Countries of North America
North America has 17 countries on our map, covering 24,226,388 km². Canada is the largest by area and Trinidad and Tobago the smallest, while the United States is the most populous.
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Crazy but True
Because the Aleutian Islands stretch across the 180th meridian, Alaska is at the same time the northernmost, the westernmost and the easternmost state in the United States. North America also holds Death Valley, where the air temperature once reached 134 degrees Fahrenheit, one of the hottest readings ever recorded anywhere on Earth.
All 17 countries of North America
| Country | Capital | Population | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahamas | Nassau | 403,033 | 13,943 |
| Belize | Belmopan | 422,924 | 22,966 |
| Canada | Ottawa | 41,651,653 | 9,984,670 |
| Costa Rica | San José | 5,152,950 | 51,100 |
| Cuba | Havana | 10,937,203 | 109,884 |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | 11,520,487 | 48,671 |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | 6,365,503 | 21,041 |
| Greenland | Nuuk | 56,831 | 2,166,086 |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | 18,687,881 | 108,889 |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | 11,906,095 | 27,750 |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | 11,005,850 | 112,492 |
| Jamaica | Kingston | 2,837,077 | 10,991 |
| Mexico | Mexico City | 131,946,900 | 1,964,375 |
| Nicaragua | Managua | 7,007,502 | 130,373 |
| Panama | Panama City | 4,571,189 | 75,417 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | 1,367,764 | 5,130 |
| United States | Washington D.C. | 341,784,857 | 9,372,610 |
North America at a glance
- Countries
- 17
- Largest by area
- Canada (9,984,670 km²)
- Smallest by area
- Trinidad and Tobago (5,130 km²)
- Most populous
- United States (341,784,857)
- Total area
- 24,226,388 km²