Haiti ! Haiti 7004277500000000000 ♠ 27,750 7007107456650000000 ♠ 10,745,665 7002361500000000000 ♠ 361.5 Creole, French Port - au - Prince Honduras ! Honduras 7005112492000000000 ♠ 112,492 7006855507200000000 ♠ 8,555,072 7001664000000000000 ♠ 66.4 Spanish Tegucigalpa Jamaica ! Jamaica 7004109910000000000 ♠ 10,991 7006271799100000000 ♠ 2,717,991 7002247400000000000 ♠ 247.4 Patois, English Kingston Martinique ! Martinique ( France ) 7003112800000000000 ♠ 1,128 7005392291000000000 ♠ 392,291 7002352600000000000 ♠ 352.6 Patois, French Fort - de-France Mexico ! Mexico 7006196437500000000 ♠ 1,964,375 7008119713203000000 ♠ 119,713,203 7001571000000000000 ♠ 57.1 Spanish, 68 indigenous languages Mexico City Montserrat ! Montserrat ( United Kingdom ) 7002102000000000000 ♠ 102 7003492200000000000 ♠ 4,922 7001588000000000000 ♠ 58.8 Creole English, English Plymouth ; Brades Navassa Island ! Navassa Island ( United States ) 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0.0 Uninhabited -- Nicaragua ! Nicaragua 7005130373000000000 ♠ 130,373 7006607104500000000 ♠ 6,071,045 7001441000000000000 ♠ 44.1 Spanish Managua Panama ! Panama 7004754170000000000 ♠ 75,417 7006340581300000000 ♠ 3,405,813 7001458000000000000 ♠ 45.8 Spanish Panama City Paraguay ! Paraguay 7005406750000000000 ♠ 406,750 7006678337400000000 ♠ 6,783,374 7001156000000000000 ♠ 15.6 Guaraní, Spanish Asunción Peru ! Peru 7006128522000000000 ♠ 1,285,220 7007308141750000000 ♠ 30,814,175 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 Spanish, Quechua, Aymara Lima Puerto Rico ! Puerto Rico ( United States ) 7003887000000000000 ♠ 8,870 7006361508600000000 ♠ 3,615,086 7002448900000000000 ♠ 448.9 Spanish, English San Juan Saba ! Saba ( Netherlands ) 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 7003153700000000000 ♠ 1,537 7002118200000000000 ♠ 118.2 English, Dutch The Bottom Saint Barthelemy ! Saint Barthélemy ( France ) 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 7003893800000000000 ♠ 8,938 7002354700000000000 ♠ 354.7 French Gustavia Saint Kitts and Nevis ! Saint Kitts and Nevis 7002261000000000000 ♠ 261 7004550000000000000 ♠ 55,000 7002199200000000000 ♠ 199.2 English Basseterre Saint Lucia ! Saint Lucia 7002539000000000000 ♠ 539 7005180000000000000 ♠ 180,000 7002319100000000000 ♠ 319.1 English, French Creole Castries Saint Martin ! Saint Martin ( France ) 7001540000000000000 ♠ 54 7004369790000000000 ♠ 36,979 7002552200000000000 ♠ 552.2 French Marigot Saint Pierre and Miquelon ! Saint Pierre and Miquelon ( France ) 7002242000000000000 ♠ 242 7003608100000000000 ♠ 6,081 7001248000000000000 ♠ 24.8 French Saint - Pierre Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ! Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7002389000000000000 ♠ 389 7005109000000000000 ♠ 109,000 7002280200000000000 ♠ 280.2 English Kingstown Sint Eustatius ! Sint Eustatius ( Netherlands ) 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 7003273900000000000 ♠ 2,739 7002130400000000000 ♠ 130.4 Dutch, English Oranjestad Sint Maarten ! Sint Maarten ( Netherlands ) 7001340000000000000 ♠ 34 7004374290000000000 ♠ 37,429 7003117670000000000 ♠ 1,176.7 English, Spanish, Dutch Philipsburg South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ! South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands ( UK ) 7003309300000000000 ♠ 3,093 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 6998100000000000000 ♠ 0.01 English Grytviken Suriname ! Suriname 7005163270000000000 ♠ 163,270 7005534189000000000 ♠ 534,189 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 Dutch and others Paramaribo Trinidad and Tobago ! Trinidad and Tobago 7003513000000000000 ♠ 5,130 7006132801900000000 ♠ 1,328,019 7002261000000000000 ♠ 261.0 English Port of Spain Turks and Caicos Islands ! Turks and Caicos Islands ( UK ) 7002948000000000000 ♠ 948 7004314580000000000 ♠ 31,458 7001348009999900000 ♠ 34.8 Creole English, English Cockburn Town United States ! United States 7006962909100000000 ♠ 9,629,091 7008320206000000000 ♠ 320,206,000 7001342000000000000 ♠ 34.2 English, Spanish Washington, D.C. U.S. Virgin Islands ! U.S. Virgin Islands ( United States ) 7002347000000000000 ♠ 347 7005106405000000000 ♠ 106,405 7002317000000000000 ♠ 317.0 English, Spanish