OUR WORLD: NORTH AMERICA

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere
and 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

North America, It is the third-largest continent in area, following Asia and Africa, and the fourth in
population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. It includes (24) countries and dozens of small island
possessions and territories - mostly in the Caribbean. It contains all Caribbean and Central America
countries, Canada, Mexico and the United States of America - three of the largest countries on the
planet, as well as Greenland - the world's largest island.

Northern America is used to refer to the northern countries and territories of North America: Canada,
the United States, Greenland, Bermuda, and St. Pierre and Miquelon. They are often considered
distinct from the southern portion of the Americas, which largely comprise Latin America. The term
Middle America is sometimes used to collectively refer to Mexico, the nations of Central America, and
the Caribbean.

Facts About North America

Continent Size: 9,449,460 sq miles (24,474,000 sq km)

Population: 528,720,588
Demonym: North American, American
Language: English, Spanish, French, and, especially in the Caribbean, creole languages
Highest Point: Mt McKinley in Alaska, 20,322ft (6,194m)
Lowest Point: Death Valley in California, -282 ft (-86m) below sea level
Largest Country (in land area): Canada, 9,330,970 sq km, (3,602,707 sq miles)
Largest Country (in population): United States, 295,734,100
Largest Island: Greenland, 840,004 sq miles (2,175,600 sq km)
Time Zones: UTC-10 to UTC
 COUNTRIES TERRITORIES
Antigua and Barbuda Anguilla
Bahamas Aruba
Barbados Bermuda
Belize British Virgin Islands
Canada Cayman Islands
Costa Rica Clipperton Island
Cuba Guadeloupe
Dominica Isla Aves
Dominican Republic Martinique
El Salvador Montserrat
Greenland Netherlands Antilles
Grenada Puerto Rico
Guatemala Saint Barthélemy
Haiti Saint Martin
Honduras Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Jamaica San Andrés y Providencia
Mexico Turks and Caicos Islands
Nicaragua United States Virgin Islands
Panama Navassa Island
Saint Kitts and Nevis Petrel Islands
Saint Lucia Serranilla Bank
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
Antigua and Barbuda
Motto: Each Endeavouring, All Achieving
Anthem: Fair Antigua and Barbuda
Royal anthem: God Save the Queen

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Official Name: Antigua and Barbuda

Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-
southeast of Puerto Rico
Area: 442 km2 (195th) 108 sq mi
Population: 86,754
Nationality: Antiguan, Barbudan
Capital: Saint John's
Ethnic Groups: black
Language: English (official), Antiguan Creole (local dialects)
Religious Groups: Protestant
Currency: East Caribbean dollar
Government: Parliamentary democracy under a federal constitutional monarchy
Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor
General Louisse LAKE-TACK (since 17 July 2007)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Winston Baldwin SPENCER (since 24 March 2004)
Independence: November 1, 1981( Independence from the United Kingdom)
Bahamas, The
Motto: "Forward, Upward, Onward, Together"
Anthem: "March On, Bahamaland"
Royal anthem: "God Save the Queen"

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Official Name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas

Location: Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida,
northeast of Cuba
Area: 13,878 km2 (160th) 5,358 sq mi
Population: 330,000
Nationality: Bahamian
Capital: Nassau
Ethnic Groups: black, white
Language: English (official), English Creole
Religious Groups: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: Bahamian dollar
Government: Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor
General Sir Arthur A. FOULKES (since 14 April 2010)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Hubert A. INGRAHAM (since 4 May 2007)
Independence: 10 July 1973 (from the UK)
Barbados
Motto: "Pride and Industry"
Anthem: In Plenty and In Time of Need

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Official Name: Barbados

Location: Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Area: 431 km2 (197th) 167 sq mi
Population: 284,589
Nationality: Barbadian, Bajan (colloquial)
Capital: Bridgetown
Ethnic Groups: black, white, mulatto
Language: English (official)
Religious Groups: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: Barbadian dollar
Government: Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor
General Sir Clifford Straughn HUSBANDS (since 1 June 1996)
Head of Government: Prime Minister David THOMPSON (since 16 January 2008)
Independence: 30 November 1966 (from the UK)
Belize
Motto: “Sub Umbra Floreo” (Latin) "Under the Shade I Flourish"
Anthem: Land of the Free
Royal anthem: God Save the Queen

