Countries of North America
North America stretches from the Arctic islands of Canada down through the United States and Mexico to the narrow bridge of Central America and the islands of the Caribbean. In this map you learn to place every country of the continent.
The three giants are Canada, the United States and Mexico, but North America also includes the seven small countries of Central America — Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama — and Caribbean island nations such as Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Together they make a surprisingly varied continent.
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How many countries are in North America?
North America has 23 sovereign countries. These include Canada, the United States and Mexico, the seven nations of Central America, and island states across the Caribbean such as Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
What are the three largest countries in North America?
The three largest are Canada, the United States and Mexico. Canada is the biggest by area and the second-largest country in the world, while the United States has by far the largest population of the three.
What countries are in Central America?
Central America is the narrow land bridge between Mexico and South America. It contains seven countries: Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, where the famous canal links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Which Caribbean countries are part of North America?
Caribbean island nations counted in North America include Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and several smaller island states scattered across the Caribbean Sea.