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The following is a list of [[sovereign countries]] and [[dependent territory|dependent territories]] in [[North America]], a continent that covers the landmass north of the [[Colombia]]-[[Panama]] border as well as the islands of the [[Caribbean]]. |
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[[Sovereign state]]s and [[dependent territory|dependent territories]] in [[North America]], in an inclusive definition, cover the landmass north of the [[Colombia]]-[[Panama]] border and include the islands of the [[Caribbean]]. |
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==Sovereign states== |
==Sovereign states== |
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! English short, formal names, and [[ISO_3166-1_alpha-3|ISO]]<br><ref name="CIA Names">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2142.html |title=Field Listing :: Names |publisher=CIA |access-date=28 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="UN_Names">{{cite web|url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/9th-uncsgn-docs/UNGEGN%20WG%20Country%20Names%20Document%20-%20August%202009.pdf |title=UNGEGN List of Country Names |publisher=United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names |year=2007 |access-date=28 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="Europa">{{cite web|url=http://publications.europa.eu/code/en/en-5000500.htm#fn-tw1 |title=List of countries, territories and currencies |publisher=Europa |date=9 August 2011 |access-date=10 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1974 |title=ISO 3166 |url=https://www.iso.org/iso-3166-country-codes.html |
! English short, formal names, and [[ISO_3166-1_alpha-3|ISO]]<br><ref name="CIA Names">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2142.html |title=Field Listing :: Names |publisher=CIA |access-date=28 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="UN_Names">{{cite web|url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/9th-uncsgn-docs/UNGEGN%20WG%20Country%20Names%20Document%20-%20August%202009.pdf |title=UNGEGN List of Country Names |publisher=United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names |year=2007 |access-date=28 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="Europa">{{cite web|url=http://publications.europa.eu/code/en/en-5000500.htm#fn-tw1 |title=List of countries, territories and currencies |publisher=Europa |date=9 August 2011 |access-date=10 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1974 |title=ISO 3166 |url=https://www.iso.org/iso-3166-country-codes.html |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=International Organization for Standardization}}</ref> |
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! Domestic short and formal name(s)<br><ref name="CIA Names"/><ref name="UN_Names"/> |
! Domestic short and formal name(s)<br><ref name="CIA Names"/><ref name="UN_Names"/> |
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! Capital<br><ref name="Europa"/><ref name="Capital">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2057.html |title=Field Listing :: Capital |publisher=CIA |access-date=3 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/geonames/ |title=UNGEGN World Geographical Names |publisher=United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names |date=29 July 2011 |access-date=3 August 2011}}</ref> |
! Capital<br><ref name="Europa"/><ref name="Capital">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2057.html |title=Field Listing :: Capital |publisher=CIA |access-date=3 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/geonames/ |title=UNGEGN World Geographical Names |publisher=United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names |date=29 July 2011 |access-date=3 August 2011}}</ref> |
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| [[File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of the Bahamas|alt=Flag of the Bahamas]] |
| [[File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of the Bahamas|alt=Flag of the Bahamas]] |
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| [[File:The Bahamas on the globe (Americas centered).svg|The Bahamas on the globe (Americas centered)|150px]] |
| [[File:The Bahamas on the globe (Americas centered).svg|The Bahamas on the globe (Americas centered)|150px]] |
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| [[The Bahamas |
| [[The Bahamas]]<ref group="n" name="CARICOM"/><br><br>Commonwealth of The Bahamas<br><br>BHS |
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| {{lang-en|The Bahamas—Commonwealth of The Bahamas}} |
| {{lang-en|The Bahamas—Commonwealth of The Bahamas}} |
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| [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]] |
| [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]] |
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==Non-sovereign territories== |
==Non-sovereign territories== |
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This section contains areas that are not sovereign states |
This section contains areas that are not sovereign states nor integral parts of the sovereign states listed above. These include [[dependent territory|dependent territories]] and [[administrative division|integral areas]] of primarily non-North American states. |
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===Dependent territories=== |
===Dependent territories=== |
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! Sovereign state |
! Sovereign state |
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! Legal status |
! Legal status |
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|- |
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| [[File:Flag of Anguilla.svg|border|center|100px|link=Flag of Anguilla|alt=Flag of Anguilla]] |
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| [[Anguilla]]<br><br>AIA |
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| {{lang-en|Anguilla}} |
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| [[The Valley, Anguilla|The Valley]] |
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| {{UN Population|Anguilla}} |