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Official Name: Belize

Location: Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico
Area: 22,966 km2 (150th) 8,867 sq mi
Population: 307,899
Nationality: Belizean
Capital: Belmopan
Ethnic Groups: black, mestizo, Indian
Language: English, English Creole, Spanish
Religious Groups: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: Belize dollar
Government: Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor
General Sir Colville YOUNG, Sr. (since 17 November 1993)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Dean Oliver BARROW (since 8 February 2008)
Independence: 21 September 1981 (from the UK)
Canada
Motto: A Mari Usque Ad Mare (Latin) "From Sea to Sea"
Anthem: "O Canada"
Royal anthem: "God Save the Queen"

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Official Name: Canada

Location: Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North
Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US
Area: 9,984,670 km2 (2nd) 3,854,085 sq mi
Population: 34,183,000
Nationality: Canadian
Capital: Ottawa
Ethnic Groups: British, French and other European origins, indigenous Indian and Inuit
Language: English and French
Religious Groups: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: Canadian dollar
Government: Federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor
General Michaelle JEAN (since 27 September 2005)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Stephen Joseph HARPER (since 6 February 2006)
Independence: 1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies)
11 December 1931 (recognized by UK)
Costa Rica
Motto: "Vivan siempre el trabajo y la paz" (Spanish) "Long live work and peace"
Anthem: Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera (Spanish) Noble homeland, your beautiful flag

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Official Name: Republic of Costa Rica

Location: Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean,
between Nicaragua and Panama
Area: 51,100 km2 (128th) 19,653 sq mi
Population: 4,253,897
Nationality: Costa Rican; Tico
Capital: San José
Ethnic Groups: white, mestizo, black
Language: Spanish
Religious Groups: Roman Catholic
Currency: Costa Rican colón
Government: Constitutional democracy (Presidential republic)
Chief of State: President Laura CHINCHILLA Miranda (since 8 May 2010)
Head of Government: President Laura CHINCHILLA Miranda (since 8 May 2010)
Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Cuba

Motto: Patria o Muerte(Spanish) "Homeland or Death"

Anthem: La Bayamesa ("The Bayamo Song")

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Official Name: Republic of Cuba

Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, 150 km
south of Key West, Florida
Area: 109,886 km2 (105th) 42,427 sq mi
Population: 11,236,444
Nationality: Cuban
Capital: Havana
Ethnic Groups: white, mulatto, black
Language: Spanish
Religious Groups: Roman Catholic
Currency: Cuban peso; Cuban convertible peso
Government: Socialist State of workers, organized as a united and democratic republic
(Communist state)
Chief of State: President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers Gen.
Raul CASTRO Ruz (president since 24 February 2008)
Head of Government: President of the Council of State and President of the Council of
Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (president since 24 February 2008)
Independence: October 10, 1868 (Independence from Spain)
May 20, 1902 (from United States)
Dominica
Motto: "Après Bondie, C'est La Ter" (Antillean Creole) "After God is the Earth"
"Après le Bon Dieu, c'est la Terre"
Anthem: Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour

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Official Name: Commonwealth of Dominica

Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about
half way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago
Area: 754 km2 (184th) 290 sq mi
Population: 72,660
Nationality: Dominican
Capital: Roseau
Ethnic Groups: black, Carib Indian
Language: English, French, Antillean Creole
Religious Groups: Roman Catholic, Protestant
Currency: East Caribbean dollar
Government: Parliamentary republic
Chief of State: President Nicholas J. O. LIVERPOOL (since October 2003)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Roosevelt SKERRIT (since 8 January 2004)
Independence: 3 November 1978 (from the UK)
Dominican Republic
Motto: "Dios, Patria, Libertad" (Spanish) "God, Fatherland, Liberty"
Anthem: Himno Nacional

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Official Name: Dominican Republic

