This is an alphabetical list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas . It comprises three regions, Northern America (Canada and the United States), the Caribbean (cultural region of the English, French, Dutch, and Creole speaking countries located on the Caribbean Sea) and Latin America (nations that speak Spanish and Portuguese). The Americas are almost entirely located in the Western Hemisphere, with some of the north-west islands of Alaska entering the Eastern Hemisphere. The majority of islands lying in the Atlantic between the Americas and Afro-Eurasia, such as Iceland, are not normally associated with the Americas and are therefore excluded from this list.
The following is a list of sovereign states in the Americas. All 35 states are members of the United Nations and the Organization of American States. [1]
Flag | English short name | English long name | Capital | Local long name(s) | Year of independence | ISO 3-letter Alpha Code |
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Antigua and Barbuda [2] | Antigua and Barbuda | St. John's | English: Antigua and Barbuda | 1981 | ATG | |
Argentina [3] [4] | Argentine Republic | Buenos Aires | Spanish : República Argentina | 1816 | ARG | |
Bahamas [2] | Commonwealth of The Bahamas | Nassau | English: Commonwealth of The Bahamas | 1973 | BHS | |
Barbados [2] | Barbados | Bridgetown | English: Barbados | 1966 | BRB | |
Belize [2] | Belize | Belmopan | English: Belize Spanish : Belice | 1981 | BLZ | |
Bolivia [5] | Plurinational State of Bolivia | La Paz and Sucre [B] | Spanish : Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia Quechua : Buliwya Mamallaqta Aymara : Wuliwya Suyu Guarani : Tetã Volívia | 1825 | BOL | |
Brazil [4] | Federative Republic of Brazil | Brasília | Portuguese : República Federativa do Brasil | 1822 | BRA | |
Canada [6] | Canada | Ottawa | English: Canada French : Canada | 1867 | CAN | |
Chile [3] [7] | Republic of Chile | Santiago [C] | Spanish : República de Chile | 1818 | CHL | |
Colombia [5] | Republic of Colombia | Bogotá | Spanish : República de Colombia | 1810 | COL | |
Costa Rica | Republic of Costa Rica | San José | Spanish : República de Costa Rica | 1821 | CRI | |
Cuba | Republic of Cuba | Havana | Spanish : República de Cuba | 1902 | CUB | |
Dominica [2] | Commonwealth of Dominica | Roseau | English: Commonwealth of Dominica | 1978 | DMA | |
Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Spanish : República Dominicana | 1844 | DOM | |
Ecuador [5] [7] | Republic of Ecuador | Quito | Spanish : República del Ecuador | 1822 | ECU | |
El Salvador | Republic of El Salvador | San Salvador | Spanish : República de El Salvador | 1821 | SLV | |
Grenada [2] | Grenada | St. George's | English: Grenada | 1974 | GRD | |
Guatemala | Republic of Guatemala | Guatemala City | Spanish : República de Guatemala | 1821 | GTM | |
Guyana [2] | Co-operative Republic of Guyana | Georgetown | English: Co-operative Republic of Guyana | 1966 | GUY | |
Haiti [2] | Republic of Haiti | Port-au-Prince | French : République d'Haïti | 1804 | HTI | |
Honduras | Republic of Honduras | Tegucigalpa | Spanish : República de Honduras | 1821 | HND | |
Jamaica [2] | Jamaica | Kingston | English: Jamaica | 1962 | JAM | |
Mexico [6] | United Mexican States | Mexico City | Spanish : Estados Unidos Mexicanos | 1821 | MEX | |
Nicaragua | Republic of Nicaragua | Managua | Spanish : República de Nicaragua | 1821 | NIC | |
Panama | Republic of Panama | Panama City | Spanish : República de Panamá | 1903 | PAN | |
Paraguay [4] | Republic of Paraguay | Asunción | Spanish : República del Paraguay Guarani : Tetã Paraguái | 1811 | PRY | |
Peru [5] | Republic of Peru | Lima | Spanish : República del Perú Quechua : Piruw Republika Aymara : Piruw Suyu | 1821 | PER | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis [2] | Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | English: Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1983 | KNA | |
Saint Lucia [2] | Saint Lucia | Castries | English: Saint Lucia | 1979 | LCA | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [2] | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | English: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1979 | VCT | |
Suriname [2] | Republic of Suriname | Paramaribo | Dutch : Republiek Suriname | 1975 | SUR | |
Trinidad and Tobago [2] | Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | English: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | 1962 | TTO | |
United States [6] [7] | United States of America | Washington, D.C. | English: United States of America | 1776 | USA | |
Uruguay [4] | Oriental Republic of Uruguay | Montevideo | Spanish : República Oriental del Uruguay | 1828 | URY | |
Venezuela | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | Caracas | Spanish : República Bolivariana de Venezuela | 1811 | VEN |
Flag | English short name | English long name | Political status | Capital | Local short name(s) |
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Aruba | Aruba | Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | Oranjestad | Dutch : Aruba | |
Bonaire | Bonaire | Special municipality of the country of the Netherlands [8] | Kralendijk | Dutch : Bonaire Papiamento: Boneiru | |
Clipperton Island [9] | Clipperton Island | Overseas state private property and constituent part of the French Republic | Uninhabited | French : Île de Clipperton | |
Curaçao | Curaçao | Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | Willemstad | Dutch : Curaçao Papiamento: Kòrsou | |
French Guiana | French Guiana | Overseas region and constituent part of the French Republic [10] | Cayenne | French : Guyane | |
Greenland | Greenland | Autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark | Nuuk | Greenlandic : Kalaallit Nunaat Danish : Grønland | |
Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | Overseas region and constituent part of the French Republic [10] | Basse-Terre | French : Guadeloupe | |
Martinique | Martinique | Overseas region and constituent part of the French Republic [10] | Fort-de-France | French : Martinique | |
Saba | Saba | Special municipality of the country of the Netherