Americas - Facts & List Of Countries
The continent of America spans both hemispheres, almost from pole to pole, and covers a land area of 46,495,751 square kilometers.
The continent as a whole is the world's largest, but is geographically indexed by it's north, south and central regions.
In all the American Continent is home to the world's second largest country, which also has the world's longest coastline, Canada, the world's second longest river, the River Amazon, the world's largest rain forest, The Amazonian Rainforest, the world's two longest mountain ranges, The Andes at 7,242 kilometers long and the Rocky Mountains at 6,035 kilometers long, the world's highest volcano, Ojos del Salada in Chile at 6,893 meters high, the world's largest mountain lake, the 8,372 square kilometer, Lake Titicaca. the world's second largest freshwater lake, Lake Superior at 83,270 square kilometers and geographically, the world's largest island, Greenland, although politically the island is actually part of Europe.
The American Continent consists of forty nine countries in all, twenty six island groups of the Caribbean and the north Atlantic, seven countries that make up Central America and thirteen countries located in South America.
The American continent is unique for not having a single nation which is a monarchy, although the ten nations of Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia and St Vincent & the Grenadines are all Commonwealth Realms which have Queen Elisabeth II as their head of state.
The largest city on the entire continent is Sao Paulo in Brazil, with a population of 10.8 million people.
The Continent spans ten time zones, from UTC - 2 to UTC - 11 and covers every one of the twenty nine climate zones listed on the Koppen Climatic System.
Shown below are all the countries of the American Continent, along with a regional political map, regional facts followed by a country list containing each country's area, capital city, population, official language, currency, internet TLD and international telephone calling code.
NORTH AMERICA
The region of North America consists of the two large nations of the United States of America and Canada, which between them cover an area of 25,680,331 square kilometers.
Geographically North America also contains the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda , which is officially known as the Somers Islands, and the world's largest island, Greenland, although politically Greenland is actually part of the European Kingdom of Denmark.
The region's largest country is Canada and the region's smallest country is Bermuda.
The largest city in North America is New York City in the United States, with a population of 8.2 million people.
The region's longest river is the Mississippi River, located in the United States, at 3,765 kilometers long.
The region's highest peak is located on Mount McKinley, in the American State of Alaska, at 6,196 meters high.
The region's lowest point is situated at Badwater in Death Valley, California, at 86 meters below sea level.
The predominant language spoken in North America is English, followed by Spanish, French and various Inuit languages.
The continent has a diverse ethnic mix of people who between them practice several religions, the most predominant of which is Christianity.
BERMUDA - 56 sq km - Hamilton - 69,000 - English - Dollar - .bm - 1441.
CANADA - 9,970,610 sq km - Ottowa - 29,606,000 - English / French - Dollar - .ca - 1
GREENLAND - 2,166,086 sq km - Nuuk - 56,744 - Danish / Kalaallisut - Danish Krone - .gl - 299.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - 9,809,386 sq km - Washington D.C - 263,034,000 - English - Dollar - .us - 1.
THE CARIBBEAN
The Caribbean consists of seven thousand islands which between them contain six island nations, eight commonwealth realms, two British Overseas Territories, two U.S Overseas Territories, three French Overseas Territories and six Dutch Overseas Territories
The Caribbean's largest sovereign nation is the Republic of Cuba and the area's smallest sovereign nation is the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
The largest city in the Caribbean is Havana in Cuba, with a population of 2.1 million people.
The region's highest peak is located on Pico Duarte, in the Dominican Republic, at 3,098 meters high.
The predominant language of the Caribbean is English, followed by French and Dutch.
The predominant religion in the Caribbean is Christianity.
To read more about this area, visit our page - The Caribbean Sea and its islands
ANGUILLA - 91 sq km. - The Valley. - 13,500. - English. - Dollar. .ai - 1264.
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA - 442 sq km - St Johns - 66,000 - English - Dollar - .ag - 1268.
