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Sovereign state A sovereign state or sovereign country, is a political entity represented by one central government that has supreme legitimate authority over territory. International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defined te ...
s and dependent territories in North America, in an inclusive definition, cover the landmass north of the Colombia-
Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...
border and include the islands of the Caribbean.


Sovereign states

All of the states listed here are member states of the
United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...
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East Caribbean dollar The Eastern Caribbean dollar ( symbol: EC$; code: XCD) is the currency of all seven full members and one associate member of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The successor to the British West Indies dollar, it has existed s ...
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Commonwealth of The Bahamas

BHS , en, The Bahamas—Commonwealth of The Bahamas ,
Nassau Nassau may refer to: Places Bahamas *Nassau, Bahamas, capital city of the Bahamas, on the island of New Providence Canada *Nassau District, renamed Home District, regional division in Upper Canada from 1788 to 1792 *Nassau Street (Winnipeg), ...
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Bahamian dollar The dollar ( sign: $; code: BSD) has been the currency of The Bahamas since 1966. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign ''$'', or alternatively B$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is divided into 100 cen ...
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Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate) ...


BRB , en, Barbados ,
Bridgetown Bridgetown (UN/LOCODE: BB BGI) is the capital and largest city of Barbados. Formerly The Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael. Bridgetown is sometimes locally referred to as "The Ci ...
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Barbadian dollar The dollar has been the currency of Barbados since 1935. Globally its currency has the ISO 4217 code ''BBD'', however, unofficially in Barbados the International vehicle registration code code BDS is also commonly used, a currency code that is o ...
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Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
Member of the
Central American Integration System The Central American Integration System ( es, Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana, or SICA) has been the economic and political organization of Central American states since 1 February 1993. On 13 December 1991, the ODECA countries (Spa ...
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BLZ , en, Belize ,
Belmopan Belmopan () is the capital city of Belize. Its population in 2010 was 16,451. In addition to being the smallest capital city in the continental Americas by population, Belmopan is the third-largest settlement in Belize, behind Belize City and Sa ...
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Belize dollar The Belize dollar is the official currency in Belize (ISO 4217, currency code ''BZD''). It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign ''$'', or alternatively ''BZ$'' to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is divided int ...
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Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
Member of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

CAN , en, Canada

french: Canada , Ottawa , , , Canadian dollar , - , , , Costa Rica

Republic of Costa Rica

CRI , es, Costa Rica — República de Costa Rica , San José , , ,
Costa Rican colón The colón (plural: ''colones''; sign: ₡; code: CRC) is the currency of Costa Rica. It was named after Christopher Columbus, known as ''Cristóbal Colón'' in Spanish. A colón is divided into one hundred céntimos. Symbol The symbol for ...
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Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...


Republic of Cuba

CUB , es, Cuba — República de Cuba ,
Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.
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Cuban peso The Cuban peso (in Spanish , ISO 4217 code: CUP) also known as , is the official currency of Cuba. The Cuban peso historically circulated at par with the Spanish-American silver dollar from the 16th to 19th centuries, and then at par with the U ...


Cuban convertible peso The convertible peso (sometimes given as ''CUC$'' and informally called a ''cuc'' or a ''chavito'') was one of two official currencies in Cuba, the other being the Cuban peso. It had been in limited use since 1994, when its value was pegged 1:1 ...
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Commonwealth of Dominica

DMA , en, Dominica — Commonwealth of Dominica , Roseau , , ,
East Caribbean dollar The Eastern Caribbean dollar ( symbol: EC$; code: XCD) is the currency of all seven full members and one associate member of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The successor to the British West Indies dollar, it has existed s ...
, - , , , Dominican Republic

DOM , en, Dominican Republic

es, República Dominicana , Santo Domingo , , , Dominican peso , - , , , El Salvador

Republic of El Salvador

SLV , en, El Salvador — Republic of El Salvador

es, El Salvador — República de El Salvador , San Salvador , , , United States dollar , - , , , Grenada

GRD , en, Grenada , St. George's, Grenada, St. George's , , ,
East Caribbean dollar The Eastern Caribbean dollar ( symbol: EC$; code: XCD) is the currency of all seven full members and one associate member of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The successor to the British West Indies dollar, it has existed s ...
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Republic of Guatemala

GTM , es, Guatemala — República de Guatemala , Guatemala City , , , Guatemalan quetzal , - , , , Haiti

Republic of Haiti

HTI , french: Haïti — République d'Haïti

ht, Ayiti — Repiblik d Ayiti , Port-au-Prince , , , Haitian gourde , - , , , Honduras

Republic of Honduras

HND , es, Honduras — República de Honduras , Tegucigalpa , , , Honduran lempira , - , , , Jamaica

JAM , en, Jamaica , Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston , , , Jamaican dollar , - , , , Mexico

United Mexican States

MEX , es, México — Estados Unidos Mexicanos , Mexico City , , , Mexican peso , - , , , Nicaragua

Republic of Nicaragua

NIC , es, Nicaragua — República de Nicaragua , Managua , , , Nicaraguan córdoba , - , , ,
Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...