Charlotte Amalie Uruguay ! Uruguay 7005176220000000000 ♠ 176,220 7006328631400000000 ♠ 3,286,314 7001194009999900000 ♠ 19.4 Spanish Montevideo Venezuela ! Venezuela 7005916445000000000 ♠ 916,445 7007302063070000000 ♠ 30,206,307 7001302000000000000 ♠ 30.2 Spanish and 40 indigenous languages Caracas Total 7007423209850000000 ♠ 42,320,985 7008973186925000000 ♠ 973,186,925 7001219000000000000 ♠ 21.9 Demography Population Further information : List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas by population The total population of the Americas is about 951 million people and is divided as follows : North America : 565 million ( includes Central America and the Caribbean ) South America : 386 million Largest urban centers See also : Largest cities in the Americas and List of metropolitan areas in the Americas by population There are three urban centers that each hold titles for being the largest population area based on the three main demographic concepts : City proper A city proper is the locality with legally fixed boundaries and an administratively recognized urban status that is usually characterized by some form of local government. Urban area An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets. Urban areas are created and further developed by the process of urbanization and do not include large swaths of rural land, as do metropolitan areas. Metropolitan area Unlike an urban area, a metropolitan area includes not only the urban area, but also satellite cities plus intervening rural land that is socio - economically connected to the urban core city, typically by employment ties through commuting, with the urban core city being the primary labor market. In accordance with these definitions, the three largest population centers in the Americas are : Mexico City, anchor to the largest metropolitan area in the Americas ; New York City, anchor to the largest urban area in the Americas ; and São Paulo, the largest city proper in the Americas. All three cities maintain Alpha classification and large scale influence. Mexico City is the largest city in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere. Urban centers within the Americas Mexico City -- The largest metropolitan area in the Americas, with a population of 22,300,000 in 2017. São Paulo -- Largest city with a population of 12,038,175 ( city ) in 2016. New York City -- Largest urban area in the Americas, with a population of 18,351,295 in 2010. Country City City Population Metro Area Population Mexico Mexico City 8,864,000 22,300,000 Brazil São Paulo 12,038,175 21,742, 939 United States New York City 8,405,837 19,949,502 Argentina Buenos Aires 2,776,138 15,024,000 United States Los Angeles 3,928,864 13,131,431 Ethnology This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2014 ) The population of the Americas is made up of the descendants of four large ethnic groups and their combinations. The Indigenous peoples of the Americas, being Amerindians, Inuit, and Aleuts. Those of European ancestry, mainly Spanish, British and Irish, Portuguese, German, Italian, French, Polish, Dutch, Russians and Scandinavians. Those of African ancestry, mainly of West African descent. Asians, that is, those of Eastern, South, and Southeast Asian ancestry. Mestizos ( Metis people in Canada ), those of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry. Mulattoes, people of mixed African and European ancestry. Zambos ( Spanish ) or Cafusos ( Portuguese ), those of mixed African and Amerindian ancestry. The majority of the population live in Latin America, named for its predominant cultures, rooted in Latin Europe ( including the two dominant languages, Spanish and Portuguese, both Romance languages ), more specifically in the Iberian nations of Portugal and Spain ( hence the use of the term Ibero - America as a synonym ). Latin America is typically contrasted with Anglo - America, where English, a Germanic language, is prevalent, and which comprises Canada ( with the exception of francophone Canada rooted in Latin Europe ( France ) -- see Québec and Acadia ) and the United States. Both countries are located in North America, with cultures deriving predominantly from Anglo - Saxon and other Germanic roots. Religión Further