List of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America

This is an alphabetical list of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America. This list uses the most inclusive definition of North America, which covers the landmass north of the Panama-Colombia border, and the islands of the Caribbean. North America is the northern continent of the Americas,^[1] situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocean; South America lies to the southeast.

Sovereign states[]

English Short Name	English Long Name	Capital	Currency	Domestic Short Names
Antigua and Barbuda ^{[n 1]}	Antigua and Barbuda	St. John's	East Caribbean dollar	English: Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas ^{[n 1]}	Commonwealth of The Bahamas	Nassau	Bahamian dollar	English: Bahamas
Barbados ^{[n 1]}	Barbados	Bridgetown	Barbadian dollar	English: Barbados
Belize ^{[n 1]}^{[n 2]}	Belize	Belmopan	Belize dollar	English: Belize
Canada ^{[n 3]}	Canada	Ottawa	Canadian dollar	English: Canada French: Canada
Costa Rica ^{[n 2]}	Republic of Costa Rica	San José	Costa Rican colón	Spanish: Costa Rica
Cuba	Republic of Cuba	Havana	Cuban peso, Chavito	Spanish: Cuba
Dominica ^{[n 1]}	Commonwealth of Dominica	Roseau	East Caribbean dollar	English: Dominica
Dominican Republic ^{[n 2]}	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	Dominican Peso	Spanish: República Dominicana
El Salvador ^{[n 2]}	Republic of El Salvador	San Salvador	United States dollar	Spanish: El Salvador
Grenada ^{[n 1]}	Grenada	St. George's	East Caribbean dollar	English: Grenada
Guatemala ^{[n 2]}	Republic of Guatemala	Guatemala City	Guatemalan quetzal	Spanish: Guatemala
Haiti ^{[n 1]}	Republic of Haiti	Port-au-Prince	Haitian gourde	French: Haïti
Honduras ^{[n 2]}	Republic of Honduras	Tegucigalpa	Honduran lempira	Spanish: Honduras
Jamaica ^{[n 1]}	Jamaica	Kingston	Jamaican dollar	English: Jamaica
Mexico ^{[n 3]}	United Mexican States	Mexico City	Mexican Peso	Spanish: México
Nicaragua ^{[n 2]}	Republic of Nicaragua	Managua	Nicaraguan córdoba	Spanish: Nicaragua
Panama ^{[n 2]}	Republic of Panama	Panama City	Panamanian balboa, United States dollar	Spanish: Panamá
Saint Kitts and Nevis ^{[n 1]}	Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre	East Caribbean dollar	English: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia ^{[n 1]}	Saint Lucia	Castries	East Caribbean Dollar	English: Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ^{[n 1]}	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Kingstown	East Caribbean dollar	English: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago ^{[n 1]}	Republic of Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	Trinidad and Tobago dollar	English: Trinidad and Tobago
United States ^{[n 3]}	United States of America	Washington, D.C.	United States dollar	English: United States

Non-sovereign territories[]

This section contains areas that are not sovereign states, but are not part of the sovereign states listed above. This includes dependent territories and integral areas of a primarily non-North American state.

Dependent territories[]

Dependencies that are not internationally recognised, or not in effect, are listed in italics.