Republic of Panama

PAN , en, Panama — Republic of Panama

es, Panamá — República de Panamá , Panama City , , , Panamanian balboa

United States dollar , - , , , Saint Kitts and Nevis

Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis

KNA , en, Saint Kitts and Nevis — Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , Basseterre , , ,
East Caribbean dollar The Eastern Caribbean dollar ( symbol: EC$; code: XCD) is the currency of all seven full members and one associate member of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The successor to the British West Indies dollar, it has existed s ...
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LCA , en, Saint Lucia , Castries , , ,
East Caribbean dollar The Eastern Caribbean dollar ( symbol: EC$; code: XCD) is the currency of all seven full members and one associate member of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The successor to the British West Indies dollar, it has existed s ...
, - , , , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

VCT , en, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , Kingstown , , ,
East Caribbean dollar The Eastern Caribbean dollar ( symbol: EC$; code: XCD) is the currency of all seven full members and one associate member of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The successor to the British West Indies dollar, it has existed s ...
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Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

TTO , en, Trinidad and Tobago — Republic of Trinidad and Tobago , Port of Spain , , , Trinidad and Tobago dollar , - , , , United States

United States of America

USA , en, United States of America , Washington, D.C., Washington , , , United States dollar


Non-sovereign territories

This section contains areas that are not sovereign states but, also, are not integral parts of the sovereign states listed above. These include dependent territories and administrative division, integral areas of primarily non-North American states.


Dependent territories

Dependencies that are not internationally recognized, or not in effect, are listed in ''italics''. } , The Valley, Anguilla, The Valley , , ,
East Caribbean dollar The Eastern Caribbean dollar ( symbol: EC$; code: XCD) is the currency of all seven full members and one associate member of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The successor to the British West Indies dollar, it has existed s ...
, rowspan="5" , , rowspan="5" , British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory , - , , Bermuda

BMU , en, Bermuda

pt, Bermudas , Hamilton, Bermuda, Hamilton , , , Bermudian dollar , - , , British Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands

VGB , en, Virgin Islands , Road Town , , , United States dollar , - , , Cayman Islands

CYM , en, Cayman Islands , George Town, Cayman Islands, George Town , , , Cayman Islands dollar , - , , Montserrat

MSR , en, Montserrat , Plymouth, Montserrat, Plymouth
''(de jure — ghost town, abandoned)''
Brades
''(de facto — seat of government)'' , , ,
East Caribbean dollar The Eastern Caribbean dollar ( symbol: EC$; code: XCD) is the currency of all seven full members and one associate member of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The successor to the British West Indies dollar, it has existed s ...
, - , ''N/A'' , ''Navassa Island''Claimed by Haiti.

UM-76 , en, Navassa Island , Lulu Town
''(de jure — ghost town, abandoned)'' , 0 , , United States dollar , rowspan="2" , , Desert island, Uninhabited, administrated by the United States as an Territories of the United States#Incorporated vs. unincorporated territories, unincorporated Territories of the United States#Organized vs. unorganized territories, unorganized territory, claimed by Haiti , - , , Puerto Rico

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

PRI , es, Puerto Rico — Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico

en, Puerto Rico — Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan , , , United States dollar , Territories of the United States#Incorporated vs. unincorporated territories, Unincorporated Territories of the United States#Organized vs. unorganized territories, organized territory and Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of the United States , - , , Turks and Caicos Islands

TCA , en, Turks and Caicos Islands , Cockburn Town , , , United States dollar , , British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory , - , , United States Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands of the United States

VIR , en, United States Virgin Islands — Virgin Islands of the United States , Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie , , , United States dollar , , Territories of the United States#Incorporated vs. unincorporated territories, Unincorporated Territories of the United States#Organized vs. unorganized territories, organized territory of the United States


Integral parts of primarily non-North American states

} , Oranjestad, Aruba, Oranjestad , , , Aruban florin , rowspan="2" , , Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands , - , , BonaireMunicipalities of the Netherlands, Municipality of the Netherlands.

