# North America

North America|  |
| Area | Around 24.71 million km2 |
| Population | 528,720,588 (2008) |
| Population density | 21.4/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal) | $20.3 trillion (2013) |
| GDP (PPP) | $20.9 trillion (2013) |
| Demonym | North American |
| Countries | 23 |
| Languages | List of languages |
| Time zones | UTC−10 to UTC |
| Internet TLD | North American TLD |
| Largest cities | List of urban areas |

**North America** is a large continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres of Earth. It is to the east of the Pacific Ocean, the west of the Atlantic Ocean, the south of the Arctic Ocean, and it is the northern part of the Americas. The southernmost part is Central America. It is the third largest continent in the world after Asia and Africa. North America has a population of around 528 million, and is the 4th most populous continent in the world.

North America has three subregions which are the Caribbean, Central America, and North America. Depending on how it is used, "North America" can be used to mean as the **continent** as a whole to include all 23 countries or as a **subregion** to mean Canada, Mexico, and the United States only.

Hundreds of millions of years ago, North America was part of a larger ancient supercontinent named Laurasia. A few million years ago, a new land bridge arose and connected North America to South America. Beringia connected North America to Siberia a few times during ice ages in the past 20,000 years. North America has many warm tropical islands such as the Bahamas. North America is currently north of South America.

## Countries

| Flag | Official name(s) | Area (km2 or sq mi) | Population | Density (pop. km2) | Capital | Official language(s) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Antigua and Barbuda | 442 km2 (171 sq mi) | 101,489 | 622 | St. John's | English |
|  | Bahamas Commonwealth of the Bahamas | 13,880 km2 (5,360 sq mi) | 358,508 | 24 | Nassau | English |
|  | Barbados | 430 km2 (170 sq mi) | 303,431 | 755 | Bridgetown | English |
|  | Belize | 22,966 km2 (8,867 sq mi) | 419,137 | 16 | Belmopan | English |
|  | Canada | 8,338,000 km2 (3,219,000 sq mi) | 38,486,736 | 5 | Ottawa | English French |
|  | Costa Rica Republic of Costa Rica | 51,100 km2 (19,700 sq mi) | 5,256,612 | 112 | San Jose | Spanish |
|  | Cuba Republic of Cuba | 110,860 km2 (42,800 sq mi) | 10,985,974 | 95 | Havana | Spanish |
|  | Dominica Commonwhealth of Dominica | 751 km2 (290 sq mi) | 74,656 | 96 | Roseau | English |
|  | Dominican Republic | 48,670 km2 (18,790 sq mi) | 10,790,744 | 188 | Santo Domingo | Spanish |
|  | El Salvador Republic of El Salvador | 21,041 km2 (8,124 sq mi) | 6,670,304 | 330 | San Salvador | Spanish |
|  | Grenada | 344 km2 (133 sq mi) | 114,700 | 477 | St. George's | English |
|  | Guatemala Republic of Guatemala | 108,889 km2 (42,042 sq mi) | 17,980,803 | 133 | Guatemala City | Spanish |
|  | Haiti Republic of Haiti | 27,750 km2 (10,710 sq mi) | 11,270,161 | 77 | Port-au-Prince | French |
|  | Honduras Republic of Honduras | 112,052 km2 (43,264 sq mi) | 9,571,352 | 92 | Tegucigalpa | Spanish |
|  | Jamaica Republic of Jamaica | 10,991 km2 (4,244 sq mi) | 2,830,932 | 232 | Kingston | English |
|  | Mexico United Mexican States | 1,964,375 km2 (758,449 sq mi) | 129,875,729 | 87 | Mexico City | Spanish |
|  | Nicaragua Republic of Nicaragua | 130,370 km2 (50,340 sq mi) | 6,359,689 | 221 | Managua | Spanish |
|  | Panama Republic of Panama | 75,420 km2 (29,120 sq mi) | 4,404,108 | 66 | Panama City | Spanish |
|  | Saint Kitts and Nevis Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis | 261 km2 (101 sq mi) | 54,817 | 313 | Basseterre | English |
|  | Saint Lucia | 606 km2 (234 sq mi) | 167,591 | 586 | Castries | English |
|  | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 388 km2 (150 sq mi) | 100,814 | 722 | Kingstown | English |
|  | Trinidad and Tobago Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | 5,127 km2 (1,980 sq mi) | 1,534,937 | 295 | Port of Spain | English |
|  | United States United States of America | 8,109,517 km2 (3,131,102 sq mi) | 338,946,000 | 15 | Washington, D.C.  | English Spanish |

## Related pages

* Central America
* South America

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