North America

As discussed in Continents' Page, North America is the third largest continent covering the land area of 24.709 million square kilometers. We'll learn about names and number of countries in North America, here.

Total countries in North America

There are 23 independent countries in North America. However if we look at the geography of the continent, we find 45 countries/territories in North America. Out of these 45 territories, 23 are sovereign territories, and remaining 22 territories are dependent territories of few European countries. 

Countries - North America

Here is the list of independent countries in North America: 

1. Antigua and Barbuda 
2. Bahamas
3. Barbados
4. Belize
5. Canada
6. Costa Rica
7. Cuba
8. Dominica
9. Dominican Republic
10. El Salvador
11. Grenada
12. Guatemala
13. Haiti
14. Honduras
15. Jamaica
16. Mexico
17. Nicaragua
18. Saint Kitts and Nevis
19. Panama
20. Saint Lucia
21. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
22. Trinidad and Tobago
23. United States of America 

Also please find below the list of dependent territories: 

Apart from these countries and territories, there are three unincorporated territories of the United States. Please find below the names of them.

1. Navassa Island
2. Puerto Rico
3. United States Virgin Islands

They are situated in Caribbean sea and administrated by USA.

 

Map of North America

Here is a map of North America to show the geographical locations of North America.

Here, we have got the number of countries in North America, list of Countries in North America and a map of North America. Now we have to memorize them, so we will learn how to memorize fast. The best way to memorize geography is; by learning with the help of Maps. First look at the map to memorize where the country is located, and then test your geography on a blank paper-map or on a online quiz at Lizard Point. By this practice, you can easily learn the names of all countries in the world.