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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

Topographic map of North America

Land cover map of North America

Land cover map of North America

Population and settlement

Population 

579,024,000 (2016)

Density of population

22.9/km2 (59.3/sq mi)

Economy

GDP (PPP) (estimate 2019)

Total: $26.03 trillion

GDP (nominal) (estimate 2019)

Total: $24.43 trillion

Per capita: $49,240

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North American countries and capitals

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List of countries

flag of Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda

capital: Saint John’s

Population: 96 286 (2018)

Area: 442.6 km2

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Bahamas

Capital: Nassau

Population: 385 637 (2018)

Area: 13 880 km2

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Barbados

Capital: Bridgetown

Population: 287 025 (2019)

Area: 430 km2

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Belize

Capital: Belmopan

Population: 408 487 (2019)

Area: 22 966 km2

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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

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Cuba

Capital: Havana

Population: 11 193 470 (2019)

Area: 110 860 km2

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Dominica

Capital: Roseau

Population: 71 625 (2018)

Area: 751 km2

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Dominican Republic

capital: Santo Domingo

Population: 10 735 896 (2019)

Area: 48 670 km2

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El Salvador

Capital: San Salvador

Population: 6 420 746 (2018)

Area: 21 041 km2

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Grenada

Capital: Saint George’s

Population: 111 454 (2018)

Area: 344 km2

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Guatemala

Capital: Guatemala City

Population: 17 263 239 (2018)

Area: 108 889 km2

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Haiti

capital: Port-au-Prince

Population: 11 722 038 (2019)

Area: 27 750 km2

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Honduras

Capital: Tegucigalpa

Population: 9 587 522 (2018)

Area: 112 090 km2

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Jamaica

Capital: Kingston

Population: 2 726 667 (2018)

Area: 10 991 km2

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Mexico

Capital: Mexico City

Population: 128 649 565 (2020)

Area: 1 964 375 km2

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Nicaragua

capital: Managua

Population: 6 486 201 (2019)

Area: 130 370 km2

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Panama

Capital: Panama City

Population: 4 176 869 (2018)

Area: 75 420 km2

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

Capital: Basseterre

Population: 52 441 (2018)

Area: 261 km2

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Saint Lucia

Capital: Castries

Population: 181 889 (2018)

Area: 616 km2

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

capital: Kingstown

Population: 110 211 (2018)

Area: 389 km2

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Trinidad and Tobago

Capital: Port of Spain

Population: 1 363 985 (2019)

Area: 5 128 km2

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United States

Capital: Washington, D.C.

Population: 328 239 523 (2019)

Area: 9 833 517 km2