List of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America

Sovereign states and 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.

Sovereign states

All of the states listed here are member states of the United Nations.

Flag	English short, formal names, and ISO ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]	Domestic short name(s) and formal name(s) ^[1]^[2]	Capital ^[3]^[5]^[6]	Population 2021 ^[7]^[8]	Area^[9]	Currency^[3]
	Antigua and Barbuda^{[n 1]} ATG	English: Antigua and Barbuda	St. John's	93,219	99,337 km² (38,354 sq mi)	East Caribbean dollar
	Bahamas, The^{[n 1]} Commonwealth of The Bahamas BHS	English: The Bahamas-Commonwealth of The Bahamas	Nassau	407,906	393,450 km² (151,912 sq mi)	Bahamian dollar
	Barbados^{[n 1]} BRB	English: Barbados	Bridgetown	281,200	288,000 km² (111,197 sq mi)	Barbadian dollar
	Belize^{[n 1]}^{[n 2]} BLZ	English: Belize	Belmopan	400,031	430,191 km² (166,098 sq mi)	Belize dollar
	Canada^{[n 3]} CAN	English: Canada French: Canada	Ottawa	38,155,012	38,838,261 km² (14,995,536 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	5,163,038 km² (1,993,460 sq mi)	Costa Rican colón
	Cuba Republic of Cuba CUB	Spanish: Cuba-República de Cuba	Havana	11,256,372	11,113,215 km² (4,290,836 sq mi)	Cuban peso Cuban convertible peso
	Dominica^{[n 1]} Commonwealth of Dominica DMA	English: Dominica	Roseau	72,412	72,000 km² (27,799 sq mi)	East Caribbean dollar
	Dominican Republic^{[n 2]} DOM	English: Dominican Republic Spanish: República Dominicana	Santo Domingo	11,117,873	10,535,535 km² (4,067,793 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	6,825,935 km² (2,635,508 sq mi)	United States dollar
	Grenada^{[n 1]} GRD	English: Grenada	St. George's	124,610	113,000 km² (43,630 sq mi)	East Caribbean dollar
	Guatemala^{[n 2]} Republic of Guatemala GTM	Spanish: Guatemala-República de Guatemala	Guatemala City	17,608,483	17,109,746 km² (6,606,110 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	11,743,017 km² (4,534,004 sq mi)	Haitian gourde
Flag of Honduras	Honduras^{[n 2]} Republic of Honduras HND	Spanish: Honduras-República de Honduras	Tegucigalpa	10,278,345	9,546,178 km² (3,685,800 sq mi)	Honduran lempira
	Jamaica^{[n 1]} JAM	English: Jamaica	Kingston	2,827,695	2,734,093 km² (1,055,639 sq mi)	Jamaican dollar
	Mexico^{[n 3]} United Mexican States MEX	Spanish: México-Estados Unidos Mexicanos	Mexico City	126,705,138	128,271,248 km² (49,525,806 sq mi)	Mexican peso
	Nicaragua^{[n 2]} Republic of Nicaragua NIC	Spanish: Nicaragua-República de Nicaragua	Managua	6,850,540	6,595,674 km² (2,546,604 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	4,278,500 km² (1,651,938 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	54,000 km² (20,850 sq mi)	East Caribbean dollar
	Saint Lucia^{[n 1]} LCA	English: Saint Lucia	Castries	179,651	178,696 km² (68,995 sq mi)	East Caribbean dollar
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines^{[n 1]} VCT	English: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Kingstown	104,332	110,696 km² (42,740 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	1,367,558 km² (528,017 sq mi)	Trinidad and Tobago dollar
	United States^{[n 3]} United States of America USA	English: United States of America	Washington	336,997,624	332,918,375 km² (128,540,503 sq mi)	United States dollar