English Short Name	English Long Name	Capital	Currency	Domestic Short Names	Legal Status
Anguilla	Anguilla	The Valley	East Caribbean dollar	English: Anguilla	British Overseas Territory
Aruba	Aruba	Oranjestad	Aruban florin	Dutch: Aruba	Constituent Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Bajo Nuevo Bank ^{[n 4]}	Bajo Nuevo Bank	N/A	N/A	Spanish: Bajo Nuevo	Unincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States of America
Bermuda	Bermuda Islands	Hamilton	Bermudian dollar	English: Bermuda Portuguese: Bermudas	British Overseas Territory
British Virgin Islands	Virgin Islands	Road Town	United States dollar	English: Virgin Islands	British Overseas Territory
Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands	George Town	Cayman Islands dollar	English: Cayman Islands	British Overseas Territory
Clipperton Island	Clipperton Island	N/A	Euro	French: Île de la Passion	Overseas Possession of France
Curaçao	Curaçao	Willemstad	Netherlands Antillean guilder	Dutch: Land Curaçao Papiamento: Pais Kòrsou	Constituent Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Greenland	Greenland	Nuuk	Danish krone	Kalaallisut: Kalaallit Nunaat Danish: Grønland	Constituent Country of the Kingdom of Denmark
Montserrat ^{[n 1]}	Montserrat	Plymouth	East Caribbean dollar	English: Montserrat	British Overseas Territory
Navassa Island ^{[n 5]}	Navassa Island	N/A	United States dollar	English: Navassa Island	Unincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States
Puerto Rico	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico	San Juan	United States dollar	Spanish: Puerto Rico English: Puerto Rico	U.S. Commonwealth
Saint Barthélemy	Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy	Gustavia	Euro	French: Saint-Barthélemy	French Overseas Collectivity
Saint Martin	Collectivity of Saint Martin	Marigot	Euro	French: Saint-Martin	French Overseas Collectivity
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Saint-Pierre	Euro	French: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon	French Overseas Collectivity
Serranilla Bank ^{[n 4]}	Serranilla Bank	N/A	N/A	Spanish: Bajo Serranilla	Unincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States
Sint Maarten	Sint Maarten	Philipsburg	Netherlands Antillean guilder	Dutch: Eilandgebied Sint Maarten	Constituent Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Turks and Caicos Islands	Turks and Caicos Islands	Cockburn Town	United States dollar	English: Turks and Caicos Islands	British Overseas Territory
United States Virgin Islands	United States Virgin Islands	Charlotte Amalie	United States dollar	English: United States Virgin Islands	Unincorporated organized Territory of the United States

Other areas[]

English Short Name	English Long Name	Capital	Currency	Domestic Short Names
Bonaire ^{[n 6]}	Bonaire	Kralendijk	United States dollar	Dutch: Bonaire Papiamento: Boneiru
Guadeloupe ^{[n 7]}	Guadeloupe	Basse-Terre	Euro	French: Guadeloupe
Martinique ^{[n 7]}	Martinique	Fort-de-France	Euro	French: Martinique
Saba ^{[n 6]}	Saba	The Bottom	United States dollar	Dutch: Saba English: Saba
San Andrés and Providencia ^{[n 8]}	Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina	San Andrés	Colombian peso	Spanish: San Andrés y Providencia
Sint Eustatius ^{[n 6]}	Sint Eustatius	Oranjestad	United States dollar	Dutch: Sint Eustatius English: Statia
Federal Dependencies of Venezuela ^{[n 9]}	Federal Dependencies of Venezuela	Los Roques	Venezuelan bolívar	Spanish: Dependencias Federales de Venezuela

Notes[]

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 Member of the Caribbean Community. The Caribbean Community also includes Guyana and Suriname.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 Member of the Central American Integration System.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Member of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Certain U.S. government documents list these as unorganized, unincorporated territories of the United States. For the most part, however, they are under Colombia administration as an integral part of Colombia, part of the San Andrés department. They are also claimed by Nicaragua, and in part by Jamaica and Honduras.
↑ Claimed by Haiti.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Part of the Netherlands.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Part of France.
↑ Part of Colombia.
↑ Part of Venezuela.

References[]

↑ "North America". Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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[CARICOM-2] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 Member of the Caribbean Community. The Caribbean Community also includes Guyana and Suriname.

[SICA-3] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 Member of the Central American Integration System.

[NAFTA-4] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Member of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

[banks-5] 4.0 ^4.1 Certain U.S. government documents list these as unorganized, unincorporated territories of the United States. For the most part, however, they are under Colombia administration as an integral part of Colombia, part of the San Andrés department. They are also claimed by Nicaragua, and in part by Jamaica and Honduras.

[6] Claimed by Haiti.

[Neth-7] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Part of the Netherlands.

[FOD-8] 7.0 ^7.1 Part of France.

[9] Part of Colombia.

[10] Part of Venezuela.

[1] "North America". Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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