North America is a continent located in the Northern Hemisphere and is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is made up of 23 countries, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Haiti Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Central America, and the Caribbean islands. North America is a diverse continent with a wide range of physical features, including mountains, forests, deserts, and rivers.
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The United States is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. Alaska is west of Canada and east of Russia across the Bering Strait; Hawaii is in the mid-Pacific. The state of Alaska is in northwest North America (Canada to west; Russia to east) between Yukon Territory (Canada) on north & British Columbia (Canada) on south .
Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. It extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into arctic waters. With 9,984,670 km2 of total land area, Canada is slightly larger than France and Spain combined with their respective total areas (which are about 643,000 km2 and 505,000 km2 respectively). The size of its land mass has been compared to that of Russia (17 million square kilometers) or India (3.3 million square kilometers). It shares borders with three contiguous US states: Washington, Idaho and Montana as well as four non-contiguous U.S states: Alaska; Hawaii; Maine; New York City/Staten Island.
Mexico is the largest country in North America and it covers more than one third of the continent.
The Bahamas is a Caribbean Island country, located in the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida.
The Cuban island of Cuba is located in the Caribbean Sea and has a tropical climate. Its capital city is Havana, which sits on the north coast of Cuba along its narrowest point between the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean. The island nation has countless natural sites to visit and activities to enjoy, including beaches, caves and mountains.
Haiti is a country located on the island of Hispaniola, which also shares its borders with the Dominican Republic. The capital and largest city is Port-au-Prince.
Dominican Republic is a sovereign island nation located in the eastern Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique.
Puerto Rico is an island that is a territory of the United States. It is the most densely populated of the islands of the Caribbean, and it has a wide range of natural resources, such as fish and minerals. Its capital city is San Juan, which has been named one of America's top 10 cities to visit by National Geographic Traveler magazine.
Jamaica is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea. Jamaica is the third largest island in the Caribbean, after Cuba and Hispaniola. It lies about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) south of Miami, Florida, 800 kilometres (500 mi) southwest of Haiti and 400 km west of the Central American country Belize.
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