information : Religion in Latin America, Religion in North America, Christianity in the Americas, and Islam in the Americas The most prevalent faiths in the Americas are as follows : Christianity ( 86 percent ) Roman Catholicism : Practiced by 69 percent of the Latin American population, 81 percent in Mexico and 61 percent in Brazil whose Roman Catholic population of 123 million is the greatest of any nation 's ; approximately 24 percent of the United States ' population and about 39 percent of Canada 's. Protestantism : Practiced mostly in the United States, where half of the population are Protestant, Canada, with slightly more than a quarter of the population, and Greenland ; there is a growing contingent of Evangelical and Pentecostal movements in predominantly Catholic Latin America. Eastern Orthodoxy : Found mostly in the United States ( 1 percent ) and Canada ; this Christian group is growing faster than many other Christian groups in Canada and now represents roughly 3 percent of the Canadian population. Non-denominational Christians and other Christians ( some 1,000 different Christian denominations and sects practiced in the Americas ). Irreligion : About 12 percent, including atheists and agnostics, as well as those who profess some form of spirituality but do not identify themselves as members of any organized religion ) Islam : Together, Muslims constitute about 1 percent of the North American population and 0.3 percent of all Latin Americans. It is practiced by 3 percent of Canadians and 0.6 percent of the U.S. population. Argentina has the largest Muslim population in Latin America with up to 600,000 persons, or 1.9 percent of the population. Judaism ( practiced by 2 percent of North Americans -- approximately 2.5 percent of the U.S. population and 1.2 percent of Canadians -- and 0.23 percent of Latin Americans -- Argentina has the largest Jewish population in Latin America with 200,000 members ) Other faiths include Buddhism ; Hinduism ; Sikhism ; Bahá'í Faith ; a wide variety of indigenous religions, many of which can be categorized as animistic ; new age religions and many African and African - derived religions. Syncretic faiths can also be found throughout the Americas. Religious Demographics According to 2010 censuses / estimates in each country Country Christians Catholics Protestants Atheists / Agnostics Others Argentina 86.2 % 76.5 % 09.7 % 11.3 % 02.5 % Bolivia 95.3 % 73.7 % 21.6 % 03.7 % 01.0 % Brazil 86.8 % 64.6 % 22.2 % 08.4 % 04.8 % Canada 62.6 % 38.7 % 23.9 % 28.5 % 08.9 % Chile 76.0 % 60.0 % 16.0 % 21.0 % 03.0 % Colombia 93.9 % 80.3 % 13.6 % 05.2 % 01.7 % Costa Rica 84.3 % 70.5 % 13.8 % 11.3 % 04.3 % Dominican Republic 87.1 % 68.3 % 18.8 % 10.6 % 02.2 % Ecuador 95.6 % 87.8 % 07.7 % 03.5 % 01.0 % El Salvador 75.5 % 45.8 % 29.7 % 24.3 % 01.2 % Guatemala 79.3 % 47.6 % 31.7 % 18.3 % 02.4 % Honduras 83.0 % 47.9 % 35.1 % 14.3 % 02.7 % Mexico 92.2 % 82.7 % 08.7 % 04.9 % 02.9 % Nicaragua 81.1 % 54.3 % 26.8 % 16.8 % 02.1 % Panama 90.0 % 75.0 % 15.0 % 07.0 % 03.0 % Paraguay 96.8 % 90.4 % 06.4 % 01.4 % 01.8 % Peru 96.7 % 81.3 % 12.5 % 01.9 % 01.4 % Uruguay 52.0 % 39.7 % 12.3 % 46.8 % 01.2 % United States 79.9 % 25.9 % 54.0 % 15.2 % 05.0 % Venezuela 89.0 % 72.0 % 17.0 % 08.0 % 03.0 % Languages Main articles : Indigenous languages of the Americas, Languages of North America, and Languages of South America Languages spoken in the Americas Various languages are spoken in the Americas. Some are of European origin, others are spoken by indigenous peoples or are the mixture of various idioms like the different creoles. The most widely spoken language in the Americas is Spanish. The dominant language of Latin America is Spanish, though the most populous nation in Latin America, Brazil, speaks Portuguese. Small enclaves of French -, Dutch - and English - speaking regions also exist in Latin America, notably in French Guiana, Suriname, and Belize and Guyana respectively. Haitian Creole is dominant in the nation of Haiti, where French is also spoken. Native languages are more prominent in Latin America than in Anglo - America, with Nahuatl, Quechua, Aymara and Guaraní as the most common. Various other native languages are spoken with less frequency across both Anglo - America