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| {{sort|00000102|{{convert|102|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
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| [[East Caribbean dollar]] |
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| rowspan="5" | {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}} |
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| rowspan="5" | [[British Overseas Territories|British Overseas Territory]] |
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|- |
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| [[File:Flag of Bermuda.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of Bermuda|alt=Flag of Bermuda]] |
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| [[Bermuda]]<br><br>BMU |
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| {{lang-en|Bermuda}}<br><br>{{lang-pt|Bermudas}} |
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| [[Hamilton, Bermuda|Hamilton]] |
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| {{UN Population|Bermuda}} |
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| {{sort|00000053.3|{{convert|53.3|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
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| [[Bermudian dollar]] |
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|- |
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| [[File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of the British Virgin Islands|alt=Flag of the British Virgin Islands]] |
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| [[British Virgin Islands]]<br><br>Virgin Islands<br><br>VGB |
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| {{lang-en|Virgin Islands}} |
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| [[Road Town]] |
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| {{UN Population|British Virgin Islands}} |
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| {{sort|00000153|{{convert|153|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
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| [[United States dollar]] |
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| [[File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of the Cayman Islands|alt=Flag of the Cayman Islands]] |
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| [[Cayman Islands]]<br><br>CYM |
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| {{lang-en|Cayman Islands}} |
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| [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |
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| {{UN Population|Cayman Islands}} |
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| {{sort|00000262|{{convert|262|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
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| [[Cayman Islands dollar]] |
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|- |
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| [[File:Flag of Montserrat.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of Montserrat|alt=Flag of Montserrat]] |
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| [[Montserrat]]<ref group="n" name="CARICOM"/><br><br>MSR |
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| {{lang-en|Montserrat}} |
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| [[Plymouth, Montserrat|Plymouth]]<br /><small>''([[de jure]] — [[ghost town|abandoned]])''</small><br />[[Brades]]<br /><small>''([[de facto]] — [[seat of government]])''</small> |
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| {{UN Population|Montserrat}} |
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| {{sort|00000102|{{convert|102|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
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| [[East Caribbean dollar]] |
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|- |
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| ''N/A'' |
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| ''[[Navassa Island]]''<ref group="n">Claimed by [[Haiti]].</ref><br><br>UM-76 |
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| {{lang-en|Navassa Island}} |
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| [[Lulu Town]]<br /><small>''([[de jure]] — [[ghost town|abandoned]])''</small> |
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| 0 |
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| {{sort|00000005.4|{{convert|5.4|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
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| [[United States dollar]] |
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| rowspan="2" |{{flagcountry|United States}} |
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| [[Desert island|Uninhabited]], administrated by the [[United States]] as an [[Territories of the United States#Incorporated vs. unincorporated territories|unincorporated]] [[Territories of the United States#Organized vs. unorganized territories|unorganized territory]], claimed by [[Haiti]] |
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| [[File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of Puerto Rico|alt=Flag of Puerto Rico]] |
| [[File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of Puerto Rico|alt=Flag of Puerto Rico]] |
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| {{UN Population|Puerto Rico}} |
| {{UN Population|Puerto Rico}} |
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| {{sort|00013790|{{convert|13790|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| {{sort|00013790|{{convert|13790|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
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| rowspan="2" |{{flagcountry|United States}} |
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| [[United States dollar]] |
| [[United States dollar]] |
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| [[Territories of the United States#Incorporated vs. unincorporated territories|Unincorporated]] [[Territories of the United States#Organized vs. unorganized territories|organized territory]] and [[Commonwealth (U.S. insular area)|Commonwealth]] of the [[United States]] |
