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___ Countries of the Americas and the Caribbean

Area: North America (Canada, USA): 20,000,000 km2 (7,700,000 mi2);
Central America and the Caribbean: 20,720,000 km2 (8,000,000 mi2);
South America: 17,900,000 km2 (6,900,000 mi2)

Population: 942 million
North America: 346 million (Canada and USA); Central America and the Caribbean (incl. Mexico): 200 million; South America: 396 million.

Highest Point: Aconcagua, 6,959 m (22,831 ft), Mendoza, Argentina.

Largest Lake: Lake Superior, surface area 82,000 km2 (32,000 mi2), larger than Panama.

Longest River: Rio Amazonas (Amazon river), 6,296 km (3,912 mi), South America.

Languages of the Americas: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, various native Indian languages, French patois, and Creole.

Maps
Map of Central America and the Caribbean
Reference Map of Central America and the Caribbean. 
Political Map of North America
Reference Map of North America.
Relief Map of North America
Physical Map of North America.
Map of South America
Reference map of South America.
Map of the United States
Map of continental USA.
Maps of the U.S. States
Index of Reference Maps of the 50 U.S. States.

Flags
Flags of the Americas and the Caribbean
Flags of the 50 U.S. States

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States and Territories of the Americas and the Caribbean

Caribbean

   
  Country   Capital City
Anguilla 13,000   The Valley
Antigua and Barbuda 100,000   Saint John's
Aruba 103,000   Oranjestad
Bahamas 300,000   Nassau
Barbados 300,000   Bridgetown
Bermuda 65,000   Hamilton
British Virgin Islands 22,000   Road Town
Cayman Islands 38,000   George Town
Cuba 11,200,000   Havana
Dominica 100,000   Roseau
Dominican Republic 9,900,000   Santo Domingo
Grenada 100,000   Saint George's
Guadeloupe 400,000   Basse-Terre
Haiti 9,800,000   Port-au-Prince
Jamaica 2,700,000   Kingston
Martinique 400,000   Fort-de-France
Montserrat 5,000   Plymouth
Netherlands Antilles 220,000   Willemstad
Puerto Rico 3,900,000   San Juan
Saint Kitts and Nevis 100,000   Basseterre
Saint Lucia 200,000   Castries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100,000   Kingstown
Trinidad and Tobago 1,300,000   Port-of-Spain
US Virgin Islands 93,000   Charlotte Amalie
 

Central America

   
  Country Population   Capital City
Belize 300,000   Belmopan
 Costa Rica 4,600,000   San José
 El Salvador 6,200,000   San Salvador
 Guatemala 14,400,000   Guatemala (City)
Honduras 7,600,000   Tegucigalpa
 Nicaragua 6,000,000   Managua
 Panama 3,500,000   Panama (City)
 

South America

   
  Country Population   Capital City - Largest City
Argentina 40,500,000   Buenos Aires
 Bolivia 10,400,000   La Paz, Sucre
 Brazil 193,300,000   Brasilia - São Paulo
 Chile 17,100,000   Santiago
 Colombia 45,500,000   Bogotá D.C.
 Ecuador 14,200,000   Quito
 French Guiana 200,000   Cayenne
 Guyana 800,000   Georgetown
 Paraguay 6,500,000   Asunción
 Peru 29,500,000   Lima
 Suriname 500,000   Paramaribo
 Uruguay 3,400,000   Montevideo
 Venezuela 28,800,000   Caracas
 

North America

   
  Country Population   Capital City - Largest City
Canada 34,00,000   Ottawa - Toronto
 Mexico 112,000,000   Mexico (City)
United States 313,000,000   Washington - New York

Source: Various sources, see:
Population by Country
List of population figures from the most to the least populated countries of the world.

World Population
 


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