NORTH AMERICA

 

NORTH AMERICA


        North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere. To the north it is bordered by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Caribbean Sea, and to the west by the North Pacific Ocean. This continent includes about 4.8% of the earth's surface. The human population in North America is 579 million and there are approximately 23 recognized countries on this continent.




23 WIDELY RECOGNIZED SOVEREIGN STATES IN NORTH AMERICA (INCLUDING CENTRAL AMERICA).



CANADA

THE CAPITAL CITY OF CANADA IS OTTAWA. THE LARGEST CITY IN CANADA IS TORONTO. CANADA IS A CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY WHERE THE QUEEN OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IS THE HEAD OF STATE.

CANADA'S OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ​​ARE ENGLISH AND FRENCH. FRENCH IS THE MOST DOMINANT LANGUAGE IN CANADA ESPECIALLY QUEBEC.

CREE LANGUAGE

INUKTITUT LANGUAGE

OJIBWE LANGUAGE

INNU LANGUAGE

IN DENE SULINE

ANISHININI LANGUAGE

MI'KMAQ LANGUAGE

DAKOTA / SIOUX

ATIKAMEKW LANGUAGE

AND OTHERS (UNDER 5,000 SPEAKERS)

MEXICO

MEXICO IS A COUNTRY LOCATED IN NORTH AMERICA AND IS BORDERED BY THE UNITED STATES, GUATEMALA AND BELIZE TO THE SOUTHEAST, THE PACIFIC OCEAN TO THE WEST AND THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA TO THE EAST. THE CAPITAL OF MEXICO IS MEXICO CITY.




SOUTH AMERICA

South America is a continent located between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean which is connected to North America via the Isthmus of Panama. This continent is crossed by the equator, and most of the continent's plains are in the southern hemisphere.

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