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| Area | 24,709,000 km2(9,540,000 sq mi) |
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| Population | 565,265,000 (2013, 4th) |
| Pop. density | 22.9/km2 (59.3/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal) | $20.3 trillion (2013, 2nd) |
| GDP (PPP) | $20.9 trillion (2013, 2nd) |
| Demonym | North American |
| Countries | 23 (list of countries) |
| Dependencies | 22 (see list of countries) |
| Languages | English, Spanish, French, and many others |
| Time zones | UTC-10 to UTC |
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It can also be considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, and to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea.
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 2013, its population was estimated at nearly 565 million people across 23 independent states, representing about 7.5% of the human population. Most of the continent's land area is dominated by Canada, the United States, Greenland, and Mexico, while smaller states exist in the Central American and Caribbean regions. North America is the third largest continent by area, following Asia and Africa, and the fourth by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. America. European colonists began to arrive starting in the 16th and 17th centuries, wiping out large numbers of the native populations and beginning an era of European dominance.
List of North American Sovereign states:
Antigua and Barbuda Haiti
Bahamas Honduras
Barbados Jamaica
Belize Mexico
Canada Nicaragua
Costa Rica Panama
Cuba Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominica Saint Lucia
Dominican Republic Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
El Salvador Trinidad and Tobago
Grenada United States
Guatemala
List of North American Non-sovereign territories:
Anguilla Navassa Island
Bajo Nuevo Bank Puerto Rico
Bermuda Serranilla Bank
British Virgin Island Turks and Caicos Island
Cayman Island United State Virgin Island
Montserrat
Other Areas:
Aruba Saba
Bonaire Saint Barthélemy
Clipperton Island Saint Martin
Curaçao Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Greenland San Andrés and Providencia
Guadeloupe Sint Eustatius
Martinique Sint Maarten
