Outline of North America

Satellite photo of North America

North America is a continent^[1] in the Earth's Northern and Western Hemispheres. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the south and west by the North Pacific Ocean; South America lies to the southeast. North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometres (9,540,198 sq mi), about 4.8% of the planet's surface or about 16.5% of its land area. As of July 2007, its population was estimated at nearly 524 million people. It is the third-largest continent in area, following Asia and Africa, and is fourth in population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. North America and South America are collectively known as the Americas.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to North America:

Geography of North America

Main article: Geography of North America

• Americas (terminology)
• Atlas of North America
• Continental divides of North America:
  • Continental Divide of the Americas
  • Eastern Continental Divide
  • Laurentian Divide
• Extreme points of North America

Countries and dependencies of North America

 Anguilla •  Antigua and Barbuda •  Aruba •  Bahamas •  Barbados •  Belize •  Bermuda •  British Virgin Islands •  Canada •  Cayman Islands • Clipperton Island •  Costa Rica •  Cuba •  Curaçao •  Dominica •  Dominican Republic •  El Salvador •  Greenland •  Grenada •  Guadeloupe •  Guatemala •  Haiti •  Honduras •  Jamaica •  Martinique •  Mexico •  Montserrat • Navassa Island •  Nicaragua •  Panama •  Puerto Rico •  Saint Barthélemy •  Saint Kitts and Nevis •  Saint Lucia •  Saint Martin •  Saint Pierre and Miquelon •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines • Sint Maarten •  Trinidad and Tobago •  Turks and Caicos Islands •  United States •  United States Virgin Islands

Environment of North America

Regions of North America

United Nations geoscheme for the Americas

Ecoregions of North America

Political divisions of North America

Coats of arms of North America
Flags of North America
List of North American countries by GDP (PPP)
List of North American countries by population
List of cities in North America

Geographic features of North America

Table of the highest major summits of North America
Table of the most prominent summits of North America
Table of the most isolated major summits of North America

List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas

Demography of North America

Geography by country and territory

Government and politics of North America

History of North America

• History of the Americas
• History of Central America
• Voyages of Christopher Columbus
  • Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact
• History of the west coast of North America
• European colonization of the Americas
  • Timeline of colonization of North America

Culture of North America

Main article: Culture of North America

• American (word)
• Etiquette in North America
  • Etiquette in Canada and the United States
  • Etiquette in Latin America
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas
• Languages of North America
  • Anglo-America
  • North American English
• World Heritage Sites in the Americas

The Arts in North America

Sports in North America

Economy and infrastructure of North America

Education in North America

Infrastructure of North America

• Wind power in North America

North America lists

• List of newspapers
• Lists of radio stations in North America

See also

	North America portal
	Latin America portal

• Anglo-America
• Continent
• Latin America
• List of Caribbean-related topics
• Index of Central America-related articles
• Lists of country-related topics
  • Index of Anguilla-related articles
  • Index of Antigua and Barbuda-related articles
  • Index of Aruba-related articles
  • List of Bahamas-related topics
  • Index of Barbados-related articles
  • List of Belize-related topics
  • List of Bermuda-related topics
  • List of British Virgin Islands-related topics
  • Index of Canada-related articles
  • Index of Cayman Islands-related articles
  • Index of Clipperton Island-related articles
  • Index of Costa Rica-related articles
  • Index of Cuba-related articles
  • Index of Dominican Republic-related articles
  • Index of Dominica-related articles
  • Index of El Salvador-related articles
  • Index of Greenland-related articles
  • Index of Grenada-related articles
  • Index of Guadeloupe-related articles
  • Index of Guatemala-related articles
  • Index of Haiti-related articles
  • List of Honduras-related topics
  • Index of Jamaica-related articles
  • Index of Martinique-related articles
  • Index of Mexico-related articles
  • Index of Montserrat-related articles
  • Index of Navassa Island-related articles
  • Index of Netherlands Antilles-related articles
  • Index of Nicaragua-related articles
  • Index of Panama-related articles
  • Index of Puerto Rico-related articles
  • Index of Saint Barthélemy-related articles
  • Index of Saint Kitts and Nevis-related articles
  • Index of Saint Lucia-related articles
  • Index of Saint Martin (France)-related articles
  • Index of Saint Pierre and Miquelon-related articles
  • Index of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-related articles
  • List of Trinidad and Tobago–related topics
  • Index of Turks and Caicos Islands-related articles
  • Index of United States Virgin Islands-related articles
  • Index of United States–related articles
  • Outline of Canada
  • Outline of Mexico
  • Outline of the United States
• Outline of South America

• Dansk Wikipedia
• English Wikipedia
• Wikipedia en español
• Wikipédia en français
• Kalaallisut Wikipedia
• Nederlandse Wikipedia

References

1. ^ "United Nations Statistics Division- Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications (M49)". United Nations Statistics Division. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm#ftnb. 

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of North America

• North America maps at World Atlas.com
• North America travel guide from Wikitravel