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

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 recognized, or not in effect, are listed in italics.

English short name	English long name	Domestic short names	Capital	Currency	Legal status
Anguilla	Anguilla	English: Anguilla	The Valley	East Caribbean dollar	British Overseas Territory
Bajo Nuevo Bank^{[n 4]}	Bajo Nuevo Bank	Spanish: Bajo Nuevo	N/A	N/A	Unincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States of America, uninhabited, disputed by 3 other nations.
Bermuda	Bermuda Islands	English: Bermuda Portuguese: Bermudas	Hamilton	Bermudian dollar	British Overseas Territory
British Virgin Islands	Virgin Islands	English: Virgin Islands	Road Town	United States dollar	British Overseas Territory
Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands	English: Cayman Islands	George Town	Cayman Islands dollar	British Overseas Territory
Montserrat^{[n 1]}	Montserrat	English: Montserrat	Plymouth	East Caribbean dollar	British Overseas Territory
Navassa Island^{[n 5]}	Navassa Island	English: Navassa Island	N/A	United States dollar	Unincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States, uninhabited, disputed by Haiti
Puerto Rico	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico	Spanish: Puerto Rico English: Puerto Rico	San Juan	United States dollar	Unincorporated territory (U.S. Commonwealth)
Serranilla Bank^{[n 4]}	Serranilla Bank	Spanish: Bajo Serranilla	N/A	N/A	Unincorporated Unorganized Territory of the United States, uninhabited, disputed by 3 other nations
Turks and Caicos Islands	Turks and Caicos Islands	English: Turks and Caicos Islands	Cockburn Town	United States dollar	British Overseas Territory
United States Virgin Islands	United States Virgin Islands	English: United States Virgin Islands	Charlotte Amalie	United States dollar	Unincorporated organized Territory of the United States

Other areas

English short name	English long name	Domestic short names	Capital	Currency	Legal status
Aruba	Aruba	Dutch: Aruba	Oranjestad	Aruban florin	Constituent Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Bonaire^{[n 6]}	Bonaire	Dutch: Bonaire Papiamento: Boneiru	Kralendijk	United States dollar	Special municipality of the Netherlands
Clipperton Island	Clipperton Island	French: Île de la Passion	N/A	Euro	Overseas Possession of France
Curaçao	Curaçao	Dutch: Land Curaçao Papiamento: Pais Kòrsou	Willemstad	Netherlands Antillean guilder	Constituent Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Greenland	Greenland	Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat Danish: Grønland	Nuuk	Danish krone	Constituent Country of the Kingdom of Denmark
Guadeloupe^{[n 7]}	Guadeloupe	French: Guadeloupe	Basse-Terre	Euro	Department and region of France
Martinique^{[n 7]}	Martinique	French: Martinique	Fort-de-France	Euro	Department and region of France
Saba^{[n 6]}	Saba	Dutch: Saba English: Saba	The Bottom	United States dollar	Special municipality of the Netherlands
Saint Barthélemy	Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy	French: Saint-Barthélemy	Gustavia	Euro	French Overseas Collectivity
Saint Martin	Collectivity of Saint Martin	French: Saint-Martin	Marigot	Euro	French Overseas Collectivity
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon	French: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon	Saint-Pierre	Euro	French Overseas Collectivity
San Andrés and Providencia^{[n 8]}	Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina	Spanish: San Andrés y Providencia	San Andrés	Colombian peso	Department of Colombia
Sint Eustatius^{[n 6]}	Sint Eustatius	Dutch: Sint Eustatius English: Statia	Oranjestad	United States dollar	Special municipality of the Netherlands
Sint Maarten	Sint Maarten	Dutch: Eilandgebied Sint Maarten	Philipsburg	Netherlands Antillean guilder	Constituent Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Member of the Caribbean Community. The Caribbean Community also includes Guyana and Suriname.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Member of the Central American Integration System.
1 2 3 Member of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
1 2 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.
1 2 3 Part of the Netherlands.
1 2 Part of France.
↑ Part of Colombia.

References

↑ "North America". Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Lists of sovereign states and dependent territories by continent

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Supercontinents	Americas Eurasia

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