Location: Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea
and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti
Area: 48,442 km2 (130th) 18,704 sq mi
Population: 10,090,000
Nationality: Dominican
Capital: Santo Domingo
Ethnic Groups: black, mulatto, white
Language: Spanish
Religious Groups: Roman Catholic
Currency: Dominican Republic Peso
Government: Democratic Republic or Representative Democracy
Chief of State: President Leonel FERNANDEZ Reyna (since 16 August 2004)
Head of Government: President Leonel FERNANDEZ Reyna (since 16 August 2004)
Independence: 27 February 1844 (from Haiti)
El Salvador
Motto: "Dios, Unión, Libertad" (Spanish) "God, Union, Freedom"
Anthem: Himno Nacional de El Salvador

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Official Name: Republic of El Salvador

Location: Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and
Honduras
Area: 21,040 km2 8,124 sq mi
Population: 6,134,000
Nationality: Salvadorian, Salvadoran
Capital: San Salvador
Ethnic Groups: mestizo, Indian
Language: Spanish
Religious Groups: Roman Catholic
Currency: U.S. dollar
Government: Presidential republic
Chief of State: President Mauricio FUNES Cartagena (since 1 June 2009)
Head of Government: President Mauricio FUNES Cartagena (since 1 June 2009)
Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Anthem: Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit (Greenlandic) "You Our Ancient Land!"

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Official Name: Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)

Location: Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic
Ocean, northeast of Canada
Area: 2,166,086 km2 (13th) 836,109 sq mi
Population: 56,452
Nationality: Greenlander, Greenlandic
Capital: Nuuk (Godthåb)
Ethnic Groups: Greenlander, Danish
Language: Greenlandic (Kalaallisut)
Religious Groups: Lutheran
Currency: Danish krone
Government: Parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy
Chief of State: Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark (since 14 January 1972), represented by
High Commissioner Soeren Hald MOELLER (since April 2005)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Kuupik KLEIST (since 12 June 2009)
Independence: none (extensive self-rule as part of the Kingdom of Denmark; foreign affairs is
the responsibility of Denmark, but Greenland actively participates in international agreements
relating to Greenland)
Grenada
Motto: “Ever Conscious of God We Aspire, Build and Advance as One People”
Anthem: Hail Grenada
Royal anthem: God Save the Queen

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Official Name: Grenada

Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad
and Tobago
Area: 344 km2 (203rd) 132.8 sq mi
Population: 110,000
Nationality: Grenadian, Greenz, Greens
Capital: St. George’s
Ethnic Groups: black, mulatto
Language: English, Patois
Religious Groups: Christian, Hindu
Currency: East Caribbean dollar
Government: Parliamentary democracy under constitutional monarchy
Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General
Carlyle Arnold GLEAN (since 27 November 2008)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Tillman THOMAS (since 9 July 2008)
Independence: 7 February 1974 (from the UK)
Guatamela
Motto: "País de la Eterna Primavera" "Country of the Eternal Spring"
Anthem: Himno Nacional de Guatemala

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Official Name: Republic of Guatemala

Location: Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and
Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize
Area: 108,890 km2 (106th) 42,042 sq mi
Population: 13,276,517
Nationality: Guatemalan
Capital: Guatemala City
Ethnic Groups: Indian, Iadino
Language: Spanish, Maya languages
Religious Groups: Roman Catholic, Protestant
Currency: Quetzal
Government: Presidential republic
Chief of State: President Alvaro COLOM Caballeros (since 14 January 2008)
Head of Government: President Alvaro COLOM Caballeros (since 14 January 2008)
Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Haiti
Motto: "L'Union Fait La Force" (French) "Unity Creates Strength"
Anthem: La Dessalinienne

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Official Name: Republic of Haiti

Location: Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean
Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic
Area: 27,751 km2 (140th) 10,714 sq mi
Population: 9,035,536
Nationality: Haitian
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Ethnic Groups: black, mulatto
Language: Haitian Creole, French
Religious Groups: Roman Catholic, Protestant
Currency: Gourde
Government: Parliamentary republic
Chief of State: President Rene PREVAL (since 14 May 2006)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Jean-Max BELLERIVE (since 7 November 2009)
Independence: 1 January 1804 (from France)
Honduras
Motto: "Libre, Soberana e Independiente" (Spanish) "Free, Sovereign and Independent"
Anthem: National Anthem of Honduras

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Official Name: Republic of Honduras