Non-sovereign territories

This section contains areas that are not sovereign states but, also, are not 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	Currency	Population	Sovereign state	Legal status
	Anguilla AIA	English: Anguilla	The Valley	East Caribbean dollar	15,114	United Kingdom	British Overseas Territory
	Bermuda The Bermuda Islands BMU	English: Bermuda Portuguese: Bermudas	Hamilton	Bermudian dollar	62,091
	British Virgin Islands VGB	English: Virgin Islands	Road Town	United States dollar	30,397
	Cayman Islands CYM	English: Cayman Islands	George Town	Cayman Islands dollar	66,366
	Montserrat^{[n 1]} MSR	English: Montserrat	Plymouth (de jure – abandoned) Brades (de facto – seat of government)	East Caribbean dollar	4,994
N/A	Navassa Island^{[n 4]} UM-76	English: Navassa Island	Lulu Town (de jure – abandoned)	United States dollar	0	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 English: Puerto Rico	San Juan	United States dollar	2,802,509	United States	Unincorporated organized territory and Commonwealth of the United States
	Turks and Caicos Islands TCA	English: Turks and Caicos Islands	Cockburn Town	United States dollar	39,155	United Kingdom	British Overseas Territory
	United States Virgin Islands VIR	English: United States Virgin Islands	Charlotte Amalie	United States dollar	104,299	United States	Unincorporated organized territory of the United States

Integral parts of primarily non-North American states

English short, formal names, and ISO	Domestic short name(s)	Capital	Currency	Population	Sovereign state	Legal status
Aruba ABW	Dutch: Aruba	Oranjestad	Aruban florin	107,139	Netherlands	Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Bonaire^{[n 5]} BES	Dutch: Bonaire Papiamento: Boneiru	Kralendijk	United States dollar	20,104	Netherlands	Special municipality of the Netherlands
Clipperton Island CPT	French: Île de Clipperton	N/A	N/A	0	France	Uninhabited overseas state private property of France
Curaçao Country of Curaçao CUW	Dutch: Land Curaçao Papiamento: Pais Kòrsou	Willemstad	Netherlands Antillean guilder	157,538	Netherlands	Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Federal Dependencies VE-W	Spanish: Dependencias Federales de Venezuela	Gran Roque	Bolívar soberano, Petro	2,155	Venezuela	Federal Dependencies of Venezuela
Nueva Esparta State of Nueva Esparta VE-O	Spanish: Estado Nueva Esparta	La Asunción	Bolívar soberano, Petro	387,175	Venezuela	Federated state of Venezuela
Greenland GRL	Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat Danish: Grønland	Nuuk	Danish krone	56,225	Denmark	Constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark
Guadeloupe^{[n 6]} GLP	French: Guadeloupe	Basse-Terre	Euro	395,700	France	Overseas department and region of France
Martinique^{[n 6]} MTQ	French: Martinique	Fort-de-France	Euro	376,480	France	Overseas department and region of France
Saba^{[n 5]} BES	Dutch: Saba English: Saba	The Bottom	United States dollar	1,933	Netherlands	Special municipality of the Netherlands
Saint Barthélemy Territorial Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy BLM	French: Saint-Barthélemy	Gustavia	Euro	9,131	France	Overseas collectivity of France
Saint Martin MAF	French: Saint-Martin	Marigot	Euro	38,002		Overseas collectivity of France
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Overseas Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon SPM	French: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon	Saint Pierre	Euro	5,888		Overseas collectivity of France
San Andrés and Providencia^{[n 7]} CO-SAP	Spanish: San Andrés y Providencia	San Andrés	Colombian peso	61,280	Colombia	Department of Colombia
Sint Eustatius^{[n 5]} BES	Dutch: Sint Eustatius English: Statia	Oranjestad	United States dollar	3,138	Netherlands	Special municipality of the Netherlands
Sint Maarten SXM	Dutch: Sint Maarten	Philipsburg	Netherlands Antillean guilder	40,733	Netherlands	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
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.

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "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.

[CARICOM-10] ^ ^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.

[SICA-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Member of the Central American Integration System.

[NAFTA-12] Member of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

[13] Claimed by Haiti.

[Neth-14] Municipality of the Netherlands.

[FOD-15] Department of France.

[16] Part of Colombia.

[banks-17] 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.

[CIA_Names-1] "Field Listing :: Names". CIA. Retrieved 28 July 2011.

[UN_Names-2] "UNGEGN List of Country Names" (PDF). United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names. 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2011.

[Europa-3] "List of countries, territories and currencies". Europa. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.

[4] "ISO 3166". International Organization for Standardization. 1974. Retrieved 2022-07-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[Capital-5] "Field Listing :: Capital". CIA. Retrieved 3 August 2011.

[6] "UNGEGN World Geographical Names". United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.

[UN_WPP-7] "World Population Prospects 2022". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.

[UN_WPP_2022-8] "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.

[Area-9] "Field Listing :: Area". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2011.

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