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[[File:NorthAmerica.png|thumb|North America as seen from orbit.]] | [[File:NorthAmerica.png|thumb|North America as seen from orbit.]] | ||
'''North America''' is a continent in [[Earth]]'s northern and western hemispheres. It is bordered on the north by the [[Arctic Ocean]], on the east by the northern [[Atlantic Ocean]], on the southeast by the [[Caribbean Sea]], and on the south and west by the northern [[Pacific Ocean]]. [[South America]], another continent, lies to the southeast. North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 sq mi), about 4.8% of the planet's surface or about 16.5% of its land area. It is the third-largest continent on the planet, following [[Asia]] and [[Africa]] North America and South America are collectively known as [[ | '''North America''' is a continent in [[Earth]]'s northern and western hemispheres. It is bordered on the north by the [[Wikipedia:Arctic Ocean|Arctic Ocean]], on the east by the northern [[Wikipedia:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]], on the southeast by the [[Wikipedia:Caribbean Sea|Caribbean Sea]], and on the south and west by the northern [[Wikipedia:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]]. [[South America]], another continent, lies to the southeast. North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 sq mi), about 4.8% of the planet's surface or about 16.5% of its land area. It is the third-largest continent on the planet, following [[Wikipedia:Asia|Asia]] and [[Africa]] North America and South America are collectively known as the [[Wikipedia:Americas|Americas]]. | ||
==Nation-states== | |||
Being a continent on Earth, all of North America falls under the authority of the [[Unified Earth Government]]. There are also a small number of individual [[National government|governments]] that oversee the region, however. Chief among these is the [[United Republic of North America]] (URNA), a political union born from the former countries of [[Canada]], [[Mexico]], and the remnants of the [[United States of America]]. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== |