| [[Territories of the United States#Incorporated vs. unincorporated territories|Unincorporated]] [[Territories of the United States#Organized vs. unorganized territories|organized territory]] and [[Commonwealth (U.S. insular area)|Commonwealth]] of the [[United States]] |
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| [[File:Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands|alt=Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands]] |
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| [[Turks and Caicos Islands]]<br><br>TCA |
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| {{lang-en|Turks and Caicos Islands}} |
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| [[Cockburn Town]] |
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| {{UN Population|Turks and Caicos Islands}} |
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| {{sort|00000430|{{convert|430|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
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| [[United States dollar]] |
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| {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}} |
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| [[British Overseas Territories|British Overseas Territory]] |
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| [[File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of the United States Virgin Islands|alt=Flag of the United States Virgin Islands]] |
| [[File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of the United States Virgin Islands|alt=Flag of the United States Virgin Islands]] |
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| {{sort|00001910|{{convert|1910|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| {{sort|00001910|{{convert|1910|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
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| [[United States dollar]] |
| [[United States dollar]] |
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| {{flagcountry|United States}} |
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| [[Territories of the United States#Incorporated vs. unincorporated territories|Unincorporated]] [[Territories of the United States#Organized vs. unorganized territories|organized territory]] of the [[United States]] |
| [[Territories of the United States#Incorporated vs. unincorporated territories|Unincorporated]] [[Territories of the United States#Organized vs. unorganized territories|organized territory]] of the [[United States]] |
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! Sovereign state |
! Sovereign state |
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! Legal status |
! Legal status |
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| [[File:Flag of Anguilla.svg|border|center|100px|link=Flag of Anguilla|alt=Flag of Anguilla]] |
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| [[Anguilla]]<br><br>AIA |
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| {{lang-en|Anguilla}} |
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| [[The Valley, Anguilla|The Valley]] |
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| {{UN Population|Anguilla}} |
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| {{sort|00000102|{{convert|102|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
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| [[East Caribbean dollar]] |
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| {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}} |
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| [[British Overseas Territories|British Overseas Territory]] |
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|- |
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| [[File:Flag of Aruba.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of Aruba|alt=Flag of Aruba]] |
| [[File:Flag of Aruba.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of Aruba|alt=Flag of Aruba]] |
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| {{sort|00000193|{{convert|193|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| {{sort|00000193|{{convert|193|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
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| [[Aruban florin]] |
| [[Aruban florin]] |
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| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of the Netherlands}} |
| rowspan="2" | {{flagcountry|Kingdom of the Netherlands}} |
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| Constituent country of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]] |
| Constituent country of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]] |
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|- |
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| [[File:Flag of Bermuda.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of Bermuda|alt=Flag of Bermuda]] |
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| [[Bermuda]]<br><br>BMU |
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| {{lang-en|Bermuda}}<br><br>{{lang-pt|Bermudas}} |
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| [[Hamilton, Bermuda|Hamilton]] |
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| {{UN Population|Bermuda}} |
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| {{sort|00000053.3|{{convert|53.3|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
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| [[Bermudian dollar]] |
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| {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}} |
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| [[British Overseas Territories|British Overseas Territory]] |
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|- |
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| [[File:Flag of Bonaire.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of Bonaire|alt=Flag of Bonaire]] |
| [[File:Flag of Bonaire.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of Bonaire|alt=Flag of Bonaire]] |
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| {{sort|00000179|{{convert|179|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| {{sort|00000179|{{convert|179|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
