Northern Continent of the Americas

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. North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), about 4.8% of the planet's surface or about 16.5% of its land area. As of July 2008, its population was estimated at nearly 529 million people. It is the third-largest continent in area, following Asia and Africa, and the fourth in population after Asia, Africa, and Europe.

Countries and Territories in this Region:

Anguilla-uk

Antigua-Barbuda

Aruba

Bahamas

Barbados

Bermuda

British-Virgin-Islands

Canada

Cayman-Islands

Clipperton-Island Farnce

Cuba

Dominica

Dominican-Republic

Greenland

Grenada

Guadeloupe-France

Haiti

Jamaica

Martinique-(France)

Montserrat-(UK)

Navassa-Island-(USA)

Netherlands-Antilles

Nicaragua

Puerto-Rico

Saint-Kitts-and-Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent-and-the-Grenadines

Trinidad-and-Tobago

Turks-and-Caicos-Islands-(UK)

United-States

U.S.-Virgin-Islands-(USA)