and Latin America. Creole languages other than Haitian Creole are also spoken in parts of Latin America. The dominant language of Anglo - America is English. French is also official in Canada, where it is the predominant language in Quebec and an official language in New Brunswick along with English. It is also an important language in Louisiana, and in parts of New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont. Spanish has kept an ongoing presence in the Southwestern United States, which formed part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, especially in California and New Mexico, where a distinct variety of Spanish spoken since the 17th century has survived. It has more recently become widely spoken in other parts of the United States because of heavy immigration from Latin America. High levels of immigration in general have brought great linguistic diversity to Anglo - America, with over 300 languages known to be spoken in the United States alone, but most languages are spoken only in small enclaves and by relatively small immigrant groups. The nations of Guyana, Suriname, and Belize are generally considered not to fall into either Anglo - America or Latin America because of their language differences from Latin America, geographic differences from Anglo - America, and cultural and historical differences from both regions ; English is the primary language of Guyana and Belize, and Dutch is the primary language of Suriname. Most of the non-native languages have, to different degrees, evolved differently from the mother country, but are usually still mutually intelligible. Some have combined, however, which has even resulted in completely new languages, such as Papiamento, which is a combination of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch ( representing the respective colonizers ), native Arawak, various African languages, and, more recently English. The lingua franca Portuñol, a mixture of Portuguese and Spanish, is spoken in the border regions of Brazil and neighboring Spanish - speaking countries. More specifically, Riverense Portuñol is spoken by around 100,000 people in the border regions of Brazil and Uruguay. Because of immigration, there are many communities where other languages are spoken from all parts of the world, especially in the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica and Uruguay -- very important destinations for immigrants. Terminology Subdivisions of the Americas Map Legend North America ( NA ) South America ( SA ) May be included in either NA or SA North America ( NA ) May be included in NA Central America Caribbean South America North America ( NA ) May be included in NA Northern America Middle America ( MA ) Caribbean ( may be included in MA ) South America ( SA ) May be included in MA or SA Anglo - America ( A-A ) May be included in A-A Latin America ( LA ) May be included in LA Further information : Americas ( terminology ) English Main article : American ( word ) Speakers of English generally refer to the landmasses of North America and South America as the Americas, the Western Hemisphere, or the New World. The adjective American may be used to indicate something pertains to the Americas, but this term is primarily used in English to indicate something pertaining to the United States. Some non-ambiguous alternatives exist, such as the adjective Pan-American, or New Worlder as a demonym for a resident of the closely related New World. Use of America in the hemispherical sense is sometimes retained, or can occur when translated from other languages. For example, the Association of National Olympic Committees ( ANOC ) in Paris maintains a single continental association for `` America '', represented by one of the five Olympic rings. American linguist H.L. Mencken said, `` The Latin - Americans use Norteamericano in formal writing, but, save in Panama, prefer nicknames in colloquial speech. '' To avoid `` American '' one can use constructed terms in their languages derived from `` United States '' or even `` North America ''. In Canada, its southern neighbor is often referred to as `` the United States '', `` the U.S.A. '', or ( informally ) `` the States '', while U.S. citizens are generally referred to as `` Americans ''. Most Canadians resent being referred to as `` Americans ''. Spanish In Spanish, América is a single continent composed of the subcontinents of Sudamérica and Norteamérica, the land bridge of Centroamérica, and the islands of the Antillas. Americano or americana in Spanish refers to a person from América in a similar way that europeo or europea refers to a person from Europa. The terms sudamericano / a, centroamericano / a, antillano / a and norteamericano / a can be used to more specifically refer to the location where a person may live. Citizens of the United States of America are normally referred to by the term estadounidense ( rough literal translation : `` United Statesian '' ) instead of americano or americana which is discouraged, and the country 's name itself is officially translated as Estados Unidos de América ( United States of America ), commonly abbreviated as Estados Unidos ( EEUU ). Also, the term norteamericano ( North American ) may refer to a citizen of the United States. This term is primarily used to refer to citizens of the United States, and less commonly to those of other North American countries. Portuguese In Portuguese, América is a single continent composed of América do Sul ( South America ), América Central ( Central America ) and América do Norte ( North America ). It can be ambiguous, as América can be used to refer to the United States of America, but is avoided in print and formal environments. French In French the word américain may be used for things relating to the Americas ; however, similar to English, it is most often used for things relating to the United States. Panaméricain may be used as an adjective to refer to the Americas without ambiguity. French speakers may use the noun Amérique to refer to the whole landmass as one continent, or two continents, Amérique du Nord and Amérique du Sud. In French, Amérique is also used to refer to the United States, making the term ambiguous. Similar to English usage, les Amériques or des Amériques is used to refer unambiguously to the Americas. Dutch In Dutch, the word Amerika mostly refers to the United States. Although the United States is equally often referred to as de Verenigde Staten ( `` the United States '' ) or de VS ( `` the US '' ), Amerika relatively rarely refers to the Americas, but it is the only commonly used Dutch word for the Americas. This often leads to ambiguity ; and to stress that something concerns the Americas as a whole, Dutch uses a combination, namely Noord - en Zuid - Amerika ( North and South America ). Latin America is generally referred to as Latijns Amerika or Midden - Amerika for Central America. The adjective Amerikaans is most often used for things or people relating to the United States. There are no alternative words to distinguish between things relating to the United States or to the Americas. Dutch uses the local alternative for things relating to elsewhere in the Americas, such as Argentijns for Argentine, etc. Multinational organizations The following is a list of multinational organizations in the Americas. Alliance for Progress American Capital of Culture Andean Community of Nations Association of Caribbean States Bank of the South Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas Caribbean Community CARICOM Single Market and Economy Central American Common Market Central American Parliament Community of Latin American and Caribbean States Contadora Group Free Trade Area of the Americas Latin American Free Trade Agreement Latin American Parliament or ( Parlatino ) List of Parliamentary Speakers in the Americas in 1984 Mercosur or Mercosul North American Free Trade Agreement North Atlantic Treaty Organization Organization of American States Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Organization of Ibero - American States Pan American Sports Organization Regional Security System Rio Group School of the Americas Summit of the Americas Union of South American Nations YOA Orchestra of the Americas Economy Main article : Economy of North America Main article : Economy of South America See also : List of North American countries by GDP ( nominal ) and List of North American countries by GDP ( PPP ) See also : List of Latin American