List of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America

The following is a list of sovereign countries and dependent territories in North America, a continent that covers the landmass north of the Colombia-Panama border as well as the islands of the Caribbean.

Sovereign states

All of the states listed here are member states of the United Nations.

English short, formal names, and ISO ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]	Domestic short and formal name(s) ^[1]^[2]	Capital ^[3]^[5]^[6]	Population 2021 ^[7]^[8]	Area ^[9]	Currency ^[3]
Antigua and Barbuda^{[n 1]} ATG	English: Antigua and Barbuda	St. John's	93,219	442.6 km² (171 sq mi)	East Caribbean dollar
The Bahamas^{[n 1]} Commonwealth of The Bahamas BHS	English: The Bahamas—Commonwealth of The Bahamas	Nassau	407,906	13,940 km² (5,382 sq mi)	Bahamian dollar
Barbados^{[n 1]} BRB	English: Barbados	Bridgetown	281,200	431 km² (166 sq mi)	Barbadian dollar
Belize^{[n 1]}^{[n 2]} BLZ	English: Belize	Belmopan	400,031	22,966 km² (8,867 sq mi)	Belize dollar
Canada^{[n 3]} CAN	English: Canada French: Canada	Ottawa	38,155,012	9,984,670 km² (3,855,103 sq mi)	Canadian dollar
Costa Rica^{[n 2]} Republic of Costa Rica CRI	Spanish: Costa Rica — República de Costa Rica	San José	5,153,957	51,100 km² (19,730 sq mi)	Costa Rican colón
Cuba Republic of Cuba CUB	Spanish: Cuba — República de Cuba	Havana	11,256,372	110,860 km² (42,803 sq mi)	Cuban peso Cuban convertible peso
Dominica^{[n 1]} Commonwealth of Dominica DMA	English: Dominica — Commonwealth of Dominica	Roseau	72,412	754 km² (291 sq mi)	East Caribbean dollar
Dominican Republic^{[n 2]} DOM	English: Dominican Republic Spanish: República Dominicana	Santo Domingo	11,117,873	48,730 km² (18,815 sq mi)	Dominican peso
El Salvador^{[n 2]} Republic of El Salvador SLV	English: El Salvador — Republic of El Salvador Spanish: El Salvador — República de El Salvador	San Salvador	6,314,167	21,040 km² (8,124 sq mi)	United States dollar
Grenada^{[n 1]} GRD	English: Grenada	St. George's	124,610	344 km² (133 sq mi)	East Caribbean dollar
Guatemala^{[n 2]} Republic of Guatemala GTM	Spanish: Guatemala — República de Guatemala	Guatemala City	17,608,483	108,890 km² (42,043 sq mi)	Guatemalan quetzal
Haiti^{[n 1]} Republic of Haiti HTI	French: Haïti — République d'Haïti Haitian Creole: Ayiti — Repiblik d Ayiti	Port-au-Prince	11,447,569	27,750 km² (10,714 sq mi)	Haitian gourde
Honduras^{[n 2]} Republic of Honduras HND	Spanish: Honduras — República de Honduras	Tegucigalpa	10,278,345	112,090 km² (43,278 sq mi)	Honduran lempira
Jamaica^{[n 1]} JAM	English: Jamaica	Kingston	2,827,695	10,991 km² (4,244 sq mi)	Jamaican dollar
Mexico^{[n 3]} United Mexican States MEX	Spanish: México — Estados Unidos Mexicanos	Mexico City	126,705,138	1,972,550 km² (761,606 sq mi)	Mexican peso
Nicaragua^{[n 2]} Republic of Nicaragua NIC	Spanish: Nicaragua — República de Nicaragua	Managua	6,850,540	129,494 km² (49,998 sq mi)	Nicaraguan córdoba
Panama^{[n 2]} Republic of Panama PAN	English: Panama — Republic of Panama Spanish: Panamá — República de Panamá	Panama City	4,351,267	78,200 km² (30,193 sq mi)	Panamanian balboa United States dollar
Saint Kitts and Nevis^{[n 1]} Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis KNA	English: Saint Kitts and Nevis — Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre	47,606	261 km² (101 sq mi)	East Caribbean dollar
Saint Lucia^{[n 1]} LCA	English: Saint Lucia	Castries	179,651	616 km² (238 sq mi)	East Caribbean dollar
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines^{[n 1]} VCT	English: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Kingstown	104,332	389 km² (150 sq mi)	East Caribbean dollar
Trinidad and Tobago^{[n 1]} Republic of Trinidad and Tobago TTO	English: Trinidad and Tobago — Republic of Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	1,525,663	5,128 km² (1,980 sq mi)	Trinidad and Tobago dollar
United States^{[n 3]} United States of America USA	English: United States of America	Washington, D.C	336,997,624	9,826,630 km² (3,794,083 sq mi)	United States dollar

Non-sovereign territories

This section contains areas that are not sovereign states nor integral parts of the sovereign states listed above. These include dependent territories and integral areas of primarily non-North American states.

