North America

North America be continent insyd de Northern den Western Hemispheres. North America be bordered go de north by de Arctic Ocean, go de east by de Atlantic Ocean, go de southeast by South America den de Caribbean Sea, den to de west den south by de Pacific Ocean. Greater North America dey include de Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, de Caribbean, Central America, Clipperton Island, Greenland, Mexico, Saint Pierre den Miquelon, Turks and Caicos Islands, den de United States.

Continental North America dey cover area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), wey dey represent approximately 16.5% of de Earth ein land area den 4.8% of ein total surface area. Ebe de third-largest continent by size after Asia den Africa, den de fourth-largest continent by population after Asia, Africa, den Europe. As of 2021, na dem estimate North America ein population as over 592 million people for 23 independent states insyd, anaa about 7.5% of de world ein population. For human geography insyd, de terms "North America" den "North American" samtyms dey refer to just Canada, de United States, Mexico, den Greenland.pp. 30–31, Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts, H. J. de Blij and Peter O. Muller, Wiley, 12th ed., 2005 (ISBN 0-471-71786-X.)Lewis, Martin W.; Wigen, Karen E. (1997). "Chapter One, The Architecture of Continents". The Myth of Continents. University of California Press. p. 168. ISBN 0-520-20742-4.Burchfield, R. W., ed. 2004. "America." Fowler's Modern English Usage (ISBN 0-19-861021-1) New York: Oxford University Press, p. 48McArthur, Tom. 1992."North American." The Oxford Companion to the English Language (ISBN 0-19-214183-X) New York: Oxford University Press, p. 707."Common Errors in English Usage". Paul Brians, Washing State University. 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

