North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and in the western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocean; South America lies to the southeast of the continent.
North America covers an area of about 8.92 million square miles, about 4.8% of the planet's surface or about 16.5% of its land area. The population is estimated at nearly 538 million people. It is the third-largest continent in area, following Asia and Africa, and the fourth in population after Asia, Africa, and Europe.
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Population 15,000
Capital The Valley
Land Area 39 mi2
Population 86,634
Capital Saint Johns
Land Area 171 mi2
Population 107,000
Capital Oranjestad
Land Area 70 mi2
Population 346,000
Capital Nassau
Land Area 5,359 mi2
Directory Listings 4
Population 255,203
Capital Bridgetown
Land Area 166 mi2
Population 313,000
Capital Belmopan
Land Area 8,867 mi2
Directory Listings 4
Population 65,000
Capital Hamilton
Land Area 21 mi2
Population 33,900,000
Capital Ottawa
Land Area 3,855,000 mi2
Directory Listings 345
Population 57,000
Capital George Town
Land Area 102 mi2
Directory Listings 1
Population 4,520,000
Capital San Jose
Land Area 19,730 mi2
Directory Listings 4
Population 11,200,000
Capital Havana
Land Area 42,803 mi2
Directory Listings 4
Population 66,818
Capital Roseau
Land Area 290 mi2
Population 9,950,000
Capital Santo Domingo
Land Area 18,792 mi2
Directory Listings 2
Population 6,130,000
Capital San Salvador
Land Area 8,124 mi2
Directory Listings 3
Population 57,000
Capital Nuuk
Land Area 836,330 mi2
Directory Listings 2
Population 467,000
Capital Basse-Terre
Land Area 687 mi2
Population 14,400,000
Capital Guatemala
Land Area 42,042 mi2
Directory Listings 3
Population 9,880,000
Capital Port-au-Prince
Land Area 10,714 mi2
Directory Listings 2
Population 7,320,000
Capital Tegucigalpa
Land Area 43,278 mi2
Directory Listings 1
Population 2,710,000
Capital Kingston
Land Area 4,244 mi2
Directory Listings 7
Population 111,000,000
Capital Mexico City
Land Area 758,449 mi2
Directory Listings 41
Population 6,000
Capital Plymouth
Land Area 39 mi2
Population 201,000
Capital Willemstad
Land Area 309 mi2
Population 5,820,000
Capital Managua
Land Area 50,336 mi2
Population 3,400,000
Capital Panama
Land Area 29,120 mi2
Directory Listings 2
Population 4,000,000
Capital San Juan
Land Area 3,492 mi2
Directory Listings 11
Population 52,000
Capital Basseterre
Land Area 101 mi2
Population 170,409
Capital Castries
Land Area 238 mi2
Population 109,000
Capital Kingstown
Land Area 150 mi2
Population 1,340,000
Capital Port of Spain
Land Area 1,980 mi2
Directory Listings 1
Population 309,000,000
Capital Washington
Land Area 3,719,000 mi2
Directory Listings 15,297
Population 23,000
Capital Road Town
Land Area 58 mi2