The Americas (also collectively called America; French: Amérique, Dutch: Amerika, Spanish and Portuguese: América) comprise the totality of the continents of North and South America.Together, they make up most of the land in Earth's western hemisphere and comprise the New World.
Along with their associated islands, they cover 8% of Earth's total surface area and 28.4% of its land area. The topography is dominated by the American Cordillera, a long chain of mountains that runs the length of the west coast. The flatter eastern side of the Americas is dominated by large river basins, such as the Amazon, St. Lawrence River / Great Lakes basin, Mississippi, and La Plata. Since the Americas extend 14,000 km (8,700 mi) from north to south, the climate and ecology vary widely, from the arctic tundra of Northern Canada, Greenland, and Alaska, to the tropical rain forests in Central America and South America.
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United States
Population: 331,002,651
Land Area: 9,834 000 km²
Currency: US Dollar (USD, $)
Official Language: English
Capital: Washington
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean by Population Including Dependencies
Brazil
Population: 212,559,417
Land Area: 8,358,140 km²
Currency: Brazilian real (R$, BRL)
Official Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Capital: Brasília
Mexico
Population: 128,932,753
Land Area: 1,943,950 km²
Currency: Mexican Nuevo Peso ($, MXN)
Official Language: Spanish
Capital: Mexico City
Colombia
Population: 50,882,891
Land Area: 1,109,500 km²
Currency: Colombian peso ($, COP)
Official Language: Spanish
Capital: Bogotá
Argentina
Population: 45,195,774
Land Area: 2,736,690 km²
Currency: Argentine peso ($, ARS)
Official Language: Spanish
Capital: Buenos Aires
Peru
Population: 32,971,854
Land Area: 1,280,000 km²
Currency: Sol ( S/, PEN)
Official Language: Spanish
Capital: Lima
Venezuela
Population: 28,435,940
Land Area: 882,050 km²
Currency: Venezuelan bolívar (Bs, VED)
Official Language: Spanish
Capital: Caracas
Chile
Population: 19,116,201
Land Area: 743,532 km²
Currency: Chilean peso ($, CLP)
Official Language: Spanish
Capital: Santiago
Guatemala
Population: 17,915,568
Land Area: 107,160 km²
Currency: Guatemalan quetzal
Official Language: Spanish
Capital: Guatemala City
Ecuador
Population: 17,643,054
Land Area: 248,360 km²
Currency: U.S. Dollar ($, USD)
Official Language: Spanish
Capital: Quito
Bolivia
Population: 11,673,021
Land Area: 1,083,300 km²
Currency: Bolivian boliviano (BS, BOB)
Official Language: Spanish
Capital: Sucre
Cuba
Population: 11,326,616
Land Area: 106,440 km²
Currency: Cuban peso ($, CUP)
Official Language: Spanish
Capital: Havana
Haiti
Population: 11,402,528
Land Area: 27,560 km²
Currency: Haitian gourde (G, HTG)
Official Languages: Haitian Creole & French
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Dominican Republic
Population: 10,847,910
Land Area: 48,320 km²
Currency: Dominican peso ($, DOP)
Official Language: Spanish
Capital: Santo Domingo
Honduras
Population: 9,904,607
Land Area: 111,890 km²
Currency: Lempira (L, HNL)
Official Language: Spanish
Capital: Tegucigalpa
Paraguay
Population: 7,132,538
Land Area: 397,300 km²
Currency: Paraguayan guaraní (₲, PYG)
Official Languages: Spanish & Guaraní
Capital: Asunción
Nicaragua
Population: 6,624,554
Land Area: 120,340 km²
Currency: Nicaraguan córdoba (C$, NIO)
Official Language: Spanish
Capital: Managua
El Salvador
Population: 6,486,205
Land Area: 20,720 km²
Currency: U.S. Dollar ($, USD)
Official Language: Spanish
Capital: San Salvador
Costa Rica
Population: 5,094,118
Land Area: 51,060 km²
Currency: Costa Rican Colon (₡, CRC)
Official Language: Spanish
Capital: San José
Panama
Population: 4,314,767
Land Area: 74,340 km²
Currency: U.S. Dollar ($, USD)
Official Language: Spanish
Capital: Panama City
Uruguay
Population: 3,473,730
Land Area: 175,020 km²
Currency: Uruguayan peso ($, UYU)
Official Language: Spanish
Capital: Montevideo
Jamaica
Population: 2,961,167
Land Area: 10,830 km²
Currency: Jamaican dollar ($, JMD)
Official Language: English
Capital: Kingston
Puerto Rico
Population: 2,860,853
Land Area: 8,870 km²
