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North America
Geography
Borders
North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean and to the south east by the Caribbean Sea and South America.
The border between North America and South America is at the Darién Mountains watershed.
Area
24,709,000 km2 (9,540,000 sq mi)
Topographic map of North America
Land cover map of North America
Population and settlement
Economy
GDP (PPP) (estimate 2019)
Total: $26.03 trillion
Total: $24.43 trillion
Per capita: $49,240
Climate
North American countries and capitals
Political map of North America
List of countries
Bahamas
Capital: Nassau
Population: 385 637 (2018)
Area: 13 880 km2
Barbados
Capital: Bridgetown
Population: 287 025 (2019)
Area: 430 km2
Belize
Capital: Belmopan
Population: 408 487 (2019)
Area: 22 966 km2
Canada
capital: Ottawa
Population: 38 014 184 (2020)
Area: 9 984 670 km2
Costa Rica
Capital: San José
Population: 5 058 007 (2019)
Area: 51 100 km2
Cuba
Capital: Havana
Population: 11 193 470 (2019)
Area: 110 860 km2
Dominica
Capital: Roseau
Population: 71 625 (2018)
Area: 751 km2
El Salvador
Capital: San Salvador
Population: 6 420 746 (2018)
Area: 21 041 km2
Grenada
Capital: Saint George’s
Population: 111 454 (2018)
Area: 344 km2
Guatemala
Capital: Guatemala City
Population: 17 263 239 (2018)
Area: 108 889 km2
Haiti
capital: Port-au-Prince
Population: 11 722 038 (2019)
Area: 27 750 km2
Honduras
Capital: Tegucigalpa
Population: 9 587 522 (2018)
Area: 112 090 km2
Jamaica
Capital: Kingston
Population: 2 726 667 (2018)
Area: 10 991 km2
Mexico
Capital: Mexico City
Population: 128 649 565 (2020)
Area: 1 964 375 km2
Nicaragua
capital: Managua
Population: 6 486 201 (2019)
Area: 130 370 km2
Panama
Capital: Panama City
Population: 4 176 869 (2018)
Area: 75 420 km2
Saint Lucia
Capital: Castries
Population: 181 889 (2018)
Area: 616 km2
United States
Capital: Washington, D.C.
Population: 328 239 523 (2019)
Area: 9 833 517 km2
