North America

          North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some time to be a northern subcontinent of the America's. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Pacific Ocean, and to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea.

         North America was reached by its first human population during the last glacial period, via crossing the Bering land bridge approximately 40,000 to 17,000 years ago. The so-called Palco-Indian period is taken to have lasted until about 10,000 years ago (the beginning of the Archaic or Meso-Indian period). The Classic stage spans roughly the 6th to 13th centuries. The Pre-Columbian era ended in 1492, and the transatlantic migrations ― the arrival of European settlers during the Age of Discovery and the Early Modern period. Present day cultural and ethnic patterns reflect different kinds of interactions between European colonists, indigenous people, African slaves and their descendants.

          Owing to the European Colonization of the Americas, most North Americans speak English, Spanish or French and their culture commonly reflects Western traditions.

Statistics: 

Area: 24,709,000 sq km (9,550,000 sq m)

Population:579,024,000

Independent countries: 23

Languages: English, Spanish, French and many others

Highest point: Mt. McKinly in Alaska 20,322 ft (6,194 m)

North American Countries:

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. Honduraus
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

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History of North America

North American wildlife
Palco-Indians
Archaic or Meso-Indian period
Pre-Columbian era
Slavery