Currency: U.S. Dollar ($, USD)
Official Languages: Spanish & English
Capital: San Juan
Trinidad & Tobago
Population: 1,399,488
Land Area: 5,130 km²
Currency: Trinidad and Tobago Dollar ($, TTD)
Official Language: English
Capital: Port of Spain
Guyana
Population: 786,552
Land Area: 196,850 km²
Currency: Guyanese dollar
Official Language: English
Capital: Georgetown
Suriname
Population: 586,632
Land Area: 156,000 km²
Currency: Surinamese dollar ($, SRD)
Official Language: Dutch
Capital: Paramaribo
Guadeloupe
Population: 400,124
Land Area: 1,690 km²
Currency: Euro (€, EUR)
Official Language: French
Capital: Basse-Terre
Belize
Population: 397,628
Land Area: 22,810 km²
Currency: Belize dollar ($, BZD)
Official Language: English
Capital: Belmopan
Bahamas
Population: 393,244
Land Area: 10,010 km²
Currency: Bahamian Dollar (B$, BSD)
Official Language: English
Capital: Nassau
Martinique
Population: 375,265
Land Area: 1,060 km²
Currency: Euro (€, EUR)
Official Language: French
Capital: Fort-de-France
French Guiana
Population: 298,682
Land Area: 82,200 km²
Currency: Euro (€, EUR)
Official Language: French
Capital: Cayenne
Barbados
Population: 287,375
Land Area: 430 km²
Currency: Barbadian dollar (Bds$, BBD)
Official Language: English
Capital: Bridgetown
Saint Lucia
Population: 183,627
Land Area: 610 km²
Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar ($, XCD)
Official Language: English
Capital: Castries
Curaçao
Population: 164,093
Land Area: 444 km²
Currency: Netherlands Antillean guilder (NAf, ANG)
Official Languages: Dutch, English & Papiamento
Capital: Willemstad
Grenada
Population: 112,523
Land Area: 340 km²
Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar( $, XCD)
Official Language: English
Capital: Saint George's
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Population: 110,940
Land Area: 390 km²
Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar ($, XCD)
Official Language: English
Capital: Kingstown
Aruba
Population: 106,766
Land Area: 180 km²
Currency: Aruban florin (ƒ, AWG)
Official Languages: Dutch & Papiamento
Capital: Oranjestad
U.S. Virgin Islands
Population: 104,425
Land Area: 350 km²
Currency: U.S. dollar ($, USD)
Official Language: English
Capital: Charlotte Amalie
Antigua & Barbuda
Population: 97,929
Land Area: 440 km²
Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar ($, XCD)
Official Language: English
Capital: Saint John's
Dominica
Population: 71,986
Land Area: 750 km²
Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar ($, XCD)
Official Language: English
Capital: Roseau
Cayman Islands
Population: 65,722
Land Area: 240 km²
Currency: Cayman Islands dollar ($, KY)
Official Language: English
Capital: George Town
Saint Kitts & Nevis
Population: 53,199
Land Area: 260 km²
Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar ($, XCD)
Official Language: English
Capital: Basseterre
Sint Maarten
Population: 42,876
Land Area: 34 km²
Currency: Netherlands Antilles Guilder & U.S. dollar (ANG + USD)
Official Languages: Dutch & English
Capital: Philipsburg
Turks & Caicos
Population: 38,717
Land Area: 950 km²
Currency: U.S. Dollar ($, USD)
Official Language: English
Capital: Cockburn Town
Saint Martin
Population: 38,666
Land Area: 53 km²
Currency: Netherlands Antilles Guilder & U.S. dollar (ANG + USD
Official Languages: Dutch & English
Capital: Marigot
British Virgin Islands
Population: 30,231
Land Area: 150 km²
Currency: U.S. Dollar ($, USD)
Official Language: English
Capital: Road Town
Caribbean Netherlands
Population: 26,223
Land Area: 328 km²
Currency: U.S. Dollar + EURO (USD + EUR)
Official Language: Dutch
Capital: Willemstad
Anguilla
Population: 15,003
Land Area: 90 km²
Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar ($, XCD)
Official Language: English
Capital: The Valley
Montserrat
Population: 4,992
Land Area: 100 km²
Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar ($, XCD)
Official Language: English
Capitals: Plymouth & Brades
Falkland Islands
Population: 3,480
Land Area: 12,170 km²
Currency: Falkland Islands pound (£, FKP)
Official Language: English
Capital: Stanley
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