- List of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America
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This is an alphabetical list of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America. This list uses the most inclusive definition of North America, which covers the landmass north of the Panama-Colombia border, and the islands of the Caribbean. North America is the northern continent of the Americas,[1] situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere. 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 west by the North Pacific Ocean; South America lies to the southeast.
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Sovereign states
Non-sovereign territories
This section contains areas that are not sovereign states, but are not part of the sovereign states listed above. This includes dependent territories and integral areas of a primarily non-North American state.
Dependent territories
Dependencies that are not internationally recognised, or not in effect, are listed in italics.
Flag English Short Name English Long Name Capital Currency Domestic Short Names Legal Status Anguilla Anguilla The Valley East Caribbean dollar English: Anguilla British Overseas Territory Aruba Aruba Oranjestad Aruban florin Dutch: Aruba Constituent Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Bajo Nuevo Bank [n 4] Bajo Nuevo Bank N/A N/A Spanish: Bajo Nuevo Unincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States of America Bermuda Bermuda Islands Hamilton Bermudian dollar English: Bermuda
Portuguese: BermudasBritish Overseas Territory British Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Road Town United States dollar English: Virgin Islands British Overseas Territory Cayman Islands Cayman Islands George Town Cayman Islands dollar English: Cayman Islands British Overseas Territory Clipperton Island Clipperton Island N/A Euro French: Île de la Passion Overseas Possession of France Curaçao Curaçao Willemstad Netherlands Antillean guilder Dutch: Land Curaçao
Papiamento: Pais KòrsouConstituent Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Greenland Greenland Nuuk Danish krone Kalaallisut: Kalaallit Nunaat
Danish: GrønlandConstituent Country of the Kingdom of Denmark Montserrat [n 1] Montserrat Plymouth East Caribbean dollar English: Montserrat British Overseas Territory Navassa Island [n 5] Navassa Island N/A United States dollar English: Navassa Island Unincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States Puerto Rico Commonwealth of Puerto Rico San Juan United States dollar Spanish: Puerto Rico
English: Puerto RicoU.S. Commonwealth Saint Barthélemy Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy Gustavia Euro French: Saint-Barthélemy French Overseas Collectivity Saint Martin Collectivity of Saint Martin Marigot Euro French: Saint-Martin French Overseas Collectivity Saint Pierre and Miquelon Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint-Pierre Euro French: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon French Overseas Collectivity Serranilla Bank [n 4] Serranilla Bank N/A N/A Spanish: Bajo Serranilla Unincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States Sint Maarten Sint Maarten Philipsburg Netherlands Antillean guilder Dutch: Eilandgebied Sint Maarten Constituent Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Cockburn Town United States dollar English: Turks and Caicos Islands British Overseas Territory United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie United States dollar English: United States Virgin Islands Unincorporated organized Territory of the United States Other areas
Flag English Short Name English Long Name Capital Currency Domestic Short Names Bonaire [n 6] Bonaire Kralendijk United States dollar Dutch: Bonaire
Papiamento: BoneiruGuadeloupe [n 7] Guadeloupe Basse-Terre Euro French: Guadeloupe Martinique [n 7] Martinique Fort-de-France Euro French: Martinique Saba [n 6] Saba The Bottom United States dollar Dutch: Saba
English: SabaSan Andrés and Providencia [n 8] Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina San Andrés Colombian peso Spanish: San Andrés y Providencia Sint Eustatius [n 6] Sint Eustatius Oranjestad United States dollar Dutch: Sint Eustatius
English: StatiaFederal Dependencies of Venezuela [n 9] Federal Dependencies of Venezuela Los Roques Venezuelan bolívar Spanish: Dependencias Federales de Venezuela Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Member of the Caribbean Community. The Caribbean Community also includes Guyana and Suriname.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Member of the Central American Integration System.
- ^ a b c Member of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
- ^ a b Certain U.S. government documents list these as unorganized, unincorporated territories of the United States. For the most part, however, they are under Colombia administration as an integral part of Colombia, part of the San Andrés department. They are also claimed by Nicaragua, and in part by Jamaica and Honduras.
- ^ Claimed by Haiti.
- ^ a b c Part of the Netherlands.
- ^ a b Part of France.
- ^ Part of Colombia.
- ^ Part of Venezuela.
See also
- List of North American countries by GDP per capita
- List of North American countries by GDP PPP
- List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas
- List of sovereign states and dependent territories in South America
References
- ^ "North America". Encyclopaedia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/418612/North-America.
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