Location: Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua
and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Area: 112,492 km2 (102nd) 43,278 sq mi
Population: 7,810,848
Nationality: Honduran
Capital: Tegucigalpa
Ethnic Groups: mestizo, Indian, black
Language: Spanish, Black Carib
Religious Groups: Roman Catholic
Currency: Lempira
Government: Constitutional republic
Chief of State: President Porfirio LOBO Sosa (since 27 January 2010)
Head of Government: President Porfirio LOBO Sosa (since 27 January 2010)
Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Jamaica
Motto: "Out of Many, One People"
Anthem: "Jamaica, Land We Love"
Royal anthem: "God Save the Queen"

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Official Name: Jamaica

Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba
Area: 11,100 km2 (166th) 4,444 ) sq mi
Population: 2,847,232
Nationality: Jamaican
Capital: Kingston
Ethnic Groups: black, mulatto
Language: English (official) Jamaican Patois (national)
Religious Groups: Protestant
Currency: Jamaican dollar
Government: Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor
General Dr. Patrick L. ALLEN (since 26 February 2009)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Bruce GOLDING (since 11 September 2007)
Independence: 6 August 1962 (from the UK)
Mexico
Anthem: "Himno Nacional Mexicano" Mexican National Anthem

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Official Name: United Mexican States

Location: Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between
Belize and the United States and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and
the United States
Area: 1,972,550 km2 (15th) 761,606 sq mi
Population: 111,211,789
Nationality: Mexican
Capital: Mexico City
Ethnic Groups: mestizo, Indian, white
Language: Spanish
Religious Groups: Roman Catholic
Currency: Peso
Government: Federal constitutional presidential republic
Chief of State: President Felipe de Jesus CALDERON Hinojosa (since 1 December 2006)
Head of Government: President Felipe de Jesus CALDERON Hinojosa (since 1 December
2006)
Independence: 16 September 1810 (declared); 27 September 1821 (recognized by Spain)
Nicagarua
Motto: En Dios Confiamos (Spanish) "In God We Trust"
Anthem: Salve a ti, Nicaragua (Spanish) Hail to thee, Nicaragua

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Official Name: Republic of Nicaragua

Location: Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean,
between Costa Rica and Honduras
Area: 130,373 km2 (97th) 50,193 sq mi
Population: 5,891,199
Nationality: Nicaraguan
Capital: Managua
Ethnic Groups: mestizo, Indian, white, black
Language: Spanish; Miskito which is spoken by indigenous groups that live in remote areas of
the country.
Religious Groups: Roman Catholic
Currency: Córdoba
Government: Presidential republic
Chief of State: President Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (since 10 January 2007)
Head of Government: President Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (since 10 January 2007)
Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Panama
Motto: "Pro Mundi Beneficio" (Latin) "For the Benefit of the World"
Anthem: Himno Nacional de Panamá (Spanish)

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Official Name: Republic of Panama

Location: Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean,
between Colombia and Costa Rica
Area: 75,517 km2 (118th) 29,157 sq mi
Population: 3,322,576
Nationality: Panamanian
Capital: Panama City
Ethnic Groups: mestizo, Indian, white, black
Language: Spanish, English
Religious Groups: Roman Catholic
Currency: Balboa, U.S. dollar
Government: Constitutional Democracy
Chief of State: President Ricardo MARTINELLI Berrocal (since 1 July 2009)
Head of Government: President Ricardo MARTINELLI Berrocal (since 1 July 2009)
Independence: 3 November 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain 28
November 1821)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Motto: "Country Above Self"
Anthem: O Land of Beauty!
Royal anthem: God Save the Queen

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Official Name: Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Location: Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico
to Trinidad and Tobago
Area: 261 km2 (207th) 101 sq mi
Population: 42,696
Nationality: Kittitian (or, alternately, Kittian), Nevisian
Capital: Basseterre
Ethnic Groups: black
Language: English
Religious Groups: Protestant
Currency: East Caribbean dollar
Government: Parliamentary democracy and Federal constitutional monarchy
Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General
Cuthbert Montraville SEBASTIAN (since 1 January 1996)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Dr. Denzil DOUGLAS (since 6 July 1995)
Independence: 19 September 1983 (from the UK)
Saint Lucia
Motto: "The Land, The People, The Light"
Anthem: Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia

