List of North American countries by area
Below is a list of all the North American countries, in order of geographical area. North America's total geographical area is 24,500,995 km2.[1]
Countries[]
Rank | Country[2][3] | Area | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
km2 | sq mi | |||
1 | Canada | 9,984,670 | 3,855,100 | |
2 | United States | 9,629,091 | 3,717,813 | |
3 | Greenland | 2,166,086 | 836,330 | |
4 | Mexico | 1,964,375 | 758,449 | |
5 | Nicaragua | 130,373 | 50,337 | |
6 | Honduras | 112,492 | 43,433 | |
7 | Cuba | 109,886 | 42,427 | |
8 | Guatemala | 108,889 | 42,042 | |
9 | Panama | 75,417 | 29,119 | |
10 | Costa Rica | 51,100 | 19,700 | |
11 | Dominican Republic | 48,671 | 18,792 | |
12 | Haiti | 27,750 | 10,710 | |
13 | Belize | 22,966 | 8,867 | |
14 | El Salvador | 21,041 | 8,124 | |
15 | The Bahamas | 13,943 | 5,383 | |
16 | Jamaica | 10,991 | 4,244 | |
17 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,130 | 1,980 | |
18 | Dominica | 751 | 290 | |
19 | Saint Lucia | 539 | 208 | |
20 | Antigua and Barbuda | 442 | 171 | |
21 | Barbados | 430 | 170 | |
22 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 389 | 150 | |
23 | Grenada | 344 | 133 | |
24 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 261 | 101 | |
Total | 22,319,941 | 8,617,777 |
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Territories[]
These territories, also located in North America, are not sovereign nations but are either former colonies of European countries still under control of Denmark, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom; or historically under the control of the United States.
Rank | Territory | Sovereign state | Area | Notes | |
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km2 | sq mi | ||||
1 | Greenland | Denmark | 2,166,086 | 836,330 | |
2 | Puerto Rico | United States | 8,870 | 3,420 | |
3 | Guadeloupe | France | 1,628 | 629 | |
3 | Martinique | France | 1,128 | 436 | |
4 | Turks and Caicos Islands | United Kingdom | 948 | 366 | |
5 | Curaçao | Netherlands | 444 | 171 | |
6 | United States Virgin Islands | United States | 347 | 134 | |
7 | Bonaire | Netherlands | 294 | 114 | |
8 | Cayman Islands | United Kingdom | 264 | 102 | |
9 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | France | 242 | 93 | |
10 | Aruba | Netherlands | 180 | 69 | |
11 | British Virgin Islands | United Kingdom | 151 | 58 | |
12 | Montserrat | United Kingdom | 102 | 39 | |
13 | Anguilla | United Kingdom | 91 | 35 | |
14 | Saint Martin | France | 54 | 21 | |
15 | Bermuda | United Kingdom | 54 | 21 | |
16 | Sint Maarten | Netherlands | 34 | 13 | |
17 | Sint Eustatius | Netherlands | 21 | 8.1 | |
18 | Saint Barthelemy | France | 21 | 8.1 | |
19 | Saba | Netherlands | 13 | 5.0 | |
20 | Clipperton Island | France | 6 | 2.3 |
Transcontinental countries[]
The island of Trinidad is sometimes included in South America.
See also[]
- List of North American countries by population
- List of African countries by area
- List of Asian countries by area
- List of European countries by area
- List of Oceanian countries by area
- List of South American countries by area
- List of North American countries by area
References[]
- ^ "Continent Map | Map of Continents | Continent Size, Populations, Number of Countries - Worldatlas.com". www.worldatlas.com.
- ^ https://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/9th-uncsgn-docs/UNGEGN%20WG%20Country%20Names%20Document%20-%20August%202009.pdf
- ^ "Publications Office – Interinstitutional Style Guide – Annex A5 – List of countries, territories and currencies". publications.europa.eu.
Categories:
- North America-related lists
- Lists by area
- Lists of countries by geography