North America Countries With Their Respective Capitals and Currencies
North America is the third largest continent of the earth. It is located entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. The North America continent shares borders with the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Caribbean Sea and the South America continent to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the south and west. It covers an area of 24,709,000 square km, almost 16.5% of Earth\’s total land area. It is the fourth most populous continent of the world. In North America, there are 23 United Nation recognized countries, 9 dependent territories of other countries, and 16 integral territories primarily of non- North American countries. The largest country of this continent is Canada and the smallest country is Saint Kitts and Nevis. Conventionally, there are three main geographical subregions in the North America continent. These subregions are Northern America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
To know about the twenty-three United Nations recognized North American countries with their respective capitals, currencies, official languages and flags, refer to the table below.
Country | Capital | Currency | Official Languages | Flag | Sub Region |
Antigua and Barbuda | St. John’s | East Caribbeandollar | English | Caribbean | |
Bahamas | Nassau | Bahamian dollar | English | Caribbean | |
Barbados | Bridgetown | Barbadian dollar | English | Caribbean | |
Belize | Belmopan | Belize dollar | English | Central America | |
Canada | Ottawa | Canadian dollar | English | Northern America | |
Costa Rica | San Jose | Costa Rican colon | Spanish | Central America | |
Cuba | Havana | Cuban peso | Spanish | Caribbean | |
Dominica | Roseau | East Caribbeandollar | English | Caribbean | |
Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Dominican peso | Spanish | Caribbean | |
El Salvador | San Salvador | United States dollar | Spanish | Central America | |
Grenada | St. George’s | East Caribbeandollar | English | Caribbean | |
Guatemala | Guatemala City | Quetzal | Spanish | Central America | |
Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Gourde | French, Haitian Creole | Caribbean | |
Honduras | Tegucigalpa | Lempira | Spanish | Central America | |
Jamaica | Kingston | Jamaican dollar | English | Caribbean | |
Mexico | Mexico City | Mexican peso | Spanish | Northern America | |
Nicaragua | Managua | Cordoba | Spanish | Central America | |
Panama | Panama City | Balboa, US dollar | Spanish | Central America | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | East Caribbeandollar | English | Caribbean | |
Saint Lucia | Castries | East Caribbeandollar | English | Caribbean | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | East Caribbeandollar | English | Caribbean | |
Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago dollar | English | Caribbean | |
United States | Washington, D.C. | US dollar | English | Northern America |
In the North America continent, nine territories (Dependencies that are not internationally recognized or not in effect) are controlled by other countries. To know about this type of dependent territories with their capitals, currencies, official languages, and flags, refer to the table below.
Territory | Capital | Currency | Official Language | Ruling Power | Flag | Sub Region |
Anguilla | The Valley | Eastern Caribbeandollar | English | United Kingdom | Caribbean | |
Bermuda | Hamilton | Bermudiandollar | English | United Kingdom | Caribbean | |
British Virgin Islands | Road Town | US dollar | English | United Kingdom | Caribbean | |
Cayman Islands | George Town | Cayman Islands dollar | English | United Kingdom | Caribbean | |
Montserrat | Plymouth | East Caribbean dollar | English | United Kingdom | Caribbean | |
Navassa Island | Lulu Town | US dollar | United States | Caribbean | ||
Puerto Rico | San Juan | US dollar | Spanish, dollar | United States | Caribbean | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Cockburn Town | US dollar | English | United Kingdom | Caribbean | |
United States Virgin Islands | Charlotte Amalie | US dollar | English | United States | Caribbean |
Sixteen integral territories primarily of non-North American countries are situated in North America. To know about this type of integral territories with their capitals, currencies, official languages, and flags, refer to the table below.
Territory | Capital | Currency | Official Language | Integral Part | Flag | Sub Region |
Aruba | Oranjestad | Aruban Florin | Dutch | Netherlands | Caribbean | |
Bonaire | Kralendijk | US dollar | Dutch | Netherlands | Caribbean | |
ClippertonIsland | N/A | N/A | N/A | France | Pacific Ocean | |
Curacao | Willemstad | Nether-lands Antilleanguider | Dutch | Netherlands | Caribbean | |
Federal Dependencies | Gran Roque | Bolivar soberano, Petro | Spanish | Venezuela | Caribbean | |
Nueva Esparta | La Asuncion | Bolivar soberano, Petro | Spanish | Venezuela | Caribbean | |
Greenland | Nuuk | DanishKrone | Greenlandic | Denmark | Northern America | |
Guadeloupe | Basse- Terre | Euro | French | France | Caribbean | |
Martinique | Fort-de-France | Euro | French | France | Caribbean | |
Saba | The Bottom | US dollar | Dutch | Netherlands | Caribbean | |
Saint Barthelemy | Gustavia | Euro | French | France | Caribbean | |
Saint Martin | Marigot | Euro | French | France | Caribbean | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Saint- Pierre | Euro | French | France | Northern America | |
San Andres and Providencia | North End | Colombianpeso | English, Spanish | Colombia | Northern America | |
Sint Eustatius | Oranjestad | US dollar | Dutch | Netherlands | Caribbean | |
SintMaarten | Philipsburg | Nether-lands Antilleanguider | Dutch, English | Netherlands | Caribbean |