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| [[United States dollar]] |
| [[United States dollar]] |
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| {{flagcountry|Kingdom of the Netherlands}} |
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| [[Caribbean Netherlands|Special municipality]] of the [[Netherlands]] |
| [[Caribbean Netherlands|Special municipality]] of the [[Netherlands]] |
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| [[File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of the British Virgin Islands|alt=Flag of the British Virgin Islands]] |
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| [[British Virgin Islands]]<br><br>Virgin Islands<br><br>VGB |
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| {{lang-en|Virgin Islands}} |
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| [[Road Town]] |
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| {{UN Population|British Virgin Islands}} |
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| {{sort|00000153|{{convert|153|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
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| [[United States dollar]] |
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| rowspan="2" | {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}} |
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| rowspan="2" | [[British Overseas Territories|British Overseas Territory]] |
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| [[File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of the Cayman Islands|alt=Flag of the Cayman Islands]] |
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| [[Cayman Islands]]<br><br>CYM |
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| {{lang-en|Cayman Islands}} |
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| [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]] |
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| {{UN Population|Cayman Islands}} |
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| {{sort|00000262|{{convert|262|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
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| [[Cayman Islands dollar]] |
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| [[File:Flag of France.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of France|alt=Flag of France]] |
| [[File:Flag of France.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of France|alt=Flag of France]] |
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| {{flagcountry|Venezuela}} |
| {{flagcountry|Venezuela}} |
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| [[Federal Dependencies of Venezuela|Federal Dependencies]] of [[Venezuela]] |
| [[Federal Dependencies of Venezuela|Federal Dependencies]] of [[Venezuela]] |
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| [[File:Flag of Nueva Esparta.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of Curaçao|alt=Flag of Nueva Esparta]] |
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| [[Nueva Esparta]]<br><br>State of Nueva Esparta<br><br>VE-O |
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| {{lang-es|Nueva Esparta — Estado Nueva Esparta}} |
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| [[La Asunción]] |
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| 387,175 |
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| {{sort|00001151|{{convert|1151|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
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| [[Venezuelan bolívar|Bolívar soberano]],<br />[[Petro (cryptocurrency)|Petro]] |
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| {{flagcountry|Venezuela}} |
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| [[States of Venezuela|Federated state]] of [[Venezuela]] |
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| [[File:Flag of Greenland.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of Greenland|alt=Flag of Greenland]] |
| [[File:Flag of Greenland.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of Greenland|alt=Flag of Greenland]] |
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| [[Overseas departments and regions of France|Overseas department and region]] of [[French Fifth Republic|France]] |
| [[Overseas departments and regions of France|Overseas department and region]] of [[French Fifth Republic|France]] |
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| [[File:Flag |
| [[File:Flag-of-Martinique.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of Martinique|alt=Unofficial flag of Martinique|Unofficial flag of Martinique]] |
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| [[Martinique]]<ref group="n" name="FOD"/><br><br>Territorial Collectivity of Martinique<br><br>MTQ |
| [[Martinique]]<ref group="n" name="FOD"/><br><br>Territorial Collectivity of Martinique<br><br>MTQ |
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| {{lang-fr|Martinique — Collectivité Territoriale de Martinique}} |
| {{lang-fr|Martinique — Collectivité Territoriale de Martinique}} |
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| [[Overseas departments and regions of France|Overseas department and region]] of [[French Fifth Republic|France]] |
| [[Overseas departments and regions of France|Overseas department and region]] of [[French Fifth Republic|France]] |
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| [[File:Flag of |
| [[File:Flag of Saba.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of Saba (island)|alt=Flag of Saba]] |
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| [[Montserrat]]<ref group="n" name="CARICOM"/><br><br>MSR |
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| {{lang-en|Montserrat}} |
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| [[Plymouth, Montserrat|Plymouth]]<br /><small>''([[de jure]] — [[ghost town|abandoned]])''</small><br />[[Brades]]<br /><small>''([[de facto]] — [[seat of government]])''</small> |
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| {{UN Population|Montserrat}} |
