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    Does the North American continental land mass include all of the countries of Central America and the Caribbean, or only some of them? If only some of them, which countries are considered part of South America?

    Question #64383. Asked by shady shaker.

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    NORTH AMERICA
    COUNTRIES (23)
    Antigua
    Barbuda
    Bahamas
    Barbados
    Belize
    Canada
    Costa Rica
    Cuba
    Dominica
    Dominican Rep.
    El Salvador
    Grenada
    Guatemala
    Haiti
    Honduras
    Jamaica
    Mexico
    Nicaragua
    Panama
    St. Kitts & Nevis
    St. Lucia
    St. Vincent and
    the Grenadines
    Trindad
    and Tobago
    United States

    NORTH AMERICA TERRITORIES and POSSESSIONS

    Bermuda
    the Caribbean
    Greenland


    Continent Size:
    24,474,000 sq km
    9,449,460 sq miles

    Percent of Earth's Land: 16.5%

    Population: 501,500,000

    Highest Point: Mt McKinley
    in Alaska, 20,322ft (6,194m)

    Lowest Point: Death Valley
    in California, -282 ft (-86m) below sea level.



    http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/na.htm

    http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/na.htm

    Surprise Surprise! Central America is geographically North American Continent.


    Apr 07 06, 8:40 AM
    shady shaker

    Thank you for your comprehensive answer. It helps clear up an error in an answer to a trivia question I read, which suggested that the only English speaking country in South America was Belize.

    Apr 07 06, 8:51 AM
    woodardr

    The division between the two American continents is Panama/Columbia - North America has a long tail.

    I don't remember where (so assistance on supporting this fact from european friends is welcome), but some old-world places traditionally consider the Americas to be one continent.

    Apr 07 06, 10:24 AM
    Baloo55th

    Belize as the only one would be incorrect anyway, as Guyana, which definitely is in South America, is English speaking (officially - there are large numbers speaking Bhojpuri and other languages apart from the remaining native ones up the jungle). You may find Hindi referred to, but it's mostly Bhojpuri in reality. For some reason, they refer to it as Hindi. English is widely spoken in Surinam as well, but it's not official.

    Apr 09 06, 9:36 AM

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