and Caribbean countries by GDP ( PPP ) Rank Country GDP ( nominal, Peak Year ) millions of USD Peak Year United States 19,417,144 2017 Brazil 2,614,027 2011 Canada 1,842,627 2013 Mexico 1,298,404 2014 5 Argentina 631,621 2015 6 Colombia 380,170 2013 7 Venezuela 334,069 2011 8 Chile 278,340 2013 9 Peru 207,072 2017 -- Puerto Rico 103,135 2015 Rank Country GDP ( PPP, Peak Year ) millions of USD Peak Year United States 19,417,144 2017 Brazil 3,306,570 2014 Mexico 2,406,199 2017 Canada 1,752,910 2017 5 Argentina 912,816 2017 6 Colombia 720,151 2017 7 Venezuela 554,247 2013 8 Chile 455,941 2017 9 Peru 429,711 2017 10 Cuba 254,865 2015 The U.S. has the fastest - growing economy in the Americas according to a 2016 study conducted by the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), and has the highest GDP per capita in the Americas as well. Countries in the northern part of the Americas tend to have healthier and stronger economies than countries in the southern part of the Americas. In 2016, five to seven countries in the southern part of the Americas had weakening economies in decline, compared to only three countries in the northern part of the Americas. Haiti has the lowest GDP per capita in the Americas, although its economy was growing slightly as of 2016. See also Geography portal North America portal South America portal Amerrique Mountains British North America Columbia ( name ) Conquistadors Ethnic groups in Central America List of former sovereign states French America La Merika List of conflicts in the Americas List of countries in the Americas by population Middle America ( Americas ) Monarchies in the Americas New Sweden Northern America Pan-Americanism Southern Cone Notes Jump up ^ See List of countries by population for references. 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Coordinates : 19 ° N 96 ° W ﻿ / ﻿ 19 ° N 96 ° W ﻿ / 19 ; - 96 Americas Countries and dependencies of North America Sovereign states Entire Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama St. Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States In part Colombia Dependencies Denmark Greenland France Clipperton Island St. Barthélemy St. Martin St. Pierre and Miquelon Netherlands Aruba Curaçao Sint Maarten United Kingdom Anguilla Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Montserrat Turks and Caicos Islands United States Navassa Island Puerto Rico United States Virgin Islands Venezuela Federal Dependencies Countries and dependencies of South America Sovereign states Entire Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela In part France French Guiana Dependencies Falkland Islands / South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands UK History of the Americas History North America Mesoamerica Central America Caribbean Latin America South America Andean South America Genetics Settlement Indigenous peoples Indigenous population Pre-Columbian trans - oceanic contact theories Discovery Exploration European colonization Spanish colonization French colonization Portuguese colonization British colonization Columbian Exchange Decolonization Societies Paleo - Indians Pre-Columbian era Aztec Maya Muisca Inca Related Maps Culture Geography Indigenous languages Epidemics Slavery Lists Pre-Columbian cultures Indigenous peoples Population Conflicts North America South America Chronology Archaeology of the Americas North America by period North American timelines Mesoamerica by period Mesoamerica timeline Era : By period By region Three - age system Ancient history Pre-Columbian era Classical Antiquity Middle Ages Modern history Future Regions of the world Regions of Africa North Mediterranean Gibraltar Arc Greater Middle East MENA Middle East Maghreb Barbary Coast Barbara Ancient Libya Atlas Mountains ( Middle Atlas ) Sahara Western Sahara Sahel Eastern Mediterranean Egypt Upper Egypt Middle Egypt Lower Egypt Cataracts of the Nile Bashmur Nubia Lower Nubia Nile Valley Nile Delta Darfur Gulf of Aqaba Sub-Saharan East Aethiopia Swahili coast East African Rift Great Rift Valley Afar Triangle Danakil Desert Danakil Alps Albertine Rift Virunga Mountains Gregory Rift Valley Southern Rift Valley Rift Valley lakes African Great Lakes Mittelafrika Horn of Africa Ethiopian