BES , nl, Bonaire

pap, Boneiru , Kralendijk , 20,104 , , United States dollar , Caribbean Netherlands, Special municipality of the Netherlands , - , , Clipperton Island

CPT , french: Île de Clipperton , ''N/A'' , 0 , , ''N/A'' , , Desert island, Uninhabited Overseas France#Special status, overseas state private property of France , - , , Curaçao

Country of Curaçao

CUW , nl, Curaçao — Land Curaçao

Papiamento: ''Kòrsou — Pais Kòrsou'' , Willemstad, Curaçao, Willemstad , , , Netherlands Antillean guilder , , Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands , - , , Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, Federal Dependencies

VE-W , Spanish language, Spanish: ''Dependencias Federales de Venezuela'' , Gran Roque , 2,155 , , Venezuelan bolívar, Bolívar soberano,
Petro (cryptocurrency), Petro , , Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, Federal Dependencies of Venezuela , - , , Nueva Esparta

State of Nueva Esparta

VE-O , es, Nueva Esparta — Estado Nueva Esparta , La Asunción , 387,175 , , Venezuelan bolívar, Bolívar soberano,
Petro (cryptocurrency), Petro , , States of Venezuela, Federated state of Venezuela , - , , Greenland

GRL , kl, Kalaallit Nunaat

da, Grønland , Nuuk , , , Danish krone , , Constituent country of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark , - , , GuadeloupeDepartments of France, Department of French Fifth Republic, France.

GLP , french: Guadeloupe

gcf, Gwadloup , Basse-Terre , , , Euro , rowspan="2" , , Overseas departments and regions of France, Overseas department and region of French Fifth Republic, France , - , , Martinique

Territorial Collectivity of Martinique

MTQ , french: Martinique — Collectivité Territoriale de Martinique , Fort-de-France , , , Euro , Overseas departments and regions of France, Overseas department and region of French Fifth Republic, France , - , , Saba (island), Saba

BES , nl, Saba

en, Saba , The Bottom , 1,933 , , United States dollar , , Caribbean Netherlands, Special municipality of the Netherlands , - , , Saint Barthélemy

Territorial Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy

BLM , french: Saint-Barthélemy — Collectivité de Saint-Barthélemy , Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Gustavia , , , Euro , rowspan="3" , , Overseas collectivity of France , - , , Collectivity of Saint Martin, Saint Martin

Collectivity of Saint Martin

MAF , french: Saint-Martin — Collectivité de Saint-Martin , Marigot, Saint Martin, Marigot , , , Euro , Overseas collectivity of France , - , , Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Overseas Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

SPM , french: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon — Collectivité d'outre-mer de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon , Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Pierre , , , Euro , Overseas collectivity of France , - , , Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, San Andrés and ProvidenciaDepartments of Colombia, Part of Colombia.

Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina

CO-SAP , es, San Andrés y Providencia — Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina , San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia, San Andrés , 61,280 , , Colombian peso , , Departments of Colombia, Department of Colombia , - , , Sint Eustatius

BES , nl, Sint Eustatius

en, Statia , Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius, Oranjestad , 3,138 , , United States dollar , rowspan="2" , , Caribbean Netherlands, Special municipality of the Netherlands , - , , Sint Maarten

SXM , nl, Sint Maarten , Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Philipsburg , , , Netherlands Antillean guilder , Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands


Disputed territories

Disputed territories that are not internationally recognized, or not in effect, are listed in ''italics'': } ,

, Desert island, Uninhabited, administered by Colombia, claimed by the United States as an Territories of the United States#Incorporated vs. unincorporated territories, unincorporated Territories of the United States#Organized vs. unorganized territories, unorganized territory. Also claimed by Jamaica. , - , ''N/A'' , ''Serranilla Bank'' , Serranilla Bank , es, Bajo Serranilla ,
, Desert island, Uninhabited, administered by Colombia, claimed by the United States as an Territories of the United States#Incorporated vs. unincorporated territories, unincorporated Territories of the United States#Organized vs. unorganized territories, unorganized territory.


See also

*Flags of North America *List of currencies in the Americas *List of North American countries by GDP (nominal) *List of North American countries by GDP (nominal) per capita *List of North American countries by GDP (PPP) *List of North American countries by GDP (PPP) per capita *List of sovereign states and dependent territories in South America *List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas


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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sovereign States And Dependent Territories In North America, List Of Countries in North America, North America-related lists Lists of countries by continent, North America Lists of countries in the Americas North America