North America is a continent in the Northern and Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. The region includes Middle America and Northern America.
Population: 592,296,233 (2021; 4th)
Area: 24.709 million km² (9.54 million sq mi) (3rd)
Population density: 25.7/km² (66.4/sq mi) (2021)
GDP (PPP): US$30.61 trillion (2022 est.; 2nd)
GDP (nominal): US$29.01 trillion (2022 est.; 2nd)
GDP per capita: US$57,410 (2022 est.; 2nd)
Religions: Christianity (74.6%) · No religion (19.2%) · Judaism (1.6%) · Islam (1.3%) · Buddhism (1.2%) · Hinduism (0.8%) · Other (1.3%)
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