Highlands Gulf of Aden Gulf of Tadjoura Sudan ( region ) Sudanian Savanna East African montane forests Sub-Saharan Central Negroland Guinea region Gulf of Guinea Cape Lopez Mayombe Igboland Mbaise Maputaland Pool Malebo Congo Basin Chad Basin Congolese rainforests Ouaddaï highlands Ennedi Plateau Sub-Saharan West Pepper Coast Gold Coast Slave Coast Ivory Coast Cape Palmas Cape Mesurado Negroland Guinea region Gulf of Guinea Sudanian Savanna Niger Basin Guinean Forests of West Africa Sudan ( region ) Niger Delta Inner Niger Delta Sub-Saharan South Madagascar Central Highlands ( Madagascar ) Northern Highlands Rhodesia North South Thembuland Succulent Karoo Nama Karoo Bushveld Highveld Fynbos Cape Floristic Region Kalahari Desert Okavango Delta False Bay Hydra Bay Sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa Francophone Africa Lusophone Africa Arabophone Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Tropical Africa Islands Regions of North America Canada Eastern Canada Western Canada Canadian Prairies Central Canada Northern Canada Atlantic Canada The Maritimes French Canada English Canada Acadia Acadian Peninsula Quebec City -- Windsor Corridor Peace River Country Cypress Hills Palliser 's Triangle Canadian Shield Interior Alaska - Yukon lowland taiga Newfoundland ( island ) Vancouver island Gulf Islands Strait of Georgia Canadian Arctic Archipelago Labrador Peninsula Gaspé Peninsula Avalon Peninsula Bay de Verde Peninsula Brodeur Peninsula Melville Peninsula Bruce Peninsula Banks Peninsula ( Nunavut ) Cook Peninsula Gulf of Boothia Georgian Bay Hudson Bay James Bay Greenland United States Pacific Northwest Inland Northwest Northeast New England Mid-Atlantic Commonwealth West Midwest Upper Midwest Mountain States Intermountain West Basin and Range Province Oregon Trail Mormon Corridor Calumet Region Southwest Old Southwest Llano Estacado Frontier Strip Central United States Tallgrass prairie South South Central Deep South Upland South Four Corners East Coast West Coast Gulf Coast Third Coast Coastal states Eastern United States Appalachia Trans - Mississippi Great North Woods Great Plains Interior Plains Great Lakes Great Basin Great Basin Desert Acadia Ozarks Ark - La - Tex Waxhaws Siouxland Twin Tiers Driftless Area Palouse Piedmont Atlantic coastal plain Outer Lands Black Dirt Region Blackstone Valley Piney Woods Rocky Mountains Mojave Desert The Dakotas The Carolinas Shawnee Hills San Fernando Valley Tornado Alley North Coast Lost Coast Emerald Triangle San Francisco Bay Area San Francisco Bay North Bay ( San Francisco Bay Area ) East Bay ( San Francisco Bay Area ) Silicon valley Interior Alaska - Yukon lowland taiga Gulf of Mexico Lower Colorado River Valley Sacramento -- San Joaquin River Delta Yukon -- Kuskokwim Delta Colville Delta Arkansas Delta Mobile -- Tensaw River Delta Mississippi Delta Mississippi River Delta Columbia River Estuary Great Basin High Desert Monterey Peninsula Upper Peninsula of Michigan Lower Peninsula of Michigan Virginia Peninsula Keweenaw Peninsula Middle Peninsula Delmarva Peninsula Alaska Peninsula Kenai Peninsula Niagara Peninsula Beringia Belt regions Bible Belt Black Belt Corn Belt Cotton Belt Frost Belt Rice Belt Rust Belt Sun Belt Snow Belt Mexico Northern Mexico Baja California Peninsula Gulf of California Colorado River Delta Gulf of Mexico Soconusco Tierra Caliente La Mixteca La Huasteca Bajío Valley of Mexico Mezquital Valley Sierra Madre de Oaxaca Yucatán Peninsula Basin and Range Province Central Western Caribbean Zone Isthmus of Panama Gulf of Panama Pearl Islands Azuero Peninsula Mosquito Coast Caribbean West Indies Antilles Greater Antilles Lesser Antilles Leeward Leeward Antilles Windward Lucayan Archipelago Southern Caribbean Aridoamerica Mesoamerica Oasisamerica Northern Middle Anglo Latin French Hispanic American Cordillera Ring of Fire LAC Regions of South America North Caribbean South America West Indies Los Llanos The Guianas Amazon Basin Amazon rainforest Gulf of Paria Paria Peninsula Paraguaná Peninsula Orinoco Delta South Tierra del Fuego Patagonia Pampas Pantanal Gran Chaco Chiquitano dry forests Valdes Peninsula West Andes Tropical Andes Wet Andes Dry Andes Pariacaca mountain range Altiplano Atacama