Countries, Territories, and Dependencies
Main article: List of sovereign states and dependent territories in North AmericaBelow is a table of North American countries and territories divided into three basic regions.
Country or territory | Area (km²) |
Population (2008 est.) |
Population density (per km²) |
Capital |
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North America | ||||
Bermuda (UK) | 700154000000000000054 | 700465000000000000065,000 | 1203.7 | Hamilton |
Canada | 70069984670000000009,984,670 | 700733573000000000033,573,000 | 3.4 | Ottawa |
Greenland (Den.) | 70062166086000000002,166,086 | 700457000000000000057,000 | 0.026 | Nuuk (Godthåb) |
Mexico | 70061964375000000001,964,375 | 7008112322757000000112,322,757 | 57.1 | Mexico City |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Fr.) | 7002242000000000000242 | 70036000000000000006,000 | 24.8 | Saint-Pierre |
United States | 70069629091000000009,629,091 | 7008311630000000000311,630,000 | 32.7 | Washington, D.C. |
Caribbean | ||||
Anguilla (UK) | 700191000000000000091 | 700415000000000000015,000 | 164.8 | The Valley |
Antigua and Barbuda | 7002442000000000000442 | 700488000000000000088,000 | 199.1 | St. John's |
Aruba (Neth.) | 7002180000000000000180 | 7005107000000000000107,000 | 594.4 | Oranjestad |
Bahamas, The | 700413943000000000013,943 | 7005342000000000000342,000 | 24.5 | Nassau |
Barbados | 7002430000000000000430 | 7005256000000000000256,000 | 595.3 | Bridgetown |
Bonaire (Neth.) | 7002294000000000000294 | 700412093000000000012,093 | 41.1 | Kralendijk |
British Virgin Islands (UK) | 7002151000000000000151 | 700423000000000000023,000 | 152.3 | Road Town |
Cayman Islands (UK) | 7002264000000000000264 | 700456000000000000056,000 | 212.1 | George Town |
Cuba | 7005109886000000000109,886 | 700711204000000000011,204,000 | 102.0 | Havana |
Curaçao (Neth.) | 7002444000000000000444 | 7005140794000000000140,794 | 317.1 | Willemstad |
Dominica | 7002751000000000000751 | 700467000000000000067,000 | 89.2 | Roseau |
Dominican Republic | 700448671000000000048,671 | 700710090000000000010,090,000 | 207.3 | Santo Domingo |
Grenada | 7002344000000000000344 | 7005104000000000000104,000 | 302.3 | St. George's |
Guadeloupe (Fr.) | 70031628000000000001,628 | 7005401784000000000401,784 | 246.7 | Basse-Terre |
Haiti | 700427750000000000027,750 | 700710033000000000010,033,000 | 361.5 | Port-au-Prince |
Jamaica | 700410991000000000010,991 | 70062719000000000002,719,000 | 247.4 | Kingston |
Martinique (Fr.) | 70031128000000000001,128 | 7005397693000000000397,693 | 352.6 | Fort-de-France |
Montserrat (UK) | 7002102000000000000102 | 70036000000000000006,000 | 58.8 | Plymouth; Brades |
Navassa Island (USA) | 70005000000000000005 | 50000000000000000000 | 0.0 | — |
Puerto Rico (USA) | 70038870000000000008,870 | 70063982000000000003,982,000 | 448.9 | San Juan |
Saba (Neth.) | 700113000000000000013 | 70031537000000000001,537 | 118.2 | The Bottom |
Saint Barthélemy (Fr.) | 700121000000000000021 | 70037448000000000007,448 | 354.7 | Gustavia |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7002261000000000000261 | 700452000000000000052,000 | 199.2 | Basseterre |
Saint Lucia | 7002539000000000000539 | 7005172000000000000172,000 | 319.1 | Castries |
Saint Martin (Fr.) | 700154000000000000054 | 700429820000000000029,820 | 552.2 | Marigot |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7002389000000000000389 | 7005109000000000000109,000 | 280.2 | Kingstown |
Sint Eustatius (Neth.) | 700121000000000000021 | 70032739000000000002,739 | 130.4 | Oranjestad |
Sint Maarten (Neth.) | 700134000000000000034 | 700440009000000000040,009 | 1176.7 | Philipsburg |
Trinidad and Tobago | 70035130000000000005,130 | 70061339000000000001,339,000 | 261.0 | Port of Spain |
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 7002948000000000000948 | 700433000000000000033,000 | 34.8 | Cockburn Town |
United States Virgin Islands (USA) | 7002347000000000000347 | 7005110000000000000110,000 | 317.0 | Charlotte Amalie |
Central America | ||||
Belize | 700422966000000000022,966 | 7005307000000000000307,000 | 13.4 | Belmopan |
Costa Rica | 700451100000000000051,100 | 70064579000000000004,579,000 | 89.6 | San José |
El Salvador | 700421041000000000021,041 | 70066163000000000006,163,000 | 293.0 | San Salvador |
Guatemala | 7005108889000000000108,889 | 700714027000000000014,027,000 | 128.8 | Guatemala City |
Honduras | 7005112492000000000112,492 | 70067466000000000007,466,000 | 66.4 | Tegucigalpa |
Nicaragua | 7005130373000000000130,373 | 70065743000000000005,743,000 | 44.1 | Managua |
Panama | 700475417000000000075,417 | 70063454000000000003,454,000 | 45.8 | Panama City |
Total | 700724500995000000024,500,995 | 7008541720440000000541,720,440 | 22.9 |
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