North America

North America is made up of 23 countries and nearly as many territories. The most populated of these countries is the United States, which has a population of 329.9 million people. The largest country in North America by land area is Canada, which spans over 3.855 million square miles (9,984,670 square kilometers). Canada and the United States together occupy 79% of the continent’s total land area.

Countries of North America:

United States 

Mexico

Canada

Guatemala

Haiti

Dominican Republic

Cuba

Honduras

Nicaragua

El Salvador

Costa Rica

Panama

Jamaica

Trinidad and Tobago

Belize

Bahamas

Barbados

Saint Lucia

Grenada

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Antigua and Barbuda

DominicaSaint Kitts and Nevis

Territories of North America:

North America also has 22 territories, including some of the world's most compelling non-countries. For instance, Greenland is a vast island territory many times the size of its "parent" country, Denmark, and many smaller island territories in North America are sought-after vacation destinations, including Aruba, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In alphabetical order, North America’s 23 countries are as follows:

  • Anguilla (UK)
  • Aruba (Netherlands)
  • Bermuda (UK)
  • Bonaire (Netherlands)
  • British Virgin Islands (UK)
  • Cayman Islands (UK)
  • Clipperton Island (France)
  • Curaçao (Netherlands)
  • Greenland (Denmark)
  • Guadeloupe (France)
  • Martinique (France)
  • Montserrat (UK)
  • Navassa Island (USA)
  • Puerto Rico (USA)
  • Saba (Netherlands)
  • Saint Barthélemy (France)
  • Saint Martin (France)
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
  • Sint Eustatius (Netherlands)
  • Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
  • Turks and Caicos (UK)
  • US Virgin Islands (USA)

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