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This is an alphabetical list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas.It comprises three regions, Northern America (Canada and the United States), the Caribbean (cultural region of the English, French, Dutch, and Creole speaking countries located on the Caribbean Sea) and Latin America (nations that speak Spanish and Portuguese).
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.
It is also the world's most populous island country, with a population of over 270 million (the fourth most populous country in the world, after India, China, and the United States). South America has only one independent sovereign island nation with Trinidad and Tobago; though considered a Caribbean island country, it is located on the ...
Distinct Land Borders: Refers to the number of separate geographic boundaries a country shares with its neighbors. A single country may have multiple distinct land borders with the same neighbour (e.g., due to enclaves, exclaves, or disconnected regions). Distinct Land Neighbours: Refers to the number of unique countries a nation borders via land.
The Manuʻa islands became part of American Samoa in 1904, and Swains Island became part of American Samoa in 1925. [62] Congress ratified American Samoa's treaties in 1929. [62] For 51 years, the U.S. Navy controlled the territory. [34] American Samoa is locally self-governing under a constitution last revised in 1967.
Map of countries coloured according to their highest point. The following sortable table lists land surface elevation extremes by country or dependent territory. Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface.
Also included is the number of unique sovereign states [a] that a country or territory shares as neighbors. If the number is higher due to multiple dependencies or unrecognized states bordering the state, the larger number is shown in brackets. Footnotes are provided to provide clarity regarding the status of certain countries and territories.
Occupied for the financial interests of the United States, moreso the prevention of the construction of the Nicaragua Canal, a part of the Banana Wars [7] Japan (Mainland) 1945–1952 Military occupation Occupied after the end of World War II until the Treaty of San Francisco [8] Japan (Ryukyu Island) 1950–1972 Military occupation