Countries of North America
Author: Robert W. Penry @ 2021
NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT
Country | Location | Status | Notes |
| Anguilla | Caribbean – Leeward Islands | British Commonwealth | British Overseas Territory |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Caribbean – Leeward Islands | Independent 1981 | |
| Aruba | Caribbean – Leeward Islands | Constituent Country | Netherlands Territory |
| The Bahamas | Caribbean – Bahama Archipelago | Independent 1973 | |
| Barbados | Caribbean – Windward Islands | Independent 1966 | |
| Belize | Central Continental | Independent 1981 | |
| Bermuda | Caribbean -U.S. Atlantic | British Commonwealth | British Overseas Territory |
| Bonaire | Caribbean – Leeward Islands | Constituent Country | Netherlands Territory |
| British Virgin Islands | Caribbean – Greater Antilles | Independent 1960 | |
| Canada | North Continental | Independent 1867 | |
| Cayman Islands | Caribbean – Greater Antilles | British Commonwealth | British Overseas Territory |
| Clipperton Island | Pacific Coast | Uninhabited | Private Property of France |
| Costa Rica | Central Continental | Independent 1821 | |
| Cuba | Caribbean – Greater Antilles | Independent 1868 | |
| Curaçao | Caribbean – Leeward Islands | Constituent Country | Netherlands Territory |
| Dominica | Caribbean – Windward Islands | Independent 1878 | |
| Dominican Republic | Caribbean – Greater Antilles | Independent 1849 | Island of Hispianola |
| El Salvador | Central Continental | Independent 1821 | |
| Greenland | North Atlantic | Home Rule 1979 | Danish Territory |
| Grenada | Caribbean – Windward Islands | Independent 1874 | |
| Guadeloupe | Caribbean – Greater Antilles | French Region | French Territory |
| Guatemala | Central Continental | Independent 1821 | |
| Haiti | Caribbean – Greater Antilles | Independent 1804 | Island of Hispianola |
| Honduras | Central Continental | Independent 1821 | |
| Jamaica | Caribbean – Greater Antilles | Independent 1962 | |
| Martinique | Caribbean – Windward Islands | French Region | French Territory |
| Mexico | North Continental | Independent 1810 | |
| Montserrat | Caribbean – Leeward Islands | British Commonwealth | British Overseas Territory |
| Navassa Island | Caribbean – Greater Antilles | Uninhabited | U.S. Territory |
| Nicaragua | Central Continental | Independent 1821 | |
| Panama | Central Continental | Independent in 1903 | Also South America |
| Puerto Rico | Caribbean – Greater Antilles | U.S. Citizens | U.S. Territory |
| Saba | Caribbean – Leeward Islands | Constituent Country | Netherlands Territory |
| Saint Barthélemy | Caribbean – Leeward Islands | French Region | French Territory |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Caribbean – Leeward Islands | Independent 1983 | |
| Saint Lucia | Caribbean – Windward Islands | Independent 1979 | |
| Saint Martin (island) | Caribbean – Leeward Islands | French Region | French Territory |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | North Atlantic – Canada Coast | French Region | French Territory |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Caribbean – Windward Islands | Independent 1979 | |
| Sint Eustatius | Caribbean – Leeward Islands | Constituent Country | Netherlands Territory |
| Sint Maarten | Caribbean – Leeward Islands | Constituent Country | Netherlands Territory |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Caribbean – Windward Islands | Independent 1962 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Caribbean – Bahama Archipelago | British Commonwealth | British Overseas Territory |
| United States Virgin Islands | Caribbean – Greater Antilles | U.S. Citizens | U.S. Territory |
| United States of America | North Continental | Independent 1776 |