North America

Made By -Siddharth Mundada

Siddh Jain
Araddhya Rajput
Aniket Mahajan
 The continent of North America covers
an area of 25.3 million sq km.It is
bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to its
east and the Pacific Ocean to its west.
The North America continent can be
conveniently divided into temperate
North America and more Tropical Central
America. North America consists of
Canada, United States, plus St Pierre and
Miquelon, Bermuda.
 Physical features

In North America there

are both old and young
mountains. Young fold
Mountains flow along
the western part of the
continent from Alaska to
Central American
isthmus. The mountain
 Population
North America has a population of 541.7
million. High living are reflected in the high life
expectancies-75.9 years for males and 81 years
for females. The low population growth rate of
less than 1% also reflects an advanced level of
development. Approximately 81.8% of the
population is urbanized.
 Climate and Vegetation
North America contains a
broad range of temperate
climates from warm
temperate along the east
coast and Mediterranean in
Southern California to cooler
moist climates in northwest
and north east USA and
southern Canada. Extensive
Agriculture and Forestry
North America is well endowed with
water resources, arable land and
forests. These favorable condition,
coupled with scientific farming
practices have enabled the
establishment of highly productive
agricultural industries. The extensive
forest which still remain, following
large scale deforestation are
exploited for their valuable timbers.
COUNTRIE
S OF
NORTH
Countries of North America

North America has 23 independent

countries.
Many countries are small in size.
Some of them are-Grenada, Dominica,
St Kitts and Nevis etc.
There are some large countries like-
Canada, United States of America,
Mexico etc.
 Canada
Official Name:- Canada
Form of Government :- Constitutional Monarchy
with 2 legislative bodies
Capital :- Ottawa
Area :- 9,984,670 sq km
Population :- 35,191,000
Currency :- Canadian Dollar
GNI per capita US$ 39,420
languages :-English, French
Literacy rate-99%
Life Expectancy -81.2
largest country in the
world with 90% of its
population close to US
border. In past thirty
years Canada's ethnic
mix has changed
significantly, resulting
from a move towards a
less restrictive
immigration
 U.S.A
 Official Name :- United States of
America
 Form of Government :- Federal
Republic(2 legislative bodies)
 Capital :- Washington DC
 Area :- 9,631,418 sq km
 Population :- 329,010,000
 Official Languages :- English
 Currency :- US dollar
 GNI per capita US$ 46,040
 Life Expectecy-78.1

• The US is the most prosperous and
Powerful nation on earth. It has
abundant of resources, good
climate, soil and open society. It is
the most multicultural society on
earth. The US economy is the
largest among industrial nations
possessing invaluable combinations
of labor and natural resources. It
is the most diverse and most
scientifically advanced country.
 Mexico
Official Name :- United Mexican states
Form of Government :- Federal Republic(2
Legislative chambers)
Capital :- Mexico city
Area :- 1,972,550 sq km
Population :- 115,755,000
Official Languages :- Spanish
Currency :- Mexican peso
GNI per capita US$ 8,340
Life Expectecy-75.8
Literacy Rate-91%
 Guatemala
Official Name :- Republic of Guatemala
Form of Government :-Republic(one
legislative body)
Capital :-Mixco
Area :- 108,890 sq km
Population :- 16,227,000
Official Languages :- Spanish
Currency :- Quetzal
GNI per capita US$ 2,440
Life Expectecy-70
Literacy Rate-67.1%
 Costa Rica
 Official Name :- Republic of Costa Rica
 Form of Government :-Republic(one
legislative body)
 Capital :-San Jose
 Area :- 51,100 sq km
 Population :- 4,983,000
 Official Languages :- Spanish
 Currency :- Costa Rican colon
 GNI per capita US$ 5,560
 Life Expectecy-77.4
 Literacy Rate-94.9%
 El Salvador
 Official Name :- Republic of El Salvador
 Form of Government :-Republic(one
legislative body)
 Capital :-San Salvador
 Area :- 21,040 sq km
 Population :- 7,602,000
 Official Languages :- Spanish
 Currency :- US dollar
 GNI per capita US$ 2,850
 Life Expectecy-72.1
 Literacy Rate-80.2%
 Panama
 Official Name :- Republic of Panama
 Form of Government :-Republic(one
legislative body)
 Capital :-Panama
 Area :- 78,200 sq km
 Population :- 3,774,000
 Official Languages :- Spanish
 Currency :- Balboa
 GNI per capita US$ 5,510
 Life Expectecy-75.2
 Literacy Rate-91.9%
 Bahamas
 Official Name :- Commonwealth of
Bahamas
 Form of Government :-Constitutional
monarchy(2 legislative bodies)
 Capital :-Nassau
 Area :- 132,940 sq km
 Population :- 363,000
 Official Languages :- English
 Currency :- Bahamian dollar
 GNI per capita US$ 11,440
 Life Expectecy-65.7
 Cuba
 Official Name :- Republic of Cuba
 Form of Government :-Communist
state(one legislative body)
 Capital :-Havana
 Area :- 110,860 sq km
 Population :- 11,250,000
 Official Languages :- Spanish
 Currency :- Cuban peso
 GNI per capita US$ 6501
 Life Expectecy-77.3
 Literacy Rate-99.8%
 Jamaica
 Official Name :- Jamaica
 Form of Government :-Constitutional
monarchy(2 legislative bodies)
 Capital :-Kingston
 Area :- 10,990 sq km
 Population :- 2,819,000
 Official Languages :- English
 Currency :- Jamaican dollar
 GNI per capita US$ 3,710
 Life Expectecy-73.6
 Literacy Rate-87.9%
 Haiti
 Official Name :- Republic of Haiti
 Form of Government :-Republic(2 legislative
bodies)
 Capital :-Port-au-prince
 Area :- 27,750 sq km
 Population :- 10,830,000
 Official Languages :- French
 Currency :- Gourd
 GNI per capita US$ 560
 Life Expectecy-57.6
 Literacy Rate-52.9%
 Dominican Republic
 Official Name :- Dominican Republic
 Form of Government :-Republic(2 legislative
bodies)
 Capital :-Santo Domingo
 Area :- 48,730 sq km
 Population :- 10,892,000
 Official Languages :- Spanish
 Currency :- Peso
 GNI per capita US$ 3,550
 Life Expectecy-73.4
 Literacy Rate-87%
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