List of Countries in Americas: Geographic Locations, Full List, Important Facts

List of Countries of the Americas: In several English-speaking countries, as well as in China and India, the predominant educational practice involves the recognition of seven continents. But several nations merge North and South America into a singular continent. This united land mass is commonly known as America.

Spanning a distance of 8,700 miles from north to south, America almost touches the Arctic and Antarctic circles. With a population exceeding 1,014 million, the Americas encompass an expansive area measuring more than 16.43 million square miles.

The Americas, comprising 35 countries, including several of the world’s largest nations, as well as several dependent territories, are an important geographic and geopolitical entity.

List of countries in America – Geographic regions

Traditionally, the Americas can be divided into four main geographic regions or subregions:

1. North America
2. South America
3. Caribbean
4. Central America

Each of these regions comprises a different set of countries.

North America

North America, commonly known as North America, represents the landmass of northern America in general. As Earth’s third largest continent, it encompasses a substantial area of ​​9.5 million square miles (24.7 million square kilometers) and occupies a position within the planet’s western hemisphere. According to the geoscheme established by the United Nations, North America can be classified into three distinct regions: North America, Central America and the Caribbean.

The term “North America” ​​refers specifically to the northern section of the continent. This region encompasses notable territories such as the world’s largest island, Greenland, as well as the independent nations of Canada, the United States, and Mexico. In terms of population, North America is home to approximately 498 million people, as of 2019.

	Country	Population	Capital
1	Canada	38,940,231	Ottawa – Toronto
2	Greenland	56,609	Nuuk (Godthab)
3	Mexico	128,455,567	Mexico City)
4	USA	334,233,854	Washington – New York

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South America

South America is the southern continent of America and occupies an important position within the Western Hemisphere. As the world’s fourth largest continent, it is located primarily south of the equator. Geographically, South America is bordered to the west by the Pacific Ocean, to the northwest by the Caribbean Sea, to the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Southern Ocean.

The continent is linked to North America through a narrow land bridge known as the Isthmus of Panama. Within its continental territory, South America is shared by twelve sovereign states and one overseas department of France, namely French Guiana. In 2019, an estimated 432 million people call South America home.

	Country	Population	Capital
1	Argentina	46,422,117	Buenos Aires
2	bolivia	12,144,478	La Paz, Sucre
3	Brazil	217,030,546	Brasilia – Sao Paulo
4	Chili	19,601,840	Santiago
5	Colombia	52,485,326	Bogotá DC
6	Ecuador	18,436,392	Quito
7	Guiana	797,780	georgetown
8	Paraguay	7,391,920	Assumption
9	Peru	34,331,821	Lime
10	Surinam	612,985	Paramaribo
eleven	Uruguay	3,509,340	Montevideo
12	Venezuela	28,199,867	Caracas

Caribbean

The Caribbean, also known as the West Indies, denotes the set of islands and archipelagos located in the Caribbean Sea, located southeast of the United States and north of South America. Geographically, the Caribbean region is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico to the west, the Straits of Florida to the north, and the North Atlantic Ocean to the east.

Featured Caribbean islands include Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad. In 2019, it is estimated that approximately 44 million people call the Caribbean home.

	Country	Population	Capital
1	Old and bearded	100,324	San Juan
2	bahamas	404,355	Nassau
3	Barbados	287,000	Bridgetown
4	Cuba	11,306,195	Havana
5	Dominican Republic	72,515	roseau
6	The Dominican Republic	11,169,903	Santo Domingo
7	Grenade	112,523	Saint George
8	Haiti	11,813,668	Prince Port
9	Jamaica	2,999,402	Kingston
10	Saint Kitts and Nevis	54,312	Basseterre
eleven	St. Lucia	183,627	Castries
12	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	110,940	Kingstown
13	Trinidad and Tobago	1,412,893	Port of Spain

Central America

Central America is a narrow strip of land that serves as a vital link between the continents of North and South America. Located between the Pacific Ocean to the southwest and the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, this region has a rich tapestry of geography, culture and history.

1	Belize	390	Belmopan
2	Costa Rica	4,999	Saint Joseph
3	The Savior	6,445	San Salvador
4	Guatemala	17,578	Guatemala city)
5	Honduras	9,569	Tegucigalpa
6	Nicaragua	6,351	Managua
7	Panama	4,226	City of Panama)

Complete list of countries in America

	Country
1	USA
2	Brazil
3	Mexico
4	Colombia
5	Argentina
6	Canada
7	Peru
8	Venezuela
9	Chili
10	Ecuador
eleven	Guatemala
12	bolivia
13	Haiti
14	Cuba
fifteen	Dominican Republic
sixteen	Honduras
17	Paraguay
18	The Savior
19	Nicaragua
twenty	Costa Rica
twenty-one	Panama
22	Uruguay
23	Jamaica
24	Trinidad and Tobago
25	Guiana
26	Surinam
27	Belize
28	bahamas
29	Barbados
30	St. Lucia
31	Grenade
32	St. Vincent and the Grenadines
33	Old and bearded
3. 4	Dominican Republic
35	Saint Kitts and Nevis

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List of countries in America: important facts

• America is made up of two continents (North America and South America) and the largest island in the world (Greenland), with Central America and the Caribbean considered part of North America.
• America is located entirely in the Western Hemisphere and borders the Pacific Ocean (west), the Atlantic Ocean (east), the Arctic Ocean (north) and the Southern Ocean (south).
• America covers 8.3 percent of the Earth’s surface and 28.5 percent of its total land area, measuring 42.55 million km² (16,428,000 sq mi).
• The largest countries in terms of area are Canada (9,984,670 km²), the United States (9,833,517 km²), Brazil (8,515,770 km²) and Argentina (2,780,400 km²).
• In terms of land area, the United States (9,147,593 km²) is the largest country in the Americas, followed by Canada (9,093,507 km²).
• The smallest independent country in the Americas is the island nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, with an area of ​​261 km².

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