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Official Name: Saint Lucia

Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of
Trinidad and Tobago
Area: 620 km2 (193rd) 239 sq mi
Population: 173,765
Nationality: Saint Lucian
Capital: Castries
Ethnic Groups: black, mulatto, white
Language: English; French Creole
Religious Groups: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: East Caribbean dollar
Government: Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor
General Dame Pearlette LOUISY (since September 1997)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Stephenson KING (since 9 September 2007)
Independence: 22 February 1979 (from the UK)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Motto: "Pax et justitia" (Latin) "Peace and justice"
Anthem: St Vincent Land So Beautiful

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Official Name: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of
Trinidad and Tobago
Area: 389 km2 (201st) 150 sq mi
Population: 120,000
Nationality: Vincentian
Capital: Kingstown
Ethnic Groups: black, mulatto, white
Language: English
Religious Groups: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: East Caribbean dollar
Government: Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor
General Sir Fredrick Nathaniel BALLANTYNE (since 2 September 2002)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Ralph E. GONSALVES (since 29 March 2001)
Independence: 27 October 1979 (from the UK)
Trinidad and Tobago
Motto: "Together we aspire, together we achieve"
Anthem: Forged from the Love of Liberty

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Official Name: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,
northeast of Venezuela
Area: 5,128 km2 (172nd) 1,978 sq mi
Population: 1,299,953
Nationality: Trinidadian, Tobagonian
Capital: Port of Spain
Ethnic Groups: black, East Indian, mixed
Language: English
Religious Groups: Christian, Hindu
Currency: Trinidad and Tobago dollar
Government: Parliamentary republic
Chief of State: President George Maxwell RICHARDS (since 17 March 2003)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Kamla PERSAD-BISSESSAR (since 26 May 2010)
Independence: 31 August 1962 (from the UK)
United States
Motto: In God We Trust (official) E Pluribus Unum (traditional) (Latin: Out of Many, One)
Anthem: "The Star-Spangled Banner"

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Official Name: United States of America

Location: North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific
Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
Area: 9,826,675 km2 (3rd/4th) 3,794,101 sq mi
Population: 309,802,000
Nationality: American
Capital: Washington, DC
Ethnic Groups: white, black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American
Language: English
Religious Groups: Christian, Jewish
Currency: United States dollar
Government: Federal constitutional presidential republic
Chief of State: President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009)
Head of Government: President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009)
Independence: 4 July 1776 (from Great Britain)
Anguilla
Motto: "Strength and Endurance"
Anthem: God Save the Queen
National song: God Bless Anguilla

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Official Name: Anguilla

Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of
Puerto Rico
Area: 91 km2 (220th) 35 sq mi
Population: 7,063
Nationality: Anguillian
Capital: The Valley
Ethnic Groups: black, mulatto
Language: English
Religious Groups: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: East Caribbean dollar
Government: British Overseas Territory
Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor
Alistair HARRISON (since 21 April 2009)
Head of Government: Chief Minister Hubert HUGHES (since 16 February 2010)
Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK)
Aruba
Anthem: "Aruba Dushi Tera"

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Official Name: Aruba

Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
Area: 193 km2 74.5 sq mi
Population: 103,065
Nationality: Aruban
Capital: Oranjestad
Ethnic Groups: white/Caribbean Amerindian
Language: English, Papiamento, Dutch
Religious Groups: Roman Catholic
Currency: Aruban florin
Government: Constitutional monarchy
Chief of State: Queen BEATRIX of the Netherlands (since 30 April 1980); represented by
Governor General Fredis REFUNJOL (since 11 May 2004)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Michiel Godfried (Mike) EMAN (since 30 October 2009)
Independence: none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Bermuda
Motto: "Quo Fata Ferunt" (Latin) "Whither the Fates Carry [Us]"
Anthem: "God Save the Queen" (official) "Hail to Bermuda" (unofficial)

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Official Name: Bermuda

Location: North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of South Carolina
(US)
Area: 53.2 km2 (224th) 20.6 sq mi
Population: 67,837
Nationality: Bermudian
Capital: Hamilton
Ethnic Groups: black, white
Language: English, Portuguese
Religious Groups: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: Bermudian dollar
Government: parliamentary; self-governing territory
Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Sir
Richard GOZNEY (since 12 December 2007)
Head of Government: Premier Ewart BROWN (since 30 October 2006)
Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK)
British Virgin Islands
Motto: "Vigilate" (Latin) "Be Watchful"
Anthem: "God Save the Queen"

