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 (km²) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 9,984,670 | ||
2 | 9,629,091 | ||
3 | 1,964,375 | ||
4 | 130,373 | ||
5 | 112,492 | ||
6 | 109,886 | ||
7 | 108,889 | ||
8 | 75,417 | ||
9 | 51,100 | ||
10 | 48,671 | ||
11 | 27,750 | ||
12 | 22,966 | ||
13 | 21,041 | ||
14 | 13,943 | ||
15 | 10,991 | ||
16 | 5,130 | ||
17 | 751 | ||
18 | 539 | ||
19 | 442 | ||
20 | 430 | ||
21 | 389 | ||
22 | 344 | ||
23 | 261 | ||
Total | 24,500,995 |
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 nor historically under the control of the United States.
Rank | Territory | Area (km²) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 2,166,086 | ||
2 | 8,870 | ||
3 | 1,628 | ||
3 | 1,128 | ||
4 | 948 | ||
5 | 444 | ||
6 | 347 | ||
7 | 294 | ||
8 | 264 | ||
9 | 242 | ||
10 | 180 | ||
11 | 151 | ||
12 | 102 | ||
13 | 91 | ||
14 | 54 | ||
15 | 54 | ||
16 | 34 | ||
17 | 21 | ||
18 | 21 | ||
19 | 13 | ||
20 | 6 |
Transcontinental countries
Panama is not regarded as a transcontinental country but the country is sometimes included in South America due to being part of Colombia prior to its secession in 1903. The island of Trinidad is sometimes included in South America, which then makes Trinidad and Tobago a transcontinental country .
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See also
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.
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