The 23 Countries in North America in Alphabetical Order

North America is the third largest continent on Earth, after Asia and Africa. It covers an area of approximately 9,355,000 square miles (24,230,000 square kilometers).

North America occupies a landmass in the Northern and Western Hemispheres. It is home to 23 countries, which extends from the Alaskan island chain in the northwest to Panama in Central America.

The continent of North America can be divided into five distinctive regions: the mountainous west, the Great Plains, the Canadian Shield, the varied eastern region, and the Caribbean.

The first people of America traveled from Asia to what is now known as Alaska. Indigenous peoples inhabited the continent long before European exploration and colonization in the 15th to 20th centuries. In fact, the name “America” is derived from one of the earliest European explorers, Amerigo Vespucci.

Geographically, North America is bounded by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the North Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the North Pacific Ocean to the west.

Countries in North America in alphabetical order

Here is the alphabetical list of North American countries with their capitals. We have also included the countries’ regions, the international standard for country codes (ISO 3166), and the continent.

Country	Country Capital	Country Abbreviation	Region	Continent
Antigua and Barbuda	St. John's	AG	Lesser Antilles, Caribbean	North America
Bahamas, The	Nassau	BS	North Atlantic Ocean	North America
Barbados	Bridgetown	BB	Lesser Antilles, Caribbean	North America
Belize	Belmopan	BZ	Central America	North America
Canada	Ottawa	CA	Northern North America	North America
Costa Rica	San Jose	CR	Central America	North America
Cuba	Havana	CU	Greater Antilles, Carbbean	North America
Dominica	Roseau	DM	Lesser Antilles, Caribbean	North America
Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	DO	Greater Antilles, Caribbean	North America
El Salvador	San Salvador	SV	Central America	North America
Grenada	Saint George's	GD	Lesser Antilles, Caribbean	North America
Guatemala	Guatemala City	GT	Central America	North America
Haiti	Port-au-Prince	HT	Greater Antilles, Caribbean	North America
Honduras	Tegucigalpa	HN	Central America	North America
Jamaica	Kingston	JM	Greater Antilles, Caribbean	North America
Mexico	Mexico City	MX	North America	North America
Nicaragua	Managua	NI	Central America	North America
Panama	Panama City	PA	Central America	North America
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre	KN	Lesser Antolles, Caribbean	North America
Saint Lucia	Castries	LC	Lesser Antolles, Caribbean	North America
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Kingstown	VC	Lesser Antilles, Caribbean	North America
Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	TT	Lesser Antilles, Caribbean	North America
United States, The	Washington D.C.	US	North America	North America

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How many countries are in North America?

There are 23 countries in North America according to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States.

United Nations members in North America

The United Nations (UN) recognizes all 23 countries as sovereign nations:

1. Antigua and Barbuda 
2. Bahamas
3. Barbados
4. Belize
5. Canada 
6. Costa Rica 
7. Cuba
8. Dominica
9. Dominican Republic
10. El Salvador
11. Grenada
12. Guatemala
13. Haiti
14. Honduras
15. Jamaica
16. Mexico
17. Nicaragua
18. Panama
19. Saint Kitts and Nevis
20. Saint Lucia
21. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
22. Trinidad and Tobago
23. United States of America

The UN recognizes a total of 33 members of the Latin American and Caribbean regional group, with the other states found on the continent of South America.

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