 Definitions 

 Countries, dependencies, den oda territories 
Country / Territory"SPP Background". CommerceConnect.gov. Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2010."Ecoregions of North America". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2011.AreaUnless otherwise noted, land area figures are taken from "Demographic Yearbook—Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density" (PDF). United Nations Statistics Division. 2008. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2010.Population
(2021)"World Population Prospects 2022". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022."World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX) ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022.Population
densityCapitalName(s) for official language(s) insydISO 3166-1Anguilla
(United Kingdom)91 km2
(35 sq mi)15,753164.8/km2
(427/sq mi)The ValleyAnguillaAIAAntigua and Barbuda442 km2
(171 sq mi)93,219199.1/km2
(516/sq mi)St. John'sAntigua and BarbudaATGAruba
(Kingdom of the Netherlands)180 km2
(69 sq mi)106,537594.4/km2
(1,539/sq mi)OranjestadArubaABWThe Bahamas13,943 km2
(5,383 sq mi)407,90624.5/km2
(63/sq mi)NassauBahamasBHSBarbados430 km2
(170 sq mi)281,200595.3/km2
(1,542/sq mi)BridgetownBarbadosBRBBelize22,966 km2
(8,867 sq mi)400,03113.4/km2
(35/sq mi)BelmopanBelizeBLZBermuda
(United Kingdom)54 km2
(21 sq mi)64,1851,203.7/km2
(3,118/sq mi)HamiltonBermudaBMUBonaire
(Kingdom of the Netherlands)Population estimates are taken from the Central Bureau of Statistics Netherlands Antilles. "Statistical information: Population". Government of the Netherlands Antilles. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.294 km2
(114 sq mi)12,09341.1/km2
(106/sq mi)KralendijkBoneiruBESBritish Virgin Islands
(United Kingdom)151 km2
(58 sq mi)31,122152.3/km2
(394/sq mi)Road TownBritish Virgin IslandsVGBCanada9,984,670 km2
(3,855,100 sq mi)38,155,0123.7/km2
(9.6/sq mi)OttawaCanadaCANCayman Islands
(United Kingdom)264 km2
(102 sq mi)68,136212.1/km2
(549/sq mi)George TownCayman IslandsCYMClipperton Island (France)6 km2
(2.3 sq mi)00/km2
(0/sq mi)—Île de ClippertonCPTCosta Rica51,100 km2
(19,700 sq mi)5,153,95789.6/km2
(232/sq mi)San JoséCosta RicaCRICuba109,886 km2
(42,427 sq mi)11,256,372102.0/km2
(264/sq mi)HavanaCubaCUBCuraçao
(Kingdom of the Netherlands)444 km2
(171 sq mi)190,338317.1/km2
(821/sq mi)WillemstadKòrsouCUWDominica751 km2
(290 sq mi)72,41289.2/km2
(231/sq mi)RoseauDominicaDMADominican Republic48,671 km2
(18,792 sq mi)11,117,873207.3/km2
(537/sq mi)Santo DomingoRepública DominicanaDOMEl Salvador21,041 km2
(8,124 sq mi)6,314,167293.0/km2
(759/sq mi)San SalvadorEl SalvadorSLVFederal Dependencies of Venezuela
(Venezuela)342 km2
(132 sq mi)2,1556.3/km2
(16/sq mi)Gran RoqueDependencias Federales de VenezuelaVEN-WGreenland
(Kingdom of Denmark)2,166,086 km2
(836,330 sq mi)56,2430.026/km2
(0.067/sq mi)NuukKalaallit Nunaat/GrønlandGRLGrenada344 km2
(133 sq mi)124,610302.3/km2
(783/sq mi)St. George'sGwinàdGRDGuadeloupe
(France)1,628 km2
(629 sq mi)396,051246.7/km2
(639/sq mi)Basse-TerreGwadloupGLPGuatemala108,889 km2
(42,042 sq mi)17,608,483128.8/km2
(334/sq mi)Guatemala CityGuatemalaGTMHaiti27,750 km2
(10,710 sq mi)11,447,569361.5/km2
(936/sq mi)Port-au-PrinceAyiti/HaïtiHTIHonduras112,492 km2
(43,433 sq mi)10,278,34566.4/km2
(172/sq mi)TegucigalpaHondurasHNDJamaica10,991 km2
(4,244 sq mi)2,827,695247.4/km2
(641/sq mi)KingstonJumiekaJAMMartinique
(France)1,128 km2
(436 sq mi)368,796352.6/km2
(913/sq mi)Fort-de-FranceMartinique/MatinikMTQMexico1,964,375 km2
(758,449 sq mi)126,705,13857.1/km2
(148/sq mi)Mexico CityMéxicoMEXMontserrat
(United Kingdom)102 km2
(39 sq mi)4,41758.8/km2
(152/sq mi)Plymouth,
BradesMontserratMSRNicaragua130,373 km2
(50,337 sq mi)6,850,54044.1/km2
(114/sq mi)ManaguaNicaraguaNICNueva Esparta
(Venezuela)1,151 km2
(444 sq mi)491,610427.1/km2
(1,106/sq mi)La AsunciónNueva EspartaVEN-OPanama75,417 km2
(29,119 sq mi)4,351,26745.8/km2
(119/sq mi)Panama CityPanamáPANPuerto Rico
(United States)8,870 km2
(3,420 sq mi)3,256,028448.9/km2
(1,163/sq mi)San JuanPuerto RicoPRISaba
(Kingdom of the Netherlands)13 km2
(5 sq mi)1,537118.2/km2
(306/sq mi)The BottomSabaBESSan Andrés and Providencia
(Colombia)53 km2
(20 sq mi)77,7011,468.59/km2
(3,803.6/sq mi)San AndrésSan AndrésCOL-SAPSaint Barthélemy
(France)These population estimates are for 2010, and are taken from "The World Factbook: 2010 edition". Government of the United States, Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2010. 21 km2
(8.1 sq mi)Land area figures taken from "The World Factbook: 2010 edition". Government of the United States, Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2010.7,448354.7/km2
(919/sq mi)GustaviaSaint-BarthélemyBLMSaint Kitts and Nevis261 km2
(101 sq mi)47,606199.2/km2
(516/sq mi)BasseterreSaint Kitts and NevisKNASaint Lucia539 km2
(208 sq mi)179,651319.1/km2
(826/sq mi)CastriesSainte-LucieLCASaint Martin
(France)54 km2
(21 sq mi)29,820552.2/km2
(1,430/sq mi)MarigotSaint-MartinMAFSaint Pierre and Miquelon
(France)242 km2
(93 sq mi)5,88324.8/km2
(64/sq mi)Saint-PierreSaint-Pierre-et-MiquelonSPMSaint Vincent and the Grenadines389 km2
(150 sq mi)104,332280.2/km2
(726/sq mi)KingstownSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTSint Eustatius
(Kingdom of the Netherlands)21 km2
(8.1 sq mi)2,739130.4/km2
(338/sq mi)OranjestadSint EustatiusBESSint Maarten
(Kingdom of the Netherlands)34 km2
(13 sq mi)44,0421,176.7/km2
(3,048/sq mi)PhilipsburgSint MaartenSXMTrinidad and Tobago5,130 km2
(1,980 sq mi)1,525,663261.0/km2
(676/sq mi)Port of SpainTrinidad and TobagoTTOTurks and Caicos Islands
(United Kingdom)948 km2
(366 sq mi)45,11434.8/km2
(90/sq mi)Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)Turks and Caicos IslandsTCAUnited States9,629,091 km2
(3,717,813 sq mi)336,997,62432.7/km2
(85/sq mi)Washington, D.C.United States of AmericaUSAUnited States Virgin Islands
(United States)347 km2
(134 sq mi)100,091317.0/km2
(821/sq mi)Charlotte AmalieUS Virgin IslandsVIRTotal24,500,995 km2
(9,459,887 sq mi)583,473,91222.1/km2
(57/sq mi)

