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A map of North America (without Greenland) with 23 national flags, excluding the flags of the dependencies and other territories. This is a gallery of flags of North American countries, territories and their affiliated international organizations.
Central America is a part of North America consisting of a tapering isthmus running from the southern extent of Mexico to the northwestern portion of South America. Central America has the Gulf of Mexico, a body of water within the Atlantic Ocean, to the north; the Caribbean Sea, also part of the Atlantic Ocean, to the northeast; and the ...
English: Flag map of Central America. Date: 21 February 2018: Source: Own work based on: ... 2020 in Central America; 2024 in Central America; 2025 in Central America;
A map of North America's physical, political, and population characteristics as of 2018. North America is a continent [b] in the Northern and Western Hemispheres. [c] North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean.
The gaps in the archipelago of Central America filled in with material eroded off North America and South America, plus new land created by continued volcanism. By three million years ago, the continents of North America and South America were linked by the Isthmus of Panama, thereby forming the single landmass of the Americas. [58]
In the centre of the flag, resting on the red band, there is a gold star with dimensions that go beyond that of the central white band. See Flag of Roraima: Santa Catarina: 1953: Three horizontal bands in the color combination red-white-red; In the center of the flag is a green diamond containing the coat of arms of Santa Catarina.
The border between North America and South America is at some point on the Darién Mountains watershed that divides along the Colombia–Panama border where the isthmus meets the South American continent (see Darién Gap). Virtually all atlases list Panama as a state falling entirely within North America and/or Central America. [116] [117]
Central America was a unified nation at several points throughout its history, and while united, the country has used several national flags. The design of the Central American flag, a blue and white horizontal triband, was inspired by the flag of Argentina. [2] [3]