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| {{sort|00000102|{{convert|102|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
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| [[East Caribbean dollar]] |
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| {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}} |
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| [[British Overseas Territories|British Overseas Territory]] |
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| [[File:Flag of Saba.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of Saba|alt=Flag of Saba]] |
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| [[Saba (island)|Saba]]<ref group="n" name="Neth"/><br><br>BES |
| [[Saba (island)|Saba]]<ref group="n" name="Neth"/><br><br>BES |
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| {{lang-nl|Saba}}<br><br>{{lang-en|Saba}} |
| {{lang-nl|Saba}}<br><br>{{lang-en|Saba}} |
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| [[Euro]] |
| [[Euro]] |
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| rowspan="3" | {{flagcountry|France}} |
| rowspan="3" | {{flagcountry|France}} |
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| [[Overseas collectivity]] of [[France]] |
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| [[Collectivity of Saint Martin|Saint Martin]]<br><br>Collectivity of Saint Martin<br><br>MAF |
| [[Collectivity of Saint Martin|Saint Martin]]<br><br>Collectivity of Saint Martin<br><br>MAF |
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| {{lang-fr|Saint-Martin — Collectivité de Saint-Martin}} |
| {{lang-fr|Saint-Martin — Collectivité de Saint-Martin}} |
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| {{sort|000053.2|{{convert|53.2|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| {{sort|000053.2|{{convert|53.2|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
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| [[Euro]] |
| [[Euro]] |
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| [[Overseas collectivity]] of [[France]] |
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| [[File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon|alt=Flag of France]] |
| [[File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon|alt=Flag of France]] |
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| {{sort|00000242|{{convert|242|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
| {{sort|00000242|{{convert|242|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
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| [[Euro]] |
| [[Euro]] |
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| [[Overseas collectivity]] of France |
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| [[File:Flag of San Andrés y Providencia.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of San Andrés y Providencia|alt=Flag of San Andrés y Providencia]] |
| [[File:Flag of San Andrés y Providencia.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of San Andrés y Providencia|alt=Flag of San Andrés y Providencia]] |
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| [[Netherlands Antillean guilder]] |
| [[Netherlands Antillean guilder]] |
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| Constituent country of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]] |
| Constituent country of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]] |
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| [[File:Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg|border|100px|link=Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands|alt=Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands]] |
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| [[Turks and Caicos Islands]]<br><br>TCA |
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| {{lang-en|Turks and Caicos Islands}} |
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| [[Cockburn Town]] |
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| {{UN Population|Turks and Caicos Islands}} |
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| {{sort|00000430|{{convert|430|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}} |
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| [[United States dollar]] |
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| {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}} |
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| [[British Overseas Territories|British Overseas Territory]] |
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| {{flagcountry|Colombia}}<br />{{flagcountry|Jamaica}}<br />{{flagcountry|United States}} |
| {{flagcountry|Colombia}}<br />{{flagcountry|Jamaica}}<br />{{flagcountry|United States}} |
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| [[Desert island|Uninhabited]], administered by [[Colombia]], claimed by the [[United States]] as an [[Territories of the United States#Incorporated vs. unincorporated territories|unincorporated]] [[Territories of the United States#Organized vs. unorganized territories|unorganized territory]]. Also claimed by [[Jamaica]]. |
| [[Desert island|Uninhabited]], administered by [[Colombia]], claimed by the [[United States]] as an [[Territories of the United States#Incorporated vs. unincorporated territories|unincorporated]] [[Territories of the United States#Organized vs. unorganized territories|unorganized territory]]. Also claimed by [[Jamaica]]. |
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| ''N/A'' |
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| ''[[Navassa Island]]''<ref group="n">Claimed by [[Haiti]].</ref> |
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| {{lang-en|Navassa Island}} |
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| [[Lulu Town]]<br /><small>''([[de jure]] — [[ghost town|abandoned]])''</small> |
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Revision as of 14:03, 13 May 2024
The following is a list of sovereign countries and dependent territories in North America, a continent that covers the landmass north of the Colombia-Panama border as well as the islands of the Caribbean.
Sovereign states
All of the states listed here are member states of the United Nations.
