List of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America

Sovereign states and dependent territories in North America, in an inclusive definition, cover the landmass north of the Panama-Colombia border and include the islands of the West Indies.

Sovereign states
Flag English short name English long name Domestic short name(s) Capital Currency Location
Antigua and Barbuda[n 1] Antigua and Barbuda English: Antigua and Barbuda St. John's East Caribbean dollar Caribbean
Bahamas, The[n 1] Commonwealth of The Bahamas English: Bahamas Nassau Bahamian dollar Lucayan Archipelago
Barbados[n 1] Barbados English: Barbados Bridgetown Barbadian dollar Caribbean
Belize[n 1][n 2] Belize English: Belize Belmopan Belize dollar Central America
Canada[n 3] Canada English: Canada

French: Canada		 Ottawa Canadian dollar Northern America
Costa Rica[n 2] Republic of Costa Rica Spanish: Costa Rica San José Costa Rican colón Central America
Cuba Republic of Cuba Spanish: Cuba Havana Cuban peso,
Cuban convertible peso		 Caribbean
Dominica[n 1] Commonwealth of Dominica English: Dominica Roseau East Caribbean dollar Caribbean
Dominican Republic[n 2] Dominican Republic English: Dominican Republic

Spanish: República Dominicana		 Santo Domingo Dominican peso Caribbean
El Salvador[n 2] Republic of El Salvador English: El Salvador

Spanish: El Salvador		 San Salvador United States dollar Central America
Grenada[n 1] Grenada English: Grenada St. George's East Caribbean dollar Caribbean
Guatemala[n 2] Republic of Guatemala Spanish: Guatemala Guatemala City Guatemalan quetzal Central America
Haiti[n 1] Republic of Haiti French: Haïti Port-au-Prince Haitian gourde Caribbean
Honduras[n 2] Republic of Honduras Spanish: Honduras Tegucigalpa Honduran lempira Central America
Jamaica[n 1] Jamaica English: Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar Caribbean
Mexico[n 3] United Mexican States Spanish: México Mexico City Mexican peso Central America
Nicaragua[n 2] Republic of Nicaragua Spanish: Nicaragua Managua Nicaraguan córdoba Central America
Panama[n 2] Republic of Panama English: Panama

Spanish: Panamá		 Panama City Panamanian balboa,
United States dollar		 Central America
Saint Kitts and Nevis[n 1] Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
or
Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis		 English: Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre East Caribbean dollar Caribbean
Saint Lucia[n 1] Saint Lucia English: Saint Lucia Castries East Caribbean dollar Caribbean
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[n 1] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines English: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown East Caribbean dollar Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago[n 1] Republic of Trinidad and Tobago English: Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago dollar Caribbean
United States[n 3] United States of America English: United States Washington, D.C. United States dollar Northern America

Non-sovereign territories

This section contains areas that are not sovereign states, but are not part of the sovereign states listed above. This includes dependent territories and integral areas of a primarily non-North American state.

Dependent territories

Dependencies that are not internationally recognized, or not in effect, are listed in italics.

Flag English short name English long name Domestic short name(s) Capital Currency Legal status Location
 Anguilla Anguilla English: Anguilla The Valley East Caribbean dollar British Overseas Territory Caribbean
Bajo Nuevo Bank[n 4] Bajo Nuevo Bank Spanish: Bajo Nuevo N/A N/A Unincorporated unorganized territory of the United States, uninhabited, administered by Colombia, and disputed by 2 other nations Caribbean
Bermuda Bermuda Islands English: Bermuda

Portuguese: Bermudas		 Hamilton Bermudian dollar British Overseas Territory Northern America
British Virgin Islands Virgin Islands English: Virgin Islands Road Town United States dollar British Overseas Territory Caribbean
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands English: Cayman Islands George Town Cayman Islands dollar British Overseas Territory Caribbean
Montserrat[n 1] Montserrat English: Montserrat Plymouth (official)
Brades (seat of government)		 East Caribbean dollar British Overseas Territory Caribbean
Navassa Island[n 5] Navassa Island English: Navassa Island Lulu Town United States dollar Unincorporated unorganized territory of the United States, uninhabited, disputed by Haiti Caribbean
Puerto Rico Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Spanish: Puerto Rico

English: Puerto Rico		 San Juan United States dollar Unincorporated organized territory and Commonwealth of the United States Caribbean
Serranilla Bank[n 4] Serranilla Bank Spanish: Bajo Serranilla N/A N/A Unincorporated unorganized territory of the United States, uninhabited, administered by Colombia, and disputed by 2 other nations Caribbean
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands English: Turks and Caicos Islands Cockburn Town United States dollar British Overseas Territory Lucayan Archipelago
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands English: United States Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie United States dollar Unincorporated organized territory of the United States Caribbean

Other areas
Flag English short name English long name Domestic short name(s) Capital Currency Legal status Location
Aruba Aruba Dutch: Aruba Oranjestad Aruban florin Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Caribbean
Bonaire[n 6] Bonaire Dutch: Bonaire

Papiamento: Boneiru		 Kralendijk United States dollar Special municipality of the Netherlands Caribbean
Clipperton Island Clipperton Island French: Île de la Passion N/A N/A Overseas state private property of France Central America
Curaçao Curaçao Dutch: Land Curaçao

Papiamento: Pais Kòrsou		 Willemstad Netherlands Antillean guilder Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Caribbean
Federal Dependencies of Venezuela Federal Dependencies of Venezuela Gran Roque Bolívar soberano,
Petro		 Federal Dependencies of Venezuela Caribbean
Nueva Esparta Nueva Esparta Spanish: Estado Nueva Esparta La Asunción Bolívar soberano,
Petro		 State of Venezuela Caribbean
Greenland Greenland Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat

Danish: Grønland		 Nuuk Danish krone Constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark Northern America
Guadeloupe[n 7] Guadeloupe French: Guadeloupe Basse-Terre Euro Overseas department/region of France Caribbean
Martinique[n 7] Martinique French: Martinique Fort-de-France Euro Overseas department/region of France Caribbean
Saba[n 6] Saba Dutch: Saba

English: Saba		 The Bottom United States dollar Special municipality of the Netherlands Caribbean
Saint Barthélemy Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy French: Saint-Barthélemy Gustavia Euro Overseas collectivity of France Caribbean
Saint Martin Collectivity of Saint Martin French: Saint-Martin Marigot Euro Overseas collectivity of France Caribbean
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon French: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Saint-Pierre Euro Overseas collectivity of France Northern America
San Andrés and Providencia[n 8] Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina Spanish: San Andrés y Providencia San Andrés Colombian peso Department of Colombia Caribbean
Sint Eustatius[n 6] Sint Eustatius Dutch: Sint Eustatius

English: Statia		 Oranjestad United States dollar Special municipality of the Netherlands Caribbean
Sint Maarten Sint Maarten Dutch: Eilandgebied Sint Maarten Philipsburg Netherlands Antillean guilder Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Caribbean

See also

Notes
  1. Member of the Caribbean Community. The Caribbean Community also includes Guyana and Suriname.
  2. Member of the Central American Integration System.
  3. Member of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
  4. Certain U.S. government documents list these as unorganized, unincorporated territories of the United States. For the most part, however, they are under Colombia administration as an integral part of Colombia, part of the San Andrés department. They are also claimed by Nicaragua, and in part by Jamaica and Honduras.
  5. Claimed by Haiti.
  6. Part of the Netherlands.
  7. Part of France.
  8. Part of Colombia.

References
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