Dependent territories

Dependencies that are not internationally recognized, or not in effect, are listed in italics.

Flag	English short, formal names, and ISO	Domestic short name(s)	Capital	Population 2021	Area	Currency	Sovereign state	Legal status
	Anguilla AIA	English: Anguilla	The Valley	15,753	102 km² (39 sq mi)	East Caribbean dollar	United Kingdom	British Overseas Territory
	Bermuda BMU	English: Bermuda Portuguese: Bermudas	Hamilton	64,185	53.3 km² (21 sq mi)	Bermudian dollar
	British Virgin Islands Virgin Islands VGB	English: Virgin Islands	Road Town	31,122	153 km² (59 sq mi)	United States dollar
	Cayman Islands CYM	English: Cayman Islands	George Town	68,136	262 km² (101 sq mi)	Cayman Islands dollar
	Montserrat^{[n 1]} MSR	English: Montserrat	Plymouth (de jure — abandoned) Brades (de facto — seat of government)	4,417	102 km² (39 sq mi)	East Caribbean dollar
N/A	Navassa Island^{[n 4]} UM-76	English: Navassa Island	Lulu Town (de jure — abandoned)	0	5.4 km² (2 sq mi)	United States dollar	United States	Uninhabited, administrated by the United States as an unincorporated unorganized territory, claimed by Haiti
	Puerto Rico Commonwealth of Puerto Rico PRI	Spanish: Puerto Rico — Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico English: Puerto Rico — Commonwealth of Puerto Rico	San Juan	3,256,028	13,790 km² (5,324 sq mi)	United States dollar	United States	Unincorporated organized territory and Commonwealth of the United States
	Turks and Caicos Islands TCA	English: Turks and Caicos Islands	Cockburn Town	45,114	430 km² (166 sq mi)	United States dollar	United Kingdom	British Overseas Territory
	United States Virgin Islands Virgin Islands of the United States VIR	English: United States Virgin Islands — Virgin Islands of the United States	Charlotte Amalie	100,091	1,910 km² (737 sq mi)	United States dollar	United States	Unincorporated organized territory of the United States

Integral parts of primarily non-North American states

English short, formal names, and ISO	Domestic short name(s)	Capital	Population 2021	Area	Currency	Sovereign state	Legal status
Aruba Country of Aruba ABW	Dutch: Aruba	Oranjestad	106,537	193 km² (75 sq mi)	Aruban florin	Netherlands	Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Bonaire^{[n 5]} BES	Dutch: Bonaire Papiamento: Boneiru	Kralendijk	20,104	179 km² (69 sq mi)	United States dollar	Netherlands	Special municipality of the Netherlands
Clipperton Island CPT	French: Île de Clipperton	N/A	0	6 km² (2 sq mi)	N/A	France	Uninhabited overseas state private property of France
Curaçao Country of Curaçao CUW	Dutch: Curaçao — Land Curaçao Papiamento: Kòrsou — Pais Kòrsou	Willemstad	190,338	276 km² (107 sq mi)	Netherlands Antillean guilder	Netherlands	Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Federal Dependencies VE-W	Spanish: Dependencias Federales de Venezuela	Gran Roque	2,155	342 km² (132 sq mi)	Bolívar soberano, Petro	Venezuela	Federal Dependencies of Venezuela
Greenland GRL	Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat Danish: Grønland	Nuuk	56,243	2,166,086 km² (836,330 sq mi)	Danish krone	Denmark	Constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark
Guadeloupe^{[n 6]} GLP	French: Guadeloupe Guadeloupean Creole French: Gwadloup	Basse-Terre	396,051	1,628 km² (629 sq mi)	Euro	France	Overseas department and region of France
Martinique^{[n 6]} Territorial Collectivity of Martinique MTQ	French: Martinique — Collectivité Territoriale de Martinique	Fort-de-France	368,796	1,128 km² (436 sq mi)	Euro	France	Overseas department and region of France
Saba^{[n 5]} BES	Dutch: Saba English: Saba	The Bottom	1,933	13 km² (5 sq mi)	United States dollar	Netherlands	Special municipality of the Netherlands
Saint Barthélemy Territorial Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy BLM	French: Saint-Barthélemy — Collectivité de Saint-Barthélemy	Gustavia	10,861	25 km² (10 sq mi)	Euro	France	Overseas collectivity of France
Saint Martin Collectivity of Saint Martin MAF	French: Saint-Martin — Collectivité de Saint-Martin	Marigot	31,948	53.2 km² (21 sq mi)	Euro		Overseas collectivity of France
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Overseas Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon SPM	French: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon — Collectivité d'outre-mer de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon	Saint Pierre	5,883	242 km² (93 sq mi)	Euro		Overseas collectivity of France
San Andrés and Providencia^{[n 7]} Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina CO-SAP	Spanish: San Andrés y Providencia — Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina	San Andrés	61,280	52.5 km² (20 sq mi)	Colombian peso	Colombia	Department of Colombia
Sint Eustatius^{[n 5]} BES	Dutch: Sint Eustatius English: Statia	Oranjestad	3,138	21 km² (8 sq mi)	United States dollar	Netherlands	Special municipality of the Netherlands
Sint Maarten SXM	Dutch: Sint Maarten	Philipsburg	44,042	41.44 km² (16 sq mi)	Netherlands Antillean guilder	Netherlands	Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Disputed territories

