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[[Image:Location North America.svg|right|200px]]
[[Image:North America satellite globe.jpg|thumb|Satellite photo of North America]]

The following [[Outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to North America.

'''[[Earth:North America|North America]]''' is a [[Earth:Continent|continent]]<ref>{{cite web|url = http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm#ftnb|title = United Nations Statistics Division- Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications (M49)|publisher = United Nations Statistics Division}}</ref> in the [[Astronomy:Earth|Earth]]'s [[Earth:Northern Hemisphere|Northern]] and [[Earth:Western Hemisphere|Western Hemisphere]]s. It is bordered on the north by the [[Earth:Arctic Ocean|Arctic Ocean]], on the east by the North [[Earth:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]], on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the south and west by the North [[Earth:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]]; [[Earth:South America|South America]] lies to the southeast. [[Earth:North America|North America]] covers an area of about {{convert|24709000|km2|0}}, about 4.8% of the planet's surface or about 16.5% of its land area. As of July 2007, its population was estimated at nearly 524 million people. It is the [[Earth:Continent#Area|third-largest]] continent in area, following [[Earth:Asia|Asia]] and [[Earth:Africa|Africa]], and is fourth in population after Asia, Africa, and [[Earth:Europe|Europe]]. North America and South America are collectively known as the [[Earth:Americas|Americas]].


== Geography of North America ==

Geography of North America
* [[Earth:Americas (terminology)|Americas (terminology)]]
* Atlas of North America
* Continental divides of North America:
** Continental Divide of the Americas
** [[Earth:Eastern Continental Divide|Eastern Continental Divide]]
** Laurentian Divide
* [[Earth:Extreme points of North America|Extreme points of North America]]

=== Countries and dependencies of North America ===

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=== Environment of North America ===

=== Regions of North America ===
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United Nations geoscheme for the Americas
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==== Ecoregions of North America ====

==== Political divisions of North America ====
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Coats of arms of North America<br />Flags of North America<br />List of North American countries by GDP (PPP)<br />List of North American countries by population<br />List of cities in North America
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=== Geographic features of North America ===
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Table of the highest major summits of North America<br />Table of the most prominent summits of North America<br />Table of the most isolated major summits of North America
List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas
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=== Demography of North America ===

=== Geography by country and territory ===

== Government and politics of North America ==

== History of North America ==
* [[History:History of the Americas|History of the Americas]]
* History of Central America
* Voyages of Christopher Columbus
** Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact
* History of the west coast of North America
* [[History:European colonization of the Americas|European colonization of the Americas]]
** Timeline of colonization of North America


== Culture of North America ==

Culture of North America
* American (word)
* Etiquette in North America
** Etiquette in Canada and the United States
** Etiquette in Latin America
* Indigenous peoples of the Americas
* Languages of North America
** [[Place:Anglo-America|Anglo-America]]
** North American English
* World Heritage Sites in the Americas



=== The arts in North America ===

=== Sports in North America ===

==Economy and infrastructure of North America==


== Education in North America ==

== North America lists ==
* List of newspapers
* Lists of radio stations in North America

== See also ==
* [[Place:Anglo-America|Anglo-America]]
* [[Earth:Continent|Continent]]
* Index of Central America-related articles
* Latin America
* [[Biology:List of Caribbean-related topics|List of Caribbean-related topics]]
* Lists of country-related topics
* [[Biology:Outline of South America|Outline of South America]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/na.htm North America maps at World Atlas.com]
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