The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to North America.
North America is a continent[1] in the Earth's Northern and Western Hemispheres. 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 south and west by the North Pacific Ocean; South America lies to the southeast. North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometres (9,540,198 sq mi), about 4.8% of the planet's surface or about 16.5% of its land area. As of July 2007, its population was estimated at nearly 524 million people. It is the third-largest continent in area, following Asia and Africa, and is fourth in population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. North America and South America are collectively known as the Americas.
Geography of North America edit
- Americas (terminology)
- Atlas of North America
- Continental divides of North America:
- Extreme points of North America
Countries and dependencies of North America edit
Anguilla • 
Antigua and Barbuda • 
Aruba • 
Bahamas • 
Barbados • 
Belize • 
Bermuda • 
British Virgin Islands • 
Canada • 
Cayman Islands • 
Clipperton Island • 
Costa Rica • 
Cuba • 
Curaçao • 
Dominica • 
Dominican Republic • 
El Salvador • 
Greenland • 
Grenada • 
Guadeloupe • 
Guatemala • 
Haiti • 
Honduras • 
Jamaica • Martinique • 
Mexico • 
Montserrat • 
Navassa Island • 
Nicaragua • 
Panama • 
Puerto Rico • Saint Barthélemy • 
Saint Kitts and Nevis • 
Saint Lucia • Saint Martin • Saint Pierre and Miquelon • 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines • 
Sint Maarten • 
Trinidad and Tobago • 
Turks and Caicos Islands • 
United States • 
United States Virgin Islands
Environment of North America edit
Regions of North America edit
Ecoregions of North America edit
Political divisions of North America edit
Coats of arms of North America
Flags of North America
List of North American countries by GDP (PPP)
List of North American countries by population
List of cities in North America
Geographic features of North America edit
Table of the highest major summits of North America
Table of the most prominent summits of North America
Table of the most isolated major summits of North America
Demography of North America edit
Geography by country and territory edit
Government and politics of North America edit
History of North America edit
Culture of North America edit
- American (word)
- Etiquette in North America
- Indigenous peoples of the Americas
- Languages of North America
- World Heritage Sites in the Americas
The arts in North America edit
Sports in North America edit
Economy and infrastructure of North America edit
Education in North America edit
North America lists edit
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
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