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'''North America''' is a continent in the northern and western hemispheres of Earth. The large landmass is bounded to the west by the Pacific Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the north by the Arctic Ocean, and to the south by the Caribbean Sea.
'''North America''' is a continent in the northern and western hemispheres of Earth. The large landmass is bounded to the west by the Pacific Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the north by the Arctic Ocean, and to the south by the Caribbean Sea.
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The continent is heavily indented by major seas. Hudson Bay separates [[Rupert's Land]] from the [[Ungava Peninsula]] to the north, while the Davis Strait separates the [[Nunavut Archipelago]] from the huge island of [[Kalaalit Nunaat]] to the northeast. To the west, the [[Western Sea]], an arm of the Pacific, separates Rupert's Land from [[California]], dividing the [[Rocky Mountains]] from the [[Sierras]] in an area of great instability. In the east, the [[Labrador Peninsula]] and [[Newfoundland Peninsula]] are divided by the [[Gulf of Saint Lawrence]], while the Newfoundland Peninsula and the mainland are divided by the [[Crystal Sea]].
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The continent is heavily indented by major seas. The Iberville Sea separates [[Rupert's Land]] from the [[Ungava Peninsula]] to the north, while the Davis Strait separates the [[Nunavut Archipelago]] from the huge island of [[Kalaalit Nunaat]] to the northeast. To the west, the [[Western Sea]], an arm of the Pacific, separates Rupert's Land from [[California]], dividing the [[Rocky Mountains]] from the [[Sierras]] in an area of great instability. In the east, the [[Labrador Peninsula]] and [[Newfoundland Peninsula]] are divided by the [[Gulf of Saint Lawrence]], while the Newfoundland Peninsula and the mainland are divided by the [[Crystal Sea]].
Originally inhabited by the First Nations and Inuit, the continent was heavily colonized from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries by the [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[Spain]], the [[Netherlands]], and [[Russia]], though much of the northern parts of the continent have returned to aboriginal control. Today, the continent is divided between the following states:
Originally inhabited by the First Nations and Inuit, the continent was heavily colonized from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries by the [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[Spain]], the [[Netherlands]], and [[Russia]], though much of the northern parts of the continent have returned to aboriginal control. Today, the continent is divided between the following states:
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*Dominion of [[British Columbia]] (capital: [[Victoria]])
*Dominion of [[British Columbia]] (capital: [[Victoria]])
*Federal Republic of [[California]] (capital: [[Sacramento]])
*Federal Republic of [[California]] (capital: [[Sacramento]])
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*Republic of [[Canada]] (capital: [[Québec]])
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*[[Canada|Canadian]] Republic (capital: [[Québec]])
*Nation of [[Denendeh]] (capital: [[Somba K'e]])
*Nation of [[Denendeh]] (capital: [[Somba K'e]])
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*Nation of [[Kalaallit Nunaat]] (capital: [[Nuuk]])
*Republic of [[Louisiana]] (capital: [[La Nouvelle-Orléans]])
*Republic of [[Louisiana]] (capital: [[La Nouvelle-Orléans]])
*Republic of [[Mar de Cristal]] (capital: [[La Luz]])
*Republic of [[Mar de Cristal]] (capital: [[La Luz]])
*Republic of [[Massachusetts Bay]] (capital: [[Boston]])
*Republic of [[Massachusetts Bay]] (capital: [[Boston]])
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*United States of [[Mexico]] (capital: [[Mexico City]])
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*Dominion of [[the Maritimes]] (capital: [[Halifax]])
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*Dominion of [[Musquodoboit]] (capital: [[Halifax]])
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*Nation of [[Nehiyâwaski]] (capital: [[Misâskwatomin]])
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*Nation of [[Nahiyaw]] (capital: [[Saskatoon]])
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*Dominion of [[New Wales]] (capital: [[St. John's Harbour]])
*Dominion of [[New Wales]] (capital: [[St. John's Harbour]])
*Nation of [[Nunavut]] (capital: [[Iqaluit]])
*Nation of [[Nunavut]] (capital: [[Iqaluit]])
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**Republic of [[Kansas]] (capital: [[Topeka]])
**Republic of [[Kansas]] (capital: [[Topeka]])
**Nation of [[Lakota]] (capital: [[Wakpala]])
**Nation of [[Lakota]] (capital: [[Wakpala]])
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**Republic of [[New Netherland]] (capital: [[New Amsterdam]])
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**Republic of [[New Netherland]] (capital: [[Manhattan]])
**Republic of [[Pennsylvania]] (capital: [[Harrisburg]])
**Republic of [[Pennsylvania]] (capital: [[Harrisburg]])
*Republic of [[Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]] (RIPP) (capital: [[Providence]])
*Republic of [[Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]] (RIPP) (capital: [[Providence]])
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*''Department of [[Île Saint-Jude]] (an overseas department of France)''
*''Department of [[Île Saint-Jude]] (an overseas department of France)''
*''Overseas Territory of [[Bermuda]] (an overseas territory of the United Kingdom)''
*''Overseas Territory of [[Bermuda]] (an overseas territory of the United Kingdom)''
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== Internal Links ==
== Internal Links ==
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[[North American calling codes]]
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*[[Multilingual North American country names]]
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*[[North American calling codes]]
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{{lg}} [[Amérique du Nord|French]]
{{lg}} [[Amérique du Nord|French]]
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[[Category:Lists of North American countries|*]]
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[[Category:Countries in North America|*]]

Current revision as of 19:22, 13 December 2006

North America is a continent in the northern and western hemispheres of Earth. The large landmass is bounded to the west by the Pacific Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the north by the Arctic Ocean, and to the south by the Caribbean Sea.

The continent is heavily indented by major seas. The Iberville Sea separates Rupert's Land from the Ungava Peninsula to the north, while the Davis Strait separates the Nunavut Archipelago from the huge island of Kalaalit Nunaat to the northeast. To the west, the Western Sea, an arm of the Pacific, separates Rupert's Land from California, dividing the Rocky Mountains from the Sierras in an area of great instability. In the east, the Labrador Peninsula and Newfoundland Peninsula are divided by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, while the Newfoundland Peninsula and the mainland are divided by the Crystal Sea.

Originally inhabited by the First Nations and Inuit, the continent was heavily colonized from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries by the United Kingdom, France, Spain, the Netherlands, and Russia, though much of the northern parts of the continent have returned to aboriginal control. Today, the continent is divided between the following states:

  • Department of Île Saint-Jude (an overseas department of France)
  • Overseas Territory of Bermuda (an overseas territory of the United Kingdom)

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Other languages: French
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