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Countries in North America
These are the countries in North America in the Travle game: all 18 countries and territories, with their flags, capitals and populations. Spin the wheel to land on a random country from North America only.
North America at a glance
- 18countries and territories
- 610,810,534people (2025)
- 28,679,080km² of surface area (2024)
- 21people per km²
- 3subregions
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All countries in North America (A–Z)
BahamasCapital: Nassau
Population: 403,033
BelizeCapital: Belmopan
Population: 422,924
CanadaCapital: Ottawa
Population: 41,651,653
Costa RicaCapital: San José
Population: 5,152,950
CubaCapital: Havana
Population: 10,937,203
Dominican RepublicCapital: Santo Domingo
Population: 11,520,487
El SalvadorCapital: San Salvador
Population: 6,365,503
GreenlandCapital: —
Population: 56,831
GuatemalaCapital: Guatemala
Population: 18,687,881
HaitiCapital: Port-au-Prince
Population: 11,906,095
HondurasCapital: Tegucigalpa
Population: 11,005,850
JamaicaCapital: Kingston
Population: 2,837,077
MexicoCapital: Mexico City
Population: 131,946,900
NicaraguaCapital: Managua
Population: 7,007,502
PanamaCapital: Panama City
Population: 4,571,189
Puerto RicoCapital: —
Population: 3,184,835
Trinidad and TobagoCapital: Port-of-Spain
Population: 1,367,764
United StatesCapital: Washington, D.C.
Population: 341,784,857
Countries in North America in numbers
North America holds 7.5% of the population and 20.4% of the surface area of all the countries and territories in the Travle list. On average there are about 21 people per km², against 58 for the whole list.
The extremes of North America
Largest by area
Canada: 15,634,410 km²Smallest by area
Trinidad and Tobago: 5,128 km²Most people
United States: 341,784,857Fewest people
Greenland: 56,831
How North America divides up
Central America (8)
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama
Caribbean (7)
Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago
Northern America (3)
Canada, Greenland, United States
Languages and money across North America
Most widespread official languages
- Spanish: 10 countries
- English: 7 countries
- French: 2 countries
- Kalaallisut: 1 country
- Haitian Creole: 1 country
Most widely used currencies
- US Dollar (USD): 5 countries
Official status from Unicode CLDR (a technical reference, not a legal text); currencies from ISO 4217.
Compare North America with the rest of the world
| Continent | Countries | Population (2025) | Share | Area km² (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 50 | 1,543,860,600 | 18.9% | 30,105,114 |
| Asia | 46 | 4,786,446,918 | 58.6% | 31,963,442 |
| Europe | 39 | 743,759,617 | 9.1% | 23,494,278 |
| North America | 18 | 610,810,534 | 7.5% | 28,679,080 |
| South America | 13 | 437,788,241 | 5.4% | 17,701,968 |
| Oceania | 7 | 46,104,229 | 0.6% | 8,549,314 |
Countries in North America: frequently asked questions
How many countries are there in North America?
The Travle country list has 18 countries and territories in North America, following Natural Earth's continent grouping.
What is the largest country in North America?
Canada, with 15,634,410 km² of surface area (2024, World Bank).
Which country in North America has the most people?
United States, with about 341,784,857 people (2025, World Bank).
What is the smallest country in North America on this list?
Trinidad and Tobago, with 5,128 km² of surface area (2024).
How is the wheel on this page different from the main one?
It only contains the 18 countries and territories of North America. The main country wheel uses the whole Travle list.
Where do the figures come from?
Population (2025) and surface area (2024) come from the World Bank; continents, subregions and capitals from Natural Earth.
Sources: continents, subregions and capitals from Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); population (2025) and surface area (2024) from the World Bank; official languages from Unicode CLDR; currencies from ISO 4217. Figures cover the countries and territories in the Travle game.