North America

North America or North America is a continent that is part of America, located in the Northern Hemisphere , and almost entirely in the Western Hemisphere . Bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean , on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea and to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean . You are connected to South America by the narrow land bridge which represents Central America . It covers an area of approximately 24,315,410  km ², representing about 4.8% of the planet's surface and 16.5% of the land area.

In 2009 the estimated population is over 480 million. In 2013 the average HDI for all countries of the North American continent was 0,895.