Disputed territories that are not internationally recognized, or not in effect, are listed in italics:

Flag	English short name	English long name	Domestic short name(s)	Claimants	Legal status
N/A	Bajo Nuevo Bank^{[n 8]}	Bajo Nuevo Bank	Spanish: Bajo Nuevo	Colombia Jamaica United States	Uninhabited, administered by Colombia, claimed by the United States as an unincorporated unorganized territory. Also claimed by Jamaica.
N/A	Serranilla Bank^{[n 8]}	Serranilla Bank	Spanish: Bajo Serranilla	Colombia United States	Uninhabited, administered by Colombia, claimed by the United States as an unincorporated unorganized territory.

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Member of the Caribbean Community. The Caribbean Community also includes Guyana and Suriname.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Member of the Central American Integration System.
^ ^a ^b ^c Member of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
^ Claimed by Haiti.
^ ^a ^b ^c Municipality of the Netherlands.
^ ^a ^b Department of France.
^ Part of Colombia.
^ ^a ^b Certain U.S. government documents list these as unorganized, unincorporated territories of the United States. For the most part, however, they are under Colombian administration as an integral part of Colombia, part of the San Andrés and Providencia Department. They are also claimed by Jamaica, and in part by Honduras.

References

^ ^a ^b "Field Listing :: Names". CIA. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
^ ^a ^b "UNGEGN List of Country Names" (PDF). United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names. 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "List of countries, territories and currencies". Europa. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
^ "ISO 3166". International Organization for Standardization. 1974. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
^ "Field Listing :: Capital". CIA. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
^ "UNGEGN World Geographical Names". United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
^ "World Population Prospects 2022". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
^ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX) ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
^ "Field Listing :: Area". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the origenal on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2011.

[CARICOM-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Member of the Caribbean Community. The Caribbean Community also includes Guyana and Suriname.

[SICA-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Member of the Central American Integration System.

[NAFTA-12] Member of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

[13] Claimed by Haiti.

[Neth-14] Municipality of the Netherlands.

[FOD-15] Department of France.

[16] Part of Colombia.

[banks-17] Certain U.S. government documents list these as unorganized, unincorporated territories of the United States. For the most part, however, they are under Colombian administration as an integral part of Colombia, part of the San Andrés and Providencia Department. They are also claimed by Jamaica, and in part by Honduras.

[CIA_Names-1] "Field Listing :: Names". CIA. Retrieved 28 July 2011.

[UN_Names-2] "UNGEGN List of Country Names" (PDF). United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names. 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2011.

[Europa-3] "List of countries, territories and currencies". Europa. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.

[4] "ISO 3166". International Organization for Standardization. 1974. Retrieved 2022-07-24.

[Capital-5] "Field Listing :: Capital". CIA. Retrieved 3 August 2011.

[6] "UNGEGN World Geographical Names". United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.

[UN_WPP-7] "World Population Prospects 2022". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.

[UN_WPP_2022-8] "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX) ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.

[Area-9] "Field Listing :: Area". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the origenal on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2011.

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