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All 23 independent countries of North America, including island states in the Caribbean. Always up-to-date and accurate information.
Here is the alphabetical list of North American countries with their capitals. We have also included the countries’ regions, the international standard for country codes (ISO 3166), and the continent.
Spanning 24 million square kilometers, North America includes 23 countries and 600 million people who reside in homes culturally and geographically unique.
North America's largest countries by land area are Canada and the U.S., both of which have well-defined and recognized subregions. In Canada, these include (from east to west) Atlantic Canada, Central Canada, Canadian Prairies, the British Columbia Coast, and Northern Canada.
There are three countries on the North American continent: Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America. They're the largest countries in North America in terms of both size (over 20 million total square kilometers, 8 million square miles) and population (over 84% of the total North and Central American population).
The following is a list of sovereign countries and dependent territories in North America, a continent that covers the landmass north of the Colombia-Panama border as well as the islands of the Caribbean.
As of 2024, there are a total of 24 countries in North America. Among them, Canada is the largest country by area and United States is the biggest one by population. By contrast, the smallest country in North American continent is Saint Kitts and Nevis, composed by two small islands.
There are 23 countries in North America, as well as more than two dozen non-sovereign territories, including Bermuda, Aruba, the Cayman Islands, Greenland, and Puerto Rico. The primary language in North America is English, followed by Spanish and French.
There are 23 countries in North America, the largest of which are the United States and Canada. The Arctic Ocean borders it to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south.
North America, third largest of the world’s continents, lying for the most part between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer. It extends for more than 5,000 miles (8,000 km) to within 500 miles (800 km) of both the North Pole and the Equator and has an east-west extent of 5,000 miles.