Desert East Amazon basin Atlantic Forest Caatinga Cerrado Latin Hispanic American Cordillera Ring of Fire LAC Regions of Asia Central Greater Middle East Aral Sea Aralkum Desert Caspian Sea Dead Sea Sea of Galilee Transoxiana Turan Greater Khorasan Ariana Khwarezm Sistan Kazakhstania Eurasian Steppe Asian Steppe Kazakh Steppe Pontic -- Caspian steppe Mongolian - Manchurian grassland Wild Fields Yedisan Muravsky Trail Ural Ural Mountains Volga region Idel - Ural Kolyma Transbaikal Pryazovia Bjarmaland Kuban Zalesye Ingria Novorossiya Gornaya Shoriya Tulgas Iranian Plateau Altai Mountains Pamir Mountains Tian Shan Badakhshan Wakhan Corridor Wakhjir Pass Mount Imeon Mongolian Plateau Western Regions Taklamakan Desert Karakoram Trans - Karakoram Tract Siachen Glacier North Inner Asia Northeast Far East Russian Far East Okhotsk - Manchurian taiga Extreme North Siberia Baikalia ( Lake Baikal ) Transbaikal Khatanga Gulf Baraba steppe Kamchatka Peninsula Amur Basin Yenisei Gulf Yenisei Basin Beringia Sikhote - Alin East Japanese archipelago Northeastern Japan Arc Sakhalin Island Arc Korean Peninsula Gobi Desert Taklamakan Desert Greater Khingan Mongolian Plateau Inner Asia Inner Mongolia Outer Mongolia China proper Manchuria Outer Manchuria Inner Manchuria Northeast China Plain Mongolian - Manchurian grassland North China Plain Yan_Mountains Kunlun Mountains Liaodong Peninsula Himalayas Tibetan Plateau Tibet Tarim Basin Northern Silk Road Hexi Corridor Nanzhong Lingnan Liangguang Jiangnan Jianghuai Guanzhong Huizhou Wu Jiaozhou Zhongyuan Shaannan Ordos Loop Loess Plateau Shaanbei Hamgyong Mountains Central Mountain Range Japanese Alps Suzuka Mountains Leizhou Peninsula Gulf of Tonkin Yangtze River Delta Pearl River Delta Yenisei Basin Altai Mountains Wakhan Corridor Wakhjir Pass West Greater Middle East MENA Middle East Red Sea Caspian Sea Mediterranean Sea Zagros Mountains Persian Gulf Pirate Coast Strait of Hormuz Greater and Lesser Tunbs Al - Faw Peninsula Gulf of Oman Gulf of Aqaba Gulf of Aden Balochistan Arabian Peninsula Najd Hejaz Tihamah Eastern Arabia South Arabia Hadhramaut Arabian Peninsula coastal fog desert Tigris -- Euphrates Mesopotamia Upper Mesopotamia Lower Mesopotamia Sawad Nineveh plains Akkad ( region ) Babylonia Canaan Aram Eber - Nari Suhum Eastern Mediterranean Mashriq Kurdistan Levant Southern Levant Transjordan Jordan Rift Valley Levantine Sea Golan Heights Hula Valley Gaza Strip West Bank Galilee Gilead Judea Samaria Arabah Anti-Lebanon Mountains Sinai Peninsula Arabian Desert Syrian Desert Fertile Crescent Azerbaijan Syria Palestine Iranian Plateau Armenian Highlands Caucasus Caucasus Mountains Greater Caucasus Lesser Caucasus North Caucasus South Caucasus Kur - Araz Lowland Lankaran Lowland Alborz Absheron Peninsula Anatolia Cilicia Cappadocia Alpide belt South Greater India Indian subcontinent Himalayas Hindu Kush Western Ghats Eastern Ghats Ganges Basin Ganges Delta Pashtunistan Punjab Balochistan Kashmir Kashmir Valley Pir Panjal Range Thar Desert Indus Valley Indus River Delta Indus Valley Desert Indo - Gangetic Plain Eastern coastal plains Western Coastal Plains Meghalaya subtropical forests Lower Gangetic plains moist deciduous forests Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows Doab Bagar tract Great Rann of Kutch Little Rann of Kutch Deccan Plateau Coromandel Coast Konkan False Divi Point Hindi Belt Ladakh Aksai Chin Gilgit - Baltistan Baltistan Shigar Valley Karakoram Saltoro Mountains Siachen Glacier Bay of Bengal Gulf of Khambhat Gulf of Kutch Gulf of Mannar Trans - Karakoram Tract Wakhan Corridor Wakhjir Pass Lakshadweep Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman Islands Nicobar Islands Maldive Islands Alpide belt Southeast Mainland Indochina Malay Peninsula Maritime Peninsular Malaysia Sunda Islands Greater Sunda Islands Lesser Sunda Islands Indonesian Archipelago Timor New Guinea Bonis Peninsula Papuan Peninsula Huon Peninsula Huon Gulf Bird 's Head Peninsula Gazelle Peninsula Philippine Archipelago Luzon Visayas Mindanao Leyte Gulf Gulf of Thailand East Indies Nanyang Alpide belt Asia - 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Question: what hemisphere is north and south america in
Answer: western hemisphere