North America ( English North America ) - the name of the region, which is part of mainland North America and occupies the territory north of Latin America . The region includes the United States , Canada , Bermuda , Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Greenland [1] [2] . One of the most economically developed macro-regions in the world .
| North America North American region | |
|---|---|
 North American region on the map of the mainland | |
| Territory | 21 977 727 km² |
| Population | 350,285,000 people |
| Includes | 2 states |
| Dependent states | 3 |
| Languages | English , French , Greenlandic |
| Time Zones | UTC to UTC-10 |
| Internet domains | .us , .ca , .bm , .pm |
| Largest cities | New York , Los Angeles , Chicago , Toronto , Montreal , Houston |
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Locating a Region
There is some uncertainty in the Russian language due to the fact that in the English language the North American region is not called North America as the mainland , but Northern America , which can roughly be translated as the Northern part of America . The term " Northern America " was first used on maps of 1755 , when the continent was divided among themselves by Britain , France and Spain . Today, this name means economically developed states and territories located north of Latin America [3] .
Region Composition
| State or Territory | Square (km²) [4] | Population | Population density (per km²) | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda ( Great Britain ) | 54 | 65 000 | 1203.7 | Hamilton |
| Canada | 9 984 670 | 36 048 521 | 3.4 | Ottawa |
| Greenland ( Denmark ) | 2 166 086 | 55 984 | 0.026 | Nuuk |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon ( France ) | 242 | 6080 | 24.8 | Saint pierre |
| USA [5] | 9 826 675 | 325 607 197 | 32.7 | Washington |
Population
| Year | Population North America | % ± | Canadian population % of the region | US population % of the region | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 171,615,000 | 92% | ||||
| 1960 | 204,318,000 | + 19.1% | 17,909,000 | 8.8% | 186,326,000 | 91.2% |
| 1970 | 231,284,000 | + 13.2% | 21,717,000 | 9.4% | 209,464,000 | 90.6% |
| 1980 | 254,454,000 | + 10.0% | 24,516,000 | 9.6% | 229,825,000 | 90.4% |
| 1990 | 281,162,000 | + 10.5% | 27,701,000 | 9.9% | 253,339,000 | 90.1% |
| 2000 | 313,289,000 | + 11.4% | 30,667,000 | 9.8% | 282,496,000 | 90.2% |
| 2010 | 344,529,000 | + 10.0% | 34,017,000 | 9.9% | 310,383,000 | 90.1% |
Notes
- ↑ Definition of major areas and regions . ESA.un.org. Date of treatment January 11, 2016.
- ↑ Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings . UNStats.un.org. Date of treatment January 11, 2016.
- ↑ Torrey, Barbara Boyle & Eberstadt, Nicholas. 2005 (Aug./Sep.). " The Northern America Fertility Divide (unavailable link) . Archived November 7, 2007. " Hoover Institution Policy Review . No. 132.
- ↑ Demographic Yearbook — Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density ( journal ) : journal. - United Nations Statistics Division, 2008.
- ↑ Including the state of Hawaii , located far from the mainland.