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Official Name: British Virgin Islands

Location: Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto
Rico
Area: 153 km2 (216th) 59 sq mi
Population: 27,000
Nationality: British Virgin Islander
Capital: Road Town
Ethnic Groups: white, black
Language: English
Religious Groups: Protestant
Currency: U.S. dollar
Government: British Overseas Territory
Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor David
PEAREY (since 18 April 2006)
Head of Government: Premier Ralph T. O'NEAL (since 23 August 2007)
Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK)
Cayman Islands
Motto: "He hath founded it upon the seas"
Anthem: God Save the Queen

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Official Name: Cayman Islands

Location: Caribbean, three-island group (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) in
Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica
Area: 264 km2 (217th) 102 sq mi
Population: 60,456
Nationality: Caymanian
Capital: George Town
Ethnic Groups: white, black
Language: English
Religious Groups: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: Cayman Islands dollar
Government: British Overseas Territory
Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor
Duncan TAYLOR (since 15 January 2010)
Head of Government: Premier McKeeva BUSH (since 6 November 2009)
Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK)
Clipperton Island

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Official Name: Clipperton Island

Location: Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico
Area: 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Population: uninhabited
Nationality:
Capital:
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Government: possession of France; administered directly by the Minister of Overseas France
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Independence:
Guadeloupe

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Official Name: Guadeloupe

Location: located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles
Area: 1,628 square kilometres (629 sq. mi)
Population: 405,500
Nationality: Guadeloupean(s)
Capital: Basse-Terre
Ethnic Groups: black, mulatto
Language: French
Religious Groups: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: Euro
Government: Overseas region of France
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Independence:
Martinique

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Official Name: Martinique

Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Area: 1,128 km2 (436 sq mi)
Population: 397,730
Nationality: French
Capital: Fort-de-France
Ethnic Groups
Language: French , Antillean Creole
Religious Groups:
Currency: Euro
Government: Overseas region of France,
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Independence:
Montserrat
Anthem: "God Save the Queen"

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Official Name: Montserrat

Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico
Area: 102 km2 (219th) 39 sq mi
Population: 5,118
Nationality: Montserratian(s)
Capital: Plymouth (de jure); Brades (de facto)
Ethnic Groups: black, white
Language: English
Religious Groups: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: East Caribbean dollar
Government: British Overseas Territory
Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Peter
A. WATERWORTH (since 27 July 2007)
Head of Government: Chief Minister Rueben MEADE (since 10 September 2009)
Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK)
Navassa Island

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Official Name: Navassa Island

Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, 35 miles west of Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti
Area: 2 square miles (5.2 km2)
Population: uninhabited
Nationality:
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Government: the laws of the US where applicable apply
Chief of State:
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Independence:
Netherlands Antilles
Motto: Latin: Libertate unanimus ("Unified by freedom")
Anthem: Anthem without a title

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Official Name: Netherlands Antilles

Location: Caribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean Sea - composed of five islands,
Curacao and Bonaire located off the coast of Venezuela, and Sint Maarten, Saba, and Sint
Eustatius lie east of the US Virgin Islands
Area: 800 km2 (184th) 309 sq mi
Population: 197,041
Nationality: Dutch Antillean
Capital: Willemstad
Ethnic Groups: mixed black
Language: Dutch, English, Papiamento
Religious Groups: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency: Netherlands Antillean guilder
Government: Constitutional monarchy
Chief of State: Queen BEATRIX of the Netherlands (since 30 April 1980); represented by
Governor General Frits GOEDGEDRAG (since 1 July 2002)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Emily de JONGH-ELHAGE (since 26 March 2006)
Independence: none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Puerto Rico
Motto:
Latin: Joannes Est Nomen Eius
Spanish: Juan es su nombre
English: John is his name
Anthem: La Borinqueña

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Official Name: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of
the Dominican Republic
Area: 9,104 km2 (169th) 3,515 sq mi
Population: 3,967,179
Nationality: Puerto Rican
Capital: San Juan
Ethnic Groups: Hispanic
Language: Spanish and English
Religious Groups: Roman Catholic
Currency: United States dollar
Government: Republic, three-branch government
Chief of State: President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009)
Head of Government: Governor Luis FORTUNO (since 2 January 2009)
Independence: none (territory of the US with commonwealth status)
Saint Barthélemy
Anthem: La Marseillaise

