Countries in North America

Here are some of the interesting facts about the countries of this region:-

United States

  • The largest state here in California
  • New York City is termed one of the most densely populated cities
  • New York is ranked in the second position in terms of GDP

Mexico

  • In the entire Western Hemisphere, Mexico is termed to be the most densely populated metropolitan town ever
  • This country comprises a total number of 31 states along with a solo federal district
  • The population of Mexico is one of the highest in terms of country-speaking Spanish

Canada

  • The south region of this country is termed as one of the most hospital parts of the country
  • Toronto is termed to be the largest city in entire Canada
  • Following Toronto, Montreal ranks as the second largest city in entire Canada

Guatemala

  • Guatemala is a low-middle-income country
  • It has fair advance in fields such as demographic transition along with an acceptable reduction in the birth rate
  • The country has a wide influence on the Spanish

Haiti

  • It shares certain smaller sections of the western part of the island
  • It shares those parts with the Dominican Republic
  • Port-au-Prince is not only the capital city but also the largest city in the country

Dominican Republic

  • Santo Domingo is the largest city as well as the capital of this country
  • This country reflects all the goodness of culturally rich heritage along attractive beautiful lands
  • The location of this country is on the eastern side of the Antilles which is on the island of Hispaniola

Cuba

  • Havana is the largest city in this capital
  • Santiago is the second largest city in the world
  • The population of this country is multiethnic and a large portion of the credit for this goes to the concept of intermarriages that often occur here

Honduras

  • The capital of this country is Tegucigalpa
  • the location this country is in Central America that is naturally bordered by Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, the Gulf of Honduras, and the Gulf of Fonseca 

Nicaragua

  • The capital city of this country, Managua is termed to be the third ever largest in entire Central America
  • The name of the country is such because of the people, the Nicarao who were residing throughout the western regions of the country
  • One of its interesting facts is that this country is both the least as well as the poorest country in the world

El Salvador

  • Here, the people of the country are directly responsible for electing their president direct by the majority concept directly through the system of General Election
  • The GDP of this country is not so stable because of the prevailing wealth inequality
  • Two consecutive  earthquakes took place in 2001 which killed about 1,200 of the population

Costa Rica

  • The country is home to a good number of illegal immigrants and refugees who are basically from Nicaragua and Colombia
  • It is the only and sole democratic country in the region
  • This country borders the Pacific Ocean to the west

Panama

  • It is situated in the narrowest strip of land that usually connects the Americas
  • In terms of fraction, just about two-thirds of the population are residents in or around major metropolitan areas

Jamaica

  • Kingston is said to be the largest city in this country
  • This country is usually higher in comparison to the government believes
  • This country has witnessed uncertain violent crimes that are even happening today

Trinidad and Tobago

  • Majorly, the Africans and the Indians dominated this country
  • Here, both the labeled islands were settled by the Amerindians
  • The island was first founded by Christopher Columbus in the year 1498

Bahamas

  • This country comprises more than 700 islands, islets, and cays that are in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Nassau is the largest city in the country besides being the capital
  • Followed by this, Freeport is said to be the next largest city as the population ranges somewhere around 50,000

Belize

  • The demographics in this country are influenced by factors such as slavery, colonization, immigration, and such
  • Belize City itself is termed the largest city in the country
  • The capital of this country is Belmopan with a population of about 16,500

Barbados

  • In America, this country is ranked as the 4th country that is most heavily populated
  • Bridgetown is the largest city as well as the capital whose population is about 110,000
  • Before its independence in 1966, Barbados was a British colony

Saint Lucia

  • Castries is the capital of this country
  • The population of this country is evenly divided between urban and rural areas
  • The language that is spoken officially in English

Grenada

  • It is one of the smallest island nations and is comprised of Grenada’s islands along with six other smaller islands in the south region
  • This country ranges a high migration rate
  • Although the official language is English here yet many people prefer speaking Grenadian Creole

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

  • Here, most of the Vincentians are the actual descendants of the African slaves
  • The population ranges about 111,000 and has remained uniform ever since
  • Kingstown is termed to be the largest city in the country 
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • It is a very small country in the portion of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Here, the majority of the population lives in abroad countries such as Canada, the united Kingdom, and United States
  • Around 4,500 Americans are ranged in Barbuda and Antigua

Dominica

  • It is an island country that is in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean Sea
  • After Columbus discovered this country, Dominica remained isolated for nearly 100 years

Saint Kitts and Nevis

  • It was originally settled by the Native Americans
  • Here, both Saint Kitts and Nevis are separated by 2 miles of water
  • Not until the end of the 19th century, they were completely governed as separate states

Thus, these are some of the information that was there about the respective countries