Flag | Map | English short, formal names, and ISO [1][2][3][4] |
Domestic short and formal name(s) [1][2] |
Capital [3][5][6] |
Population 2021 [7][8] |
Area [9] |
Currency [3] |
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Antigua and Barbuda[n 1] ATG |
English: Antigua and Barbuda | St. John's | 93,219 | 442.6 km2 (171 sq mi) | East Caribbean dollar | ||
The Bahamas[n 1] Commonwealth of The Bahamas BHS |
English: The Bahamas—Commonwealth of The Bahamas | Nassau | 407,906 | 13,940 km2 (5,382 sq mi) | Bahamian dollar | ||
Barbados[n 1] BRB |
English: Barbados | Bridgetown | 281,200 | 431 km2 (166 sq mi) | Barbadian dollar | ||
Belize[n 1][n 2] BLZ |
English: Belize | Belmopan | 400,031 | 22,966 km2 (8,867 sq mi) | Belize dollar | ||
Canada[n 3] CAN |
English: Canada French: Canada |
Ottawa | 38,155,012 | 9,984,670 km2 (3,855,103 sq mi) | Canadian dollar | ||
Costa Rica[n 2] Republic of Costa Rica CRI |
Spanish: Costa Rica — República de Costa Rica | San José | 5,153,957 | 51,100 km2 (19,730 sq mi) | Costa Rican colón | ||
Cuba Republic of Cuba CUB |
Spanish: Cuba — República de Cuba | Havana | 11,256,372 | 110,860 km2 (42,803 sq mi) | Cuban peso Cuban convertible peso | ||
Dominica[n 1] Commonwealth of Dominica DMA |
English: Dominica — Commonwealth of Dominica | Roseau | 72,412 | 754 km2 (291 sq mi) | East Caribbean dollar | ||
Dominican Republic[n 2] DOM |
English: Dominican Republic Spanish: República Dominicana |
Santo Domingo | 11,117,873 | 48,730 km2 (18,815 sq mi) | Dominican peso | ||
El Salvador[n 2] Republic of El Salvador SLV |
English: El Salvador — Republic of El Salvador Spanish: El Salvador — República de El Salvador |
San Salvador | 6,314,167 | 21,040 km2 (8,124 sq mi) | United States dollar | ||
Grenada[n 1] GRD |
English: Grenada | St. George's | 124,610 | 344 km2 (133 sq mi) | East Caribbean dollar | ||
Guatemala[n 2] Republic of Guatemala GTM |
Spanish: Guatemala — República de Guatemala | Guatemala City | 17,608,483 | 108,890 km2 (42,043 sq mi) | Guatemalan quetzal | ||
Haiti[n 1] Republic of Haiti HTI |
French: Haïti — République d'Haïti Haitian Creole: Ayiti — Repiblik d Ayiti |
Port-au-Prince | 11,447,569 | 27,750 km2 (10,714 sq mi) | Haitian gourde | ||
Honduras[n 2] Republic of Honduras HND |
Spanish: Honduras — República de Honduras | Tegucigalpa | 10,278,345 | 112,090 km2 (43,278 sq mi) | Honduran lempira | ||
Jamaica[n 1] JAM |
English: Jamaica | Kingston | 2,827,695 | 10,991 km2 (4,244 sq mi) | Jamaican dollar | ||
Mexico[n 3] United Mexican States MEX |
Spanish: México — Estados Unidos Mexicanos | Mexico City | 126,705,138 | 1,972,550 km2 (761,606 sq mi) | Mexican peso | ||
Nicaragua[n 2] Republic of Nicaragua NIC |
Spanish: Nicaragua — República de Nicaragua | Managua | 6,850,540 | 129,494 km2 (49,998 sq mi) | Nicaraguan córdoba | ||
Panama[n 2] Republic of Panama PAN |
English: Panama — Republic of Panama Spanish: Panamá — República de Panamá |
Panama City | 4,351,267 | 78,200 km2 (30,193 sq mi) | Panamanian balboa United States dollar | ||
Saint Kitts and Nevis[n 1] Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis KNA |
English: Saint Kitts and Nevis — Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | 47,606 | 261 km2 (101 sq mi) | East Caribbean dollar | ||
Saint Lucia[n 1] LCA |
English: Saint Lucia | Castries | 179,651 | 616 km2 (238 sq mi) | East Caribbean dollar | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[n 1] VCT |
English: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | 104,332 | 389 km2 (150 sq mi) | East Caribbean dollar | ||
Trinidad and Tobago[n 1] Republic of Trinidad and Tobago TTO |
English: Trinidad and Tobago — Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | 1,525,663 | 5,128 km2 (1,980 sq mi) | Trinidad and Tobago dollar | ||
United States[n 3] United States of America USA |
English: United States of America | Washington | 336,997,624 | 9,826,630 km2 (3,794,083 sq mi) | United States dollar |
Non-sovereign territories
This section contains areas that are not sovereign states nor integral parts of the sovereign states listed above. These include dependent territories and integral areas of primarily non-North American states.
