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Canada is the largest country in North America and the Western Hemisphere. Saint Kitts and Nevis is the smallest country in North America overall, while El Salvador is the smallest country on the mainland. Greenland is a dependent territory of Denmark, but would be the third-largest country in the continent.
Global view centered on North America. North America is the third largest continent, and is also a portion of the second largest supercontinent if North and South America are combined into the Americas and Africa, Europe, and Asia are considered to be part of one supercontinent called Afro-Eurasia.
North America occupies the northern portion of the landmass generally referred to as the New World, the Western Hemisphere, the Americas, or simply America, which, in many countries, is considered a single continent [50] [51] [52] with North America a subcontinent. [53] [54] [55] North America is the third-largest continent by area after Asia ...
For the majority of cities in North America (including the Caribbean), the most recent official population census results, estimates or short-term projections date to 2020, with some dating 2022 at the latest. This list compiles figures for all North American cities with a population within city limits exceeding 500,000
In greater North America, only Denali exceeds 6000 meters (19,685 feet) elevation. Three major summits exceed 5500 meters (18,045 feet), 11 exceed 5000 meters (16,404 feet), 21 exceed 4500 meters (14,764 feet), 124 exceed 4000 meters (13,123 feet), 277 exceed 3500 meters (11,483 feet), and the following 403 major summits exceed 3000 meters ...
This is a list of continental landmasses, continents, and continental subregions by population. For statistical convenience, the populations of continental landmasses also include the populations of their associated islands .
Lake islands of North America: Atlin Lake, Theresa Island, highest elevation inside a freshwater lake in North America at 2059m; Lake Huron. Manitoulin Island, world's largest inland island; Saint Joseph Island, world's 8th largest inland island; Drummond Island, world's 9th largest inland island; Thirty Thousand Islands; Lake Superior
Largest continent. Americas: 42,549,000: Large contiguous landmass viewed in some parts of the world as single continent. Organization of American States: 40,275,678: International organization contains most countries in the Americas. Moon: 37,930,000: Satellite in orbit around the Earth, excluded by treaty from national claims of ownership ...