ARUBA - 193 sq km - Orangestad - 103,000 - Dutch - Florin - .aw - 297.
BAHAMAS - 13,939 sq km - Nassau - 278,000 - English - Dollar - .bs - 1242.
BARBADOS - 430 sq km - Bridgetown - 264,000 - English - Dollar - .bb - 1246.
BONAIRE - 294 sq km - Kralendijk - 16,541 - Dutch - Dollar - .an - 599.
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 153 sq km - Roadtown - 22,000. - English - Dollar - .vg - 1284.
CAYMAN ISLANDS - 264 sq km - Georgetown - 56,000 - English - Dollar - .ky - 1345.
CUBA - 110,860 sq km - Havana - 11,041,000 - Spanish - Peso - .cu - 53.
CURACAO - 444 sq km - Willemstad - 142,180 - Dutch - Guilder - .an - 599.
DOMINICA - 750 sq km - Roseau - 71,000 - English - Dollar - .dm - 1767.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 48,442 sq km - Santa Domingo - 7,915,000 - Spanish - Peso - .do - 1809.
GRENADA - 378 sq km - St Georges - 92,000 - English - Dollar - .gd - 1473.
GAUDELOUPE -1,628 sq km - Basse Terre - 405,000 - French - Euro - .gp
HAITI. - 27,750 sq km - Port Au Prince - 7,180,000 - French - Gourde - ht - 509.
JAMAICA - 10,991 sq km - Kingston - 2,530,000 - English - Dollar - .jm - 1876.
MARTINIQUE- 1,128 sq km - Fort De France - 402,000 - French - Euro - .mq
MONSERRAT - 102 sq km - Plymouth - 4,500 - English - Dollar - .ms - 1664
PUERTO RICO - 9,104 sq km - San Juan - 3,994,000 - Spanish - Dollar - .pr - 1.
SABA - 13 sq km - The Bottom - 1,971 - Dutch - Dollar - .an - 599.
SAINT BARTHELEMY - 21 sq km - Gustavia - 8,000 - French - Euro - .gp - 590.
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS - 261 sq km - Basseterre - 42,000 - English - Dollar - .kn - 1869.
SAINT LUCIA - 616 sq km - Castries - 145,000 - English - Dollar - .lc - 1758.
SAINT MARTIN - 53 sq km - Marigot - 35,000 - French - Euro - .gp - 1599.
SAINT VINCENT - 389 sq km - Kingstown - 111,000 - English - Dollar - vc - 1784.
SINT MAARTIN - 34 sq km - Philipsburg - 37,429 - Dutch - Guilder - .an - 721.
SINT EUSTATIUS - 21 sq km - Oranjestad - 3,791 - Dutch - Dollar - .an - 599.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 5,130 sq km - Port of Spain - 1,306,000 - English - Dollar - .tt - 1868.
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS - 417 sq km - Cockburn - 36,000 - English - Dollar - .tc - 1649.
U.S VIRGIN ISLANDS - 346.36 sq km - Charlotte Amalie - 108,000 - English - Dollar - .vi - 1340.
CENTRAL AMERICA
Central America, also known politically as Latin America and geographically as the Americas Isthmus, consists of eight sovereign nations which cover an area of 2,474,729 square kilometers.
The region's largest country is the United States of Mexico and the region's smallest country is the Republic of El Salvador.
The largest city in Central America is Mexico City in Mexico, with a population of 8.8 million people.
The region's longest river is the Coco River, at 750 kilometers long, which flows through the countries of Honduras and Nicaragua.
The regions highest peak is the volcano known as Tajumulco, at 4,220 meters high, which is located in Guatemala.
The predominant language of Central America is Spanish, with just one country, Belize, speaking English.
The predominant religion in Central America is Catholicism.
BELIZE - 22,965 sq km - Belmopan - 264,000 - English - Dollar - .bz - 501.
COSTA RICA - 51,100 sq km - San Jose - 3,333,000 - Spanish - Colon - .cr - 506.
