Proper noun

Singular North America

Plural -

North America

1. The continent that is the northern part of the Americas; that part east of the Pacific Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, north of South America and south of the Arctic Ocean, and consisting of the following countries:

Mainland

• Canada
• Mexico
• United States

Caribbean

• Anguilla (British dependency)
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Aruba (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Bermuda (British dependency)
• British Virgin Islands (British dependency)
• Cayman Islands (British dependency)
• Cuba
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Grenada
• Guadeloupe (overseas department of France)
• Haiti
• Jamaica
• Martinique (overseas department of France)
• Montserrat (British dependency)
• Netherlands Antilles (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
• Puerto Rico (U.S. free associated state)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Turks and Caicos Islands (British dependency)
• U.S. Virgin Islands (territory of the USA)

Northern Atlantic

• Greenland (a self-governing dependency of Denmark)

Central America

• Belize
• Costa Rica
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Nicaragua
• Panama

North America (Spanish: América del Norte or Norteamérica; French: Amérique du Nord) is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and 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. North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), about 4.8% of the planet's surface or about 16.5% of its land area. As of July 2008, its population was estimated at nearly 529 million people. It is the third-largest continent in area, following Asia and Africa, and the fourth in population after Asia, Africa, and Europe.

History

• Bermuda@ (0)
• Canada@ (384)
• Greenland@ (4)
• Mexico@ (15)
• United States (2,978)

• Academic Departments@ (93)
• Ancient Age (65)
• Disasters (0)
• Exploration (1)
• Fur Trade (15)
• Ghost Towns (7)

• Great Lakes Region@ (9)
• Mesoamerican Archaeology@ (78)
• Native American@ (49)
• Organizations@ (43)
• Slavery@ (27)
• Women@ (0)

See also:

• Kids and Teens: School Time: Social Studies: History: By Region: North America (724)
• Recreation: Living History: By Historical Region: North America (398)
• Regional: North America (690,821)

• Peopling North America: Population Movements and Migration
  ucalgary.ca
  Presents a historical overview of migration to and within Canada, the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean from Europe, Asia and Africa. The demographic, economic, cultural, and political nature of major movements are examined.
• Trade Rings - their History, Use, and Meaning
  angelfire.com
  Short article on the finger rings first introduced by the Jesuits for use in trade with native americans.