Outline of North America

For a more comprehensive list, see the List of North America-related topics.

North America is a continent in the Earth's northern hemisphere and (chiefly) 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 south and west by the North Pacific Ocean; South America lies to the southeast. It covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 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.

The following list of topics is provided as an overview of and introduction to North America:

Geography of North America

Main articles: Geography of North America

• Atlas of North America
• Cities of North America
  • List of capital cities of North America
• Extreme points of North America

Geographic features of North America

Main article: Landforms of North America

• Bodies of water of North America
• Islands of North America
• Mountains of North America
• Rivers of North America
• World Heritage Sites in North America

Demography of North America

Main article: Demographics of North America

Geography of North America

• Atlas of North America

Regions of North America

• Central North America
• Eastern North America
• Northern North America
• Southern North America
• Western North America

• United Nations geoscheme for North America

Countries of North America

• 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

Geographic features of North America

• List of World Heritage Sites in North America
• List of islands of North America
• List of rivers of North America

Demography of North America

Main article: Demographics of North America

• Aging of North America

Culture of North America

Main article: Culture of North America

• Etiquette in North America
  • Etiquette in Canada and the United States
  • Etiquette in Latin America
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas
• Languages of North America
  • North American English
• World Heritage Sites in the Americas

Infrastructure of North America

• Wind power in North America

North America lists

Main article: List of North America-related topics

• List of newspapers in North America
• List of radio stations in North America

See also

• Continent

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of North America

• North America travel guide from Wikitravel
• "North America". The Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online. 2005. New York: Columbia University Press.
• North America at Night at NASA Earth Observatory