Dependent territories
Dependencies that are not internationally recognized, or not in effect, are listed in italics.
Flag | English short, formal names, and ISO | Domestic short name(s) | Capital | Population 2021 | Area | Currency | Sovereign state | Legal status |
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Anguilla AIA |
English: Anguilla | The Valley | 15,753 | 102 km2 (39 sq mi) | East Caribbean dollar | United Kingdom | British Overseas Territory | |
Bermuda BMU |
English: Bermuda Portuguese: Bermudas |
Hamilton | 64,185 | 53.3 km2 (21 sq mi) | Bermudian dollar | |||
British Virgin Islands Virgin Islands VGB |
English: Virgin Islands | Road Town | 31,122 | 153 km2 (59 sq mi) | United States dollar | |||
Cayman Islands CYM |
English: Cayman Islands | George Town | 68,136 | 262 km2 (101 sq mi) | Cayman Islands dollar | |||
Montserrat[n 1] MSR |
English: Montserrat | Plymouth (de jure — abandoned) Brades (de facto — seat of government) |
4,417 | 102 km2 (39 sq mi) | East Caribbean dollar | |||
N/A | Navassa Island[n 4] UM-76 |
English: Navassa Island | Lulu Town (de jure — abandoned) |
0 | 5.4 km2 (2 sq mi) | United States dollar | United States | Uninhabited, administrated by the United States as an unincorporated unorganized territory, claimed by Haiti |
Puerto Rico Commonwealth of Puerto Rico PRI |
Spanish: Puerto Rico — Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico English: Puerto Rico — Commonwealth of Puerto Rico |
San Juan | 3,256,028 | 13,790 km2 (5,324 sq mi) | United States dollar | Unincorporated organized territory and Commonwealth of the United States | ||
Turks and Caicos Islands TCA |
English: Turks and Caicos Islands | Cockburn Town | 45,114 | 430 km2 (166 sq mi) | United States dollar | United Kingdom | British Overseas Territory | |
United States Virgin Islands Virgin Islands of the United States VIR |
English: United States Virgin Islands — Virgin Islands of the United States | Charlotte Amalie | 100,091 | 1,910 km2 (737 sq mi) | United States dollar | United States | Unincorporated organized territory of the United States |
Integral parts of primarily non-North American states
Flag | English short, formal names, and ISO | Domestic short name(s) | Capital | Population 2021 | Area | Currency | Sovereign state | Legal status |
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Aruba Country of Aruba ABW |
Dutch: Aruba | Oranjestad | 106,537 | 193 km2 (75 sq mi) | Aruban florin | Netherlands | Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
Bonaire[n 5] BES |
Dutch: Bonaire Papiamento: Boneiru |
Kralendijk | 20,104 | 179 km2 (69 sq mi) | United States dollar | Special municipality of the Netherlands | ||
Clipperton Island CPT |
French: Île de Clipperton | N/A | 0 | 6 km2 (2 sq mi) | N/A | France | Uninhabited overseas state private property of France | |
Curaçao Country of Curaçao CUW |
Dutch: Curaçao — Land Curaçao Papiamento: Kòrsou — Pais Kòrsou |
Willemstad | 190,338 | 276 km2 (107 sq mi) | Netherlands Antillean guilder | Netherlands | Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
Federal Dependencies VE-W |
Spanish: Dependencias Federales de Venezuela | Gran Roque | 2,155 | 342 km2 (132 sq mi) | Bolívar soberano, Petro |
Venezuela | Federal Dependencies of Venezuela | |
Greenland GRL |
Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat Danish: Grønland |
Nuuk | 56,243 | 2,166,086 km2 (836,330 sq mi) | Danish krone | Denmark | Constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark | |
Guadeloupe[n 6] GLP |
French: Guadeloupe Guadeloupean Creole French: Gwadloup |
Basse-Terre | 396,051 | 1,628 km2 (629 sq mi) | Euro | France | Overseas department and region of France | |
Martinique[n 6] Territorial Collectivity of Martinique MTQ |
French: Martinique — Collectivité Territoriale de Martinique | Fort-de-France | 368,796 | 1,128 km2 (436 sq mi) | Euro | Overseas department and region of France | ||
Saba[n 5] BES |
Dutch: Saba English: Saba |
The Bottom | 1,933 | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) | United States dollar | Netherlands | Special municipality of the Netherlands | |
Saint Barthélemy Territorial Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy BLM |
