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List of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America

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This is an alphabetical list of North American countries and territories, including both sovereign states and dependent territories. This list considers "North America" to be the continent and associated islands north of the Panama-Colombia border, which is the most inclusive definition in common use. North America is the northern continent of the Americas,[1] situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the 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 west by the North Pacific Ocean; South America lies to the southeast.

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Countries and dependencies

English Short Name English Long Name Flag Capital Currency Domestic Short Names
Anguilla Anguilla Anguilla The Valley East Caribbean dollar English: Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda St. John's East Caribbean dollar English: Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba Aruba Aruba Oranjestad Aruban florin Dutch: Aruba
Bahamas Commonwealth of The Bahamas The Bahamas Nassau Bahamian dollar English: Bahamas File:Bahamas coat of arms.gif
Barbados Barbados Barbados Bridgetown Barbadian dollar English: Barbados File:Barbados COA.gif
Belize Belize Belize Belmopan Belize dollar English: Belize
Spanish: Belice
Bermuda Bermuda Islands Bermuda Hamilton Bermudian dollar English: Bermuda
Portuguese: Bermuda
File:Coa Bermuda.svg
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Road Town United States dollar English: British Virgin Islands
Canada Canada Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar English: Canada
French: Canada
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Cayman Islands George Town Cayman Islands dollar English: Cayman Islands
Clipperton Island Clipperton Island France Euro French: Île de la Passion
Costa Rica Republic of Costa Rica Costa Rica San José Costa Rican colón Spanish: Costa Rica
Cuba Republic of Cuba Cuba Havana Cuban peso, Chavito Spanish: Cuba
Dominica Commonwealth of Dominica Dominica Roseau East Caribbean dollar English: Dominica
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican Peso Spanish: República Dominicana
El Salvador Republic of El Salvador El Salvador San Salvador United States dollar Spanish: El Salvador
Greenland Greenland Greenland Nuuk Danish krone Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat
Danish: Grønland
Grenada Grenada Grenada St. George's East Caribbean dollar English: Grenada File:Grenada Coat of Arms.jpg
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Basse-Terre Euro French: Guadeloupe
Guatemala Republic of Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala City Guatemalan quetzal Spanish: Guatemala
Haiti Republic of Haiti Haiti Port-au-Prince Haitian gourde French: Haïti
Honduras Republic of Honduras Honduras Tegucigalpa Honduran lempira Spanish: Honduras
Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica Jamaican dollar Kingston English: Jamaica
Martinique Martinique Fort-de-France Euro French: Martinique
Mexico United Mexican States Mexico Mexico City Mexican Peso Spanish: México
English: Mexico
Nahuatl languages: Mēxihco
Montserrat Montserrat Montserrat Plymouth East Caribbean dollar English: Montserrat
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles Willemstad Netherlands Antillean guilder Dutch: Nederlandse Antillen
Nicaragua Republic of Nicaragua Nicaragua Managua Nicaraguan córdoba Spanish: Nicaragua
Panama Republic of Panama Panama Panama City Panamanian balboa, United States dollar Spanish: Panamá
Puerto Rico Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico San Juan United States dollar Spanish: Puerto Rico
English: Puerto Rico
File:Escudo de Puerto Rico.png
Saint Barthélemy Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy Gustavia Euro French: Saint-Barthélemy
Saint Kitts and Nevis Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre East Caribbean dollar English: Saint Kitts and Nevis File:Coat of arms of Saint Kitts and Nevis.jpg
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Castries East Caribbean Dollar English: Saint Lucia File:Coat of arms of saint lucia.gif
Saint Martin Collectivity of Saint Martin Marigot Euro French: Saint-Martin File:StMartinCoat.png
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint-Pierre Euro French: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown East Caribbean dollar English: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago dollar English: Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Cockburn Town United States dollar English: Turks and Caicos Islands File:Coa Turks Caicos.svg
United States United States of America United States Washington, D.C. United States dollar English: United States
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie United States dollar English: United States Virgin Islands

See also

References

  1. ^ "North America". Encyclopaedia Britannica.
  2. ^ CIA The World Factbook
  3. ^ CIA The World Factbook