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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
9,984,670 | |
| 2 |  United States |
9,629,091 | |
| 3 |  Greenland |
2,166,086 | |
| 4 | . Mexico |
1,964,375 | |
| 5 |  Nicaragua |
130,373 | |
| 6 |  Honduras |
112,492 | |
| 7 |  Cuba |
109,886 | |
| 8 |  Guatemala |
108,889 | |
| 9 |  Panama |
75,417 | |
| 10 |  Costa Rica |
51,100 | |
| 11 |  Dominican Republic |
48,671 | |
| 12 |  Haiti |
27,750 | |
| 13 |  Belize |
22,966 | |
| 14 |  El Salvador |
21,041 | |
| 15 |  The Bahamas |
13,943 | |
| 16 |  Jamaica |
10,991 | |
| 17 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
5,130 | |
| 18 |  Dominica |
751 | |
| 19 |  Saint Lucia |
539 | |
| 20 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
442 | |
| 21 |  Barbados |
430 | |
| 22 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
389 | |
| 23 |  Grenada |
344 | |
| 24 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
261 | |
| Total | 24,557,872 |
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 | Greenland (Denmark) |
2,166,086 | |
| 2 |  Puerto Rico (United States) |
8,870 | |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Guadeloupe (France) |
1,628 | |
| 3 |  Martinique (France) |
1,128 | |
| 4 |  Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) |
948 | |
| 5 |  Curaçao (Netherlands) |
444 | |
| 6 |  United States Virgin Islands (United States) |
347 | |
| 7 |  Bonaire (Netherlands) |
294 | |
| 8 |  Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) |
264 | |
| 9 |  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) |
242 | |
| 10 |  Aruba (Netherlands) |
180 | |
| 11 |  British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) |
151 | |
| 12 |  Montserrat (United Kingdom) |
102 | |
| 13 |  Anguilla (United Kingdom) |
91 | |
| 14 |  Saint Martin (France) |
54 | |
| 15 |  Bermuda (United Kingdom) |
54 | |
| 16 |  Sint Maarten (Netherlands) |
34 | |
| 17 |  Sint Eustatius (Netherlands) |
21 | |
| 18 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Saint Barthelemy (France) |
21 | |
| 19 |  Saba (Netherlands) |
13 | |
| 20 | Clipperton Island (France) |
6 |
Transcontinental countries
The island of Trinidad is sometimes included in South America, which then makes Trinidad and Tobago a transcontinental country.
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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