North America is a continent in the Earth's northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the south and west by the North Pacific Ocean; South America lies to the southeast. It covers an area of about 24,490,000 square kilometers (9,450,000 sq mi), about 4.8 percent of the planet's surface or about 16.4% of its land area.
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The NHL is based in North America With all its teams residing in Canada and the U.S.A
| Country or
territory |
Area
(km²) |
Population
(July 2008 est.) |
Population density
(per km²) |
Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda (UK) | 53 | 66,563 | 1255.4 | Hamilton |
| Canada | 9,984,670 | 33,212,696 | 3.7 | Ottawa |
| Greenland (Denmark) | 2,166,086 | 57,564 | 0.027 | Nuuk |
| Mexico | 1,923,040 | 109,955,400 | 57.2 | Mexico City |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | 242 | 7,044 | 29.1 | Saint-Pierre |
| United States | 9,826,630 | 303,824,640 | 33.2 | Washington, D.C. |
| Caribbean | ||||
| Anguilla (UK) | 102 | 14,108 | 138.3 | The Valley |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 443 | 84,522 | 190.8 | St. John's |
| Aruba (Netherlands) | 193 | 101,541 | 526.1 | Oranjestad |
| Bahamas | 10,070 | 307,451 | 30.5 | Nassau |
| Barbados | 431 | 281,968 | 654.2 | Bridgetown |
| British Virgin Islands (UK) | 153 | 24,041 | 157.1 | Road Town |
| Cayman Islands (UK) | 262 | 47,862 | 182.7 | George Town |
| Cuba | 110,860 | 11,423,952 | 103.0 | Havana |
| Dominica | 754 | 72,514 | 96.2 | Roseau |
| Dominican Republic | 48,730 | 9,507,133 | 195.1 | Santo Domingo |
| Grenada | 344 | 90,343 | 262.6 | St. George's |
| Guadeloupe (France) | 1,780 | 452,776 | 254.4 | Basse-Terre |
| Haiti | 27,750 | 8,924,553 | 321.6 | Port-au-Prince |
| Jamaica | 10,991 | 2,804,332 | 255.1 | Kingston |
| Martinique (France) | 1,100 | 436,131 | 396.5 | Fort-de-France |
| Montserrat (UK) | 102 | 5,079 | 49.8 | Plymouth; Brades |
| Navassa Island (USA) | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | — |
| Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) | 960 | 225,369 | 234.8 | Willemstad |
| Puerto Rico (USA) | 8,870 | 3,958,128 | 446.2 | San Juan |
| Saint Barthélemy (France) | 21 | 7,492 | 356.8 | Gustavia |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 261 | 39,817 | 152.6 | Basseterre |
| Saint Lucia | 616 | 159,585 | 259.1 | Castries |
| Saint Martin (France) | 54 | 29,376 | 544.0 | Marigot |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 389 | 118,432 | 304.5 | Kingstown |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5,128 | 1,047,366 | 204.2 | Port of Spain |
| Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 430 | 22,352 | 52.0 | Cockburn Town |
| U.S. Virgin Islands (USA) | 346 | 109,840 | 317.5 | Charlotte Amalie |
| Central America | ||||
| Belize | 22,966 | 301,270 | 13.1 | Belmopan |
| Costa Rica | 51,100 | 4,195,914 | 82.1 | San José |
| El Salvador | 21,040 | 7,066,403 | 335.9 | San Salvador |
| Guatemala | 108,890 | 13,002,206 | 119.4 | Guatemala City |
| Honduras | 112,090 | 7,639,327 | 68.2 | Tegucigalpa |
| Nicaragua | 120,254 | 5,785,846 | 48.1 | Managua |
| Panama | 78,200 | 3,309,679 | 42.3 | Panama City |
| Total | 24,646,412 | 528,720,588 | 22.9 | |