Geography | The Countries and Territories of North America

North America is a continent located in the almost entirely northern half of the Western Hemisphere. The continent is made up of three regions: Northern America, Central America and the Caribbean. The following are the countries and territories of North America:

Northern America

FlagCountryISO 2-Letter Country CodeCapitalOfficial Language(s)Demonym
Bermuda (GB)BMHamiltonEnglishBermudan
CanadaCAOttawaEnglish, FrenchCanadian
Greenland (DK)GLNuuk (Godthåb)Greenlandic (Kalaalisut), DanishGreenlandic
MexicoMXCiudad de MexicoSpanishMexican
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (FR)PMSaint-PierreFrenchSaint-Pierrais, Miquelonnais
United States of AmericaUSWashington D.C.EnglishAmerican

Central America

FlagCountryISO 2-Letter
Country Code
CapitalOfficial Language(s)Demonym
BelizeBZBelmopanEnglishBelizean
Costa RicaCRSan JoseSpanishCosta Rican
El SalvadorSVSan SalvadorSpanishSalvadoran
GuatemalaGTGuatemala CitySpanishGuatemalan
HondurasHNTegucigalpaSpanishHonduran
NicaraguaNIManaguaSpanishNicaraguan
PanamaPAPanama CitySpanishPanamanian

Caribbean

FlagCountryISO 2-Letter Country CodeCapitalOfficial Language(s)Demonym
Anguilla (GB)AIThe ValleyEnglishAnguillian
Antigua and BarbudaAGSt. John’sEnglishAntiguan, Barbudan
Aruba (NL)AWOranjestadDutch, PapiamentoAruban
Bahamas, TheBSNassauEnglishBahamian
BarbadosBBBridgetownEnglishBarbadian
Bonaire (NL)BQKralendijkDutch, PapiamentuBonairean
British Virgin Islands (GB)VGRoad TownEnglishVirgin Islander
Cayman Islands (GB)KYGeorge TownEnglishCaymanian
Clipperton Island (FR)   
CubaCUHavanaSpanishCuban
Curaçao (NL)CWWillemstadDutchCuraçaoan
DominicaDMRoseauEnglishDominican
(stress on “ni”)
Dominican RepublicDOSanto DomingoSpanishDominican
(stress on “mi”)
GrenadaGDSt. George’sEnglishGrenadian
Guadeloupe (FR)GPBasse-TerreFrenchGuadeloupean
HaitiHTPort-au-PrinceFrench, CreoleHaitian
JamaicaJMKingstonEnglish, Jamaican PatoisJamaican
Martinique (FR)MQFort-de-FranceFrenchMartinic(qu)an,
Martiniquais (m), Martiniquaise (f)
Montserrat (GB)MSPlymouth; BradesEnglishMontserratian
Navassa Island (US)   
Puerto Rico (US)PRSan JuanSpanish, EnglishPuerto Rican
Saba (NL)The BottomDutchSaban
Saint BarthelemyBLGustaviaFrenchBarthélemois(es)
Saint Kitts and NevisKNBasseterreEnglishKittitian, Nevisian
Saint LuciaLCCastriesEnglishSaint Lucian
Saint Martin (FR)MFMarigotFrenchSt. Martiner
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCKingstownEnglishVincentian
Sint Eustatius (NL)OranjestadDutchStatian
Sint Maarten (NL)SXPhilipsburgDutchSt. Maartener
Trinidad and TobagoTTPort of SpainEnglishTrinidadian, Tobagonian
Turks and Caicos Islands (GB)TCCockburn TownEnglishTurks and Caicos Islander
US Virgin Islands (US)VICharlotte AmalieEnglishVirgin Islander

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