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Population: 518+ Million

World's population: 8%

Countries: 36

Largest City: Mexico City
(18.6 million - Mexico)

Major Languages: Aymara, Creole, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Garifuna, Greenlandic, Maya, Nahua, Papamiento, Quechua, Spanish

North America might not sound as exciting for those of us who have grown up in it because it's always been our home and we are pretty much familiar with all the attractions. The continent certainly isn't as culturally diverse or rich in history as Europe or Asia, but it is home to just about every biome and has plenty of exciting things to do. There are countless major cities to explore such as New York City and Los Angeles all the way to Mexico City and Vancouver. North America still has lots of wild territory and huge nature reserves that consist of tropical regions in the south, tundra up in the north, deciduous forests in the east, temperate rainforests and deserts in the west. Officially, it seems that North America is only Canada, the US and Mexico. I consider the Caribbean as well as Central America part of the North American continent. I've never seen any source that officially declares Central America as part of any continent, but the closest I could find was an encyclopedia that says "Central America is a narrow isthmus of southern North America". I also included Greenland in North America even though it's owned by Europe.
Facts on North AmericaSize: 24.4 million sq km

Lowest Point: Death Valley
-86 meters, -282 feet

Highest Point: Mt. McKinley
6194 meters, 20320 feet

Lowest Temperature
-63C, -81.4F - Canada

Highest Temperature 56.7C, 134F - California

North America also has/is the world's largest canyons world's most violent weather world's biggest freshwater lakes

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