French: Saint-Barthélemy — Collectivité de Saint-Barthélemy | Gustavia | 10,861 | 25 km2 (10 sq mi) | Euro | France | Overseas collectivity of France | |
Saint Martin Collectivity of Saint Martin MAF |
French: Saint-Martin — Collectivité de Saint-Martin | Marigot | 31,948 | 53.2 km2 (21 sq mi) | Euro | Overseas collectivity of France | ||
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Overseas Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon SPM |
French: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon — Collectivité d'outre-mer de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon | Saint Pierre | 5,883 | 242 km2 (93 sq mi) | Euro | Overseas collectivity of France | ||
San Andrés and Providencia[n 7] Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina CO-SAP |
Spanish: San Andrés y Providencia — Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina | San Andrés | 61,280 | 52.5 km2 (20 sq mi) | Colombian peso | Colombia | Department of Colombia | |
Sint Eustatius[n 5] BES |
Dutch: Sint Eustatius English: Statia |
Oranjestad | 3,138 | 21 km2 (8 sq mi) | United States dollar | Netherlands | Special municipality of the Netherlands | |
Sint Maarten SXM |
Dutch: Sint Maarten | Philipsburg | 44,042 | 41.44 km2 (16 sq mi) | Netherlands Antillean guilder | Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Disputed territories
Disputed territories that are not internationally recognized, or not in effect, are listed in italics:
Flag | English short name | English long name | Domestic short name(s) | Claimants | Legal status |
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N/A | Bajo Nuevo Bank[n 8] | Bajo Nuevo Bank | Spanish: Bajo Nuevo | Colombia Jamaica United States |
Uninhabited, administered by Colombia, claimed by the United States as an unincorporated unorganized territory. Also claimed by Jamaica. |
N/A | Serranilla Bank[n 8] | Serranilla Bank | Spanish: Bajo Serranilla | Colombia United States |
Uninhabited, administered by Colombia, claimed by the United States as an unincorporated unorganized territory. |
See also
- Flags of North America
- List of currencies in the Americas
- List of North American countries by GDP (nominal)
- List of North American countries by GDP (nominal) per capita
- List of North American countries by GDP (PPP)
- List of North American countries by GDP (PPP) per capita
- List of predecessors of sovereign states in North America
- List of sovereign states and dependent territories in South America
- List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Member of the Caribbean Community. The Caribbean Community also includes Guyana and Suriname.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Member of the Central American Integration System.
- ^ a b c Member of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
- ^ Claimed by Haiti.
- ^ a b c Municipality of the Netherlands.
- ^ a b Department of France.
- ^ Part of Colombia.
- ^ a b Certain U.S. government documents list these as unorganized, unincorporated territories of the United States. For the most part, however, they are under Colombian administration as an integral part of Colombia, part of the San Andrés and Providencia Department. They are also claimed by Jamaica, and in part by Honduras.
References
- ^ a b "Field Listing :: Names". CIA. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ a b "UNGEGN List of Country Names" (PDF). United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names. 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ a b c "List of countries, territories and currencies". Europa. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "ISO 3166". International Organization for Standardization. 1974. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- ^ "Field Listing :: Capital". CIA. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ "UNGEGN World Geographical Names". United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ "World Population Prospects 2022". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX) ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "Field Listing :: Area". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2011.