EL SALVADOR - 21,040 sq km - Salvador - 6,400,000 - Spanish - Dollar - .sv - 503
GUATEMALA - 108,890 sq km - Guatemala City - 10,621,000 - Spanish - Quetzal - .gt - 504.
HONDURAS - 112,088 sq km - Tegucigalpa - 5,953,000 - Spanish - Lempira - .hn - 504.
MEXICO - 1,972,604 sq km - Mexico City - 90,487,000 - Spanish - Peso - .mx - 52.
NICARAGUA - 130,000 sq km - Managua - 4,539,000 - Spanish - Cordoba - .ni - 505.
PANAMA - 77,082 sq km - Panama City - 2,631,000 - Spanish - Balboa - .pa - 507.
CLIMATE MAP OF NORTH & CENTRAL AMERICA
SOUTH AMERICA
The region of South America consists of twelve sovereign states and one French Overseas Territory, which between them cover an area of 17,815,420 square kilometers.
The continent's largest nation is the Federative Republic of Brazil and the smallest is actually the Overseas Territory of French Guiana. The smallest sovereign state is the Republic of Suriname.
South America's largest land locked country is Bolivia at 1,098,581 square kilometers.
The largest city in South America is Sao Paulo in Brazil, with a population of 10.8 million people.
The continent's longest river is the River Amazon at 6,516 kilometers.The river also has the world's largest drainage basin or watershed, at 7,050,000 square kilometers.
The continent's highest peak is situated on Mount Aconagua, at 6,960 meters above sea level, located in Argentina.
The continent's lowest elevation is situated at Laguna del Carbon, also in Argentina, at 105 meters below sea level.
The continent is also home to the world's largest mountain lake, the 8,372 square kilometer, Lake Titicaca, located on the border of Peru and Bolivia, the world's tallest volcano, the 6,893 meter high, Ojos del Salada, located in Chile and the world's largest drainage basin or river watershed, located along the River Amazon, at 7,050,000 square kilometers.
Only two nations in South America are land locked, Bolivia and Paraguay.
Brazil's official language is Portuguese, although the country also has another two hundred national languages.
Guyana's official language is English, French Guyana's official language is French and Suriname's official language is Dutch, with the other nine countries all having Spanish as their official language along with several Amerindian languages as recognised national or regional languages.
The predominant religion within South America is Catholicism.
ARGENTINA - 2,766,889 sq km - Buenos Aries - 34,768,000- Spanish - Peso - .ar - 54.
BOLIVIA - 1,098,581 sq km - La Paz - 7,414,000 - Spanish - Boliviano - .bo - 591.
BRAZIL - 8,511,965 sq km - Brasilia - 155,822,000 - Portugese - Real - .br - 55.
CHILE - 756,945 sq km - Santiago - 14,210,000 - Spanish - Peso - .cl - 56.
COLOMBIA - 1,141,748 sq km - Bogota - 35,099,000 - Spanish - Peso - .co - 57.
ECUADOR - 272,045 sq km - Quito - 11,460,000 - Spanish - Sucre - .ec - 593.
FRENCH GUIANA - 90,000 sq km - Cayenne - 147,000 - French - Franc - .fr - 594.
GUYANA - 214,969 sq km - Georgetown - 835,000 - English - Dollar - .gy - 592.
PARAGUAY - 406,752 sq km - Asuncion - 4,828,000 - Spanish - Guarani - . py - 595.
PERU - 1,285,216. - Lima - 23,560,000 - Spanish - Sol - . pe - 51.
SURINAME - 163,820 sq km - Paramaribo - 423,000 - Dutch - Guilder - .sr - 597.
URUGUAY - 176,215 sq km - Montivideo - 3,186,000 - Spanish - Peso - .uy - 598.
VENEZUELA - 912,050 sq km - Caracas. - 21,644,000 - Spanish - Bolivar - .ve - 58.
CLIMATE MAP OF CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA
