Brief Profile of North America

Posted by on Jan 24, 2009 in Geography

North America is the third largest continent in the world and it consists of 23 countries and 18 dependencies. This continent covers about 4.8% of the earth’s total surface area. North America is the fourth most populous continent of the world with about 8% of the total human population. Canada is the largest country of this continent but is not the most populous one. It is instead the United States of America which is also the third most populous country in the entire world. The largest city of North America is Mexico City which is the Capital of Mexico.
Below is the list of countries and dependencies (in bold) that are part of the North American Continent in alphabetical order along with their Capitals:

  1. Anguilla (an overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – The Valley
  2. Antigua and Barbuda – Saint John’s
  3. Aruba (an overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Oranjestad
  4. Bahamas – Nassau
  5. Barbados – Bridgetown
  6. Belize – Belmopan
  7. Bermuda (an overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – Hamilton
  8. British Virgin Islands (an overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – Road Town
  9. Canada – Ottawa
  10. Cayman Islands (an overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – George Town
  11. Clipperton Island (an overseas territory of France) – N/A, there is no Capital for Clipperton Island
  12. Costa Rica – San José
  13. Cuba – Havana
  14. Dominica – Roseau
  15. Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo
  16. El Salvador – San Salvador
  17. Greenland (an overseas territory of Denmark) – Nuuk
  18. Grenada – Saint George’s
  19. Guadeloupe (an overseas department of France) – Basse-Terre
  20. Guatemala – Guatemala City
  21. Haiti - Port-au-Prince
  22. Honduras – Tegucigalpa
  23. Jamaica – Kingston
  24. Martinique (an overseas department of France) – Fort-de-France
  25. Mexico – Mexico City
  26. Montserrat (an overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – Plymouth
  27. Navassa Island (an overseas territory of the United States) – N/A, there is no Capital for Navassa Island
  28. Netherlands Antilles (an overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Willemstad
  29. Nicaragua – Managua
  30. Panama – Panama City
  31. Puerto Rico (an overseas territory of the United States) – San Juan
  32. Saint Barthélemy (an overseas territory of France) – Gustavia
  33. Saint Kitts and Nevis – Basseterre
  34. Saint Lucia – Castries
  35. Saint Martin (an overseas territory of France) – Marigot
  36. Saint Pierre and Miquelon (an overseas territory of France) – Saint-Pierre
  37. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Kingstown
  38. Trinidad and Tobago – Port of Spain
  39. Turks and Caicos Islands (an overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – Cockburn Town
  40. United States of America – Washington, D.C.
  41. United States Virgin Islands (an overseas territory of the United States) – Charlotte Amalie

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