 Demographics 

 Populace 
+De top ten largest North American metropolitan areas by population as of 2013, dem base for national census numbers top from de U.S. den census estimates from Canada den MexicoMetro AreaPopulationAreaCountryMexico City21,163,226†7,346 km2 (2,836 sq mi)MexicoNew York City19,949,50217,405 km2 (6,720 sq mi)United StatesLos Angeles13,131,43112,562 km2 (4,850 sq mi)United StatesChicago9,537,28924,814 km2 (9,581 sq mi)United StatesDallas–Fort Worth6,810,91324,059 km2 (9,289 sq mi)United StatesHouston6,313,15826,061 km2 (10,062 sq mi)United StatesToronto6,054,191†5,906 km2 (2,280 sq mi)CanadaPhiladelphia6,034,67813,256 km2 (5,118 sq mi)United StatesWashington, D.C.5,949,85914,412 km2 (5,565 sq mi)United StatesMiami5,828,19115,896 km2 (6,137 sq mi)United States
†2011 Census figures

 Economy 
RankCountry anaa territoryGDP"World Economic Outlook Database April 2022". International Monetary Fund. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022. (PPP, peak year)
millions of USDPeak year1United States26,949,64320232Mexico3,277,60120233Canada2,378,97320234Dominican Republic273,70320235Cuba254,86520156Guatemala201,36520237Panama190,30620238Costa Rica141,52720239Puerto Rico132,052202310Honduras75,0302023
RankCountry anaa territoryGDP (nominal, peak year)
millions of USDPeak year1United States26,949,64320232Canada"World Bank's GDP (Nominal) Data for Canada". Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.2,139,84020223Mexico1,811,46820234Cuba"World Bank's GDP (Nominal) data for Cuba" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.545,21820215Dominican Republic120,62920236Puerto Rico117,51520237Guatemala102,76520238Costa Rica85,59020239Panama82,348202310El Salvador35,3392023

 Culture 

 Popular culture – sports 
LeagueSportPrimary
countryDem foundTeamsRevenue
US$ (bn)Average
attendanceNational Football League (NFL)American footballUnited States192032$9.067,604Major League Baseball (MLB)BaseballUnited States
Canada186930$8.030,458National Basketball Association (NBA)BasketballUnited States
Canada194630$5.017,347National Hockey League (NHL)Ice hockeyUnited States
Canada191732$3.317,720Liga MXFootball (soccer)Mexico194318$0.625,557Major League Soccer (MLS)Football (soccer)United States
Canada199428$0.521,574Canadian Football League (CFL)Canadian footballCanada19589$0.323,890

 References 

 You fi read further 

 Gould, E.; Mapp, P.; Pestana, C.G. (2022). The Cambridge History of America and the World: Volume 1, 1500—1820. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-31781-8.
 McIlwraith, T.F.; Muller, E.K.; Conzen, M.P.; DeVorsey, L.; Earle, C.; Grim, R.E.; Groves, P.A.; Guelke, J.K.; Harris, C.; Harris, R. (2001). North America: The Historical Geography of a Changing Continent. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4616-3960-2. LCCN 2020740684.
 Berndl, K.; National Geographic Society (U.S.) (2005). National Geographic Visual History of the World. National Geographic Society. ISBN 978-0-7922-3695-5. LCCN 2005541553.
 Axtell, J. (1988). After Columbus: Essays in the Ethnohistory of Colonial North America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-802206-0. LCCN 87034886.
 Kehoe, A.B. (2016). North America before the European Invasions. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-317-49544-4. LCCN 2016054024.
 Haines, M.R.; Steckel, R.H. (2000). A Population History of North America. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-49666-7. LCCN 99023284.
 Kruer, M. (2022). Time of Anarchy: Indigenous Power and the Crisis of Colonialism in Early America. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-26956-9.
 Axtell, J. (1981). The European and the Indian: Essays in the Ethnohistory of Colonial North America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-502904-8. LCCN lc80025084.

 External links 

 North America web resources provided by GovPubs at de University of Colorado Boulder Libraries
 North America at de Encyclopædia Britannica
 North America: Human Geography at de National Geographic Society
 European Colonization of North America at de National Geographic Society
 North America at Curlie
 "North America" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 760–765.
 The Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online Columbia University Press
 "Colonial North America at Harvard Library". Cambridge (Mass.): Harvard Library. 2015. LCCN 2019234716. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
 Interactive SVG version of Non-Native American Nations Control over N America 1750–2008 animation
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