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|member states] of the United Nations.
FlagMapEnglish short, formal names, and ISO
Domestic short and formal name
Capital
Population
Area
Currency
Antigua and Barbuda
ATG
St. John'sEast Caribbean dollar
The Bahamas
Commonwealth of The Bahamas
BHS
NassauBahamian dollar
Barbados
BRB
BridgetownBarbadian dollar
Belize
BLZ
BelmopanBelize dollar
Canada
CAN

OttawaCanadian dollar
Costa Rica
Republic of Costa Rica
CRI
San José, [Costa Rica|San José]Costa Rican colón
Cuba
Republic of Cuba
CUB
HavanaCuban peso
Cuban convertible peso
Dominica
Commonwealth of Dominica
DMA
RoseauEast Caribbean dollar
Dominican Republic
DOM

Santo DomingoDominican peso
El Salvador
Republic of El Salvador
SLV

San SalvadorUnited States dollar
Grenada
GRD
St. George'sEast Caribbean dollar
Guatemala
Republic of Guatemala
GTM
Guatemala CityGuatemalan quetzal
Haiti
Republic of Haiti
HTI

Port-au-PrinceHaitian gourde
Honduras
Republic of Honduras
HND
TegucigalpaHonduran lempira
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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.
FlagEnglish short, formal names, and ISODomestic short nameCapitalPopulation AreaCurrencySovereign stateLegal status
Anguilla
AIA
The ValleyEast Caribbean dollarUnited Kingdomlangx|en|Bermudalangx|pt|BermudasUN Population|Bermudasort|00000053.3|convert|153|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on

Disputed territories

Disputed territories that are not internationally recognized, or not in effect, are listed in italics:
FlagEnglish short nameEnglish long nameDomestic short nameClaimantsLegal status
N/ABajo Nuevo BankBajo Nuevo BankColombia