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Official Name: Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy

Location: located approximately 125 miles northwest of Guadeloupe
Area: 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Population: 7,448
Nationality:
Capital: Gustavia
Ethnic Groups: white, mulatto, black, Guadeloupe Mestizo (French-East Asia)
Language: French (primary), English
Religious Groups: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jehovah's Witness
Currency: Euro
Government:
Chief of State: President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007), represented by Prefect
Dominique LACROIX (since 21 March 2007)
Head of Government: President of the Territorial Council Bruno MAGRAS (since 16 July
2007)
Independence: none (overseas collectivity of France)
Saint Martin
Anthem: La Marseillaise

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Official Name: Collectivity of Saint Martin

Location: island 300 km southeast of Puerto Rico
Area: 53.2 km2 (20.5 sq mi)
Population: 35,925
Nationality:
Capital: Marigot
Ethnic Groups: mulatto, black, Guadeloupe Mestizo (French-East Asia), white, East Indian
Language: French (official language), English, Dutch, French Patois, Spanish, Papiamento
(dialect of Netherlands Antilles)
Religious Groups: Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Protestant, Hindu
Currency: Euro
Government:
Chief of State: President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007), represented by Prefect
Dominique LACROIX (since 21 March 2007)
Head of Government: President of the Territorial Council Frantz GUMBS (since 5 May 2009)
Independence: none (overseas collectivity of France)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Motto: A Mare Labor English: "From the Sea, Work"
Anthem: La Marseillaise

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Official Name: Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Location: Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland
(Canada)
Area: 242 km2 (208th) 93.4 sq mi
Population: 7,063
Nationality: French
Capital: Saint-Pierre
Ethnic Groups: Basque, Bretons, Normands (French fishermen)
Language: French
Religious Groups: Christian, Jewish
Currency: Euro
Government: Dependent territory
Chief of State: President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007); represented by Prefect
Jean-Pierre BERCOT (since 28 July 2008)
Head of Government: President of the Territorial Council Stephane ARTANO (since 21
February 2007)
Independence: none (territorial collectivity of France; has been under French control since
1763)
San Andrés y Providencia
Motto: Paraíso Turístico Tourist Paradise
Anthem: Himno de San Andrés y Providencia

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Official Name: Archipelago of San Andrés Providencia and Santa Catalina

Location: located 480 miles (720 km) northwest from the Colombian Caribbean Coast. Area:
112 km2 (43.2 sq mi)
Population: 59,573
Nationality:
Capital: San Andrés City
Ethnic Groups:
Language:
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Currency:
Government:
Chief of State:
Head of Government: Governor Pedro Gallardo Forbes
Independence:
Turks and Caicos Islands
Motto: Beautiful By Nature, Clean By Choice
Anthem: "God Save the Queen"
National Song: "We Salute this Land of Ours"

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Official Name: Turks and Caicos Islands

Location: Caribbean, two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The
Bahamas, north of Haiti
Area: 430 km2 (199th) 193 sq mi
Population: 22,942
Nationality: Turks and Caicos Islander
Capital: Cockburn Town
Ethnic Groups: black
Language: English (official)
Religious Groups: Baptist. Anglican, Methodist, Church of God
Currency: U.S. dollar
Government: British Crown Colony (self-government currently suspended)
Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor
Gordon WETHERELL (since 5 August 2008)
Head of Government: Governor Gordon WETHERELL (since 14 August 2009)
Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK)
United States Virgin Islands
Motto: United in Pride and Hope
Anthem: Virgin Islands March

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Official Name: Virgin Islands of the United States

Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east
of Puerto Rico
Area: 1,910 sq km
Population: 109,775
Nationality: Virgin Islander(s) (US citizens)
Capital: Charlotte Amalie
Ethnic Groups: black, white
Language: Spanish, English, French
Religious Groups: Roman Catholic, Protestant
Currency: United States dollar
Government:
Chief of State: President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009)
Head of Government: Governor John DeJONGH (since 1 January 2007)
Independence: none (territory of the US)