The geographical region of North America extends from Canada to Panama, and also includes Greenland and the islands in the Caribbean. However some definitions of North America consist of Canada, the USA and most of Mexico up to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, while the region to the south is known as Central America, and the Caribbean is a separate region. Geographically Greenland is part of North America, but politically it's a self-governing part of Denmark.
For more information and maps, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America
The names are shown in their short and full forms in official and other local languages. Translations of the full names not in English are shown in [brackets].
| English name | Local name |
|---|---|
| Canada | Canada ᑲᓇᑕ (Kanata) - Inuktitut |
| Greenland | Grønland Kalaallit Nunaat [Self-Governing Territory of Greenland] |
| Mexico | México Anahuac Mexihco Estados Unidos Mexicanos [United Mexican States] |
| USA | USA ᎠᎺᎢ (amei) (Cherokee) United States of America Wááshindoon Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí (Navajo) ᎤᏴᏢᎢ-ᎠᎺᎵᎦ ᏙᏱᏗᏢ ᎦᏚᎲ (uyvtlvi-amliga doyiditlv gaduhv) - Cherokee ᑭᐦᒋ ᒨᐦᑯᒫᓇᐢᑭᕀ (kihci-môhkomânaskiy) - Cree 'Amelika-hui-pu-'ia (Hawai'ian) Estados Unidos de América (Spanish) États-Unis d'Amérique (French) פֿאַראײניקטע שטאַטן פֿון אַמעריקע (Far'eynikte Štatn fun Amerike) - Yiddish |
| English name | Local name |
|---|---|
| Belize | Belize |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica República de Costa Rica [Republic of Costa Rica] |
| El Salvador | El Salvador República de El Salvador [Republic of El Salvador] |
| Guatemala | Guatemala República de Guatemala [Republic of Guatemala] |
| Honduras | Honduras República de Honduras [Republic of Honduras] |
| Nicaragua | Nicaragua República de Nicaragua [Republic of Nicaragua] |
| Panama | Panamá República de Panamá [Republic of Panama] |
| English name | Local name |
|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda |
| The Bahamas | The Bahamas Commonwealth of The Bahamas |
| Barbados | Barbados |
| Dominica | Dominica Commonwealth of Dominica |
| Dominican Republic | República Dominicana [Dominican Republic] |
| Cuba | Cuba República de Cuba [Republic of Cuba] |
| Grenada | Grenada State of Grenada |
| Haiti | Haïti Ayiti République d'Haïti Repiblik dAyiti [Republic of Haiti] |
| Jamaica | Jamaica |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Kitts and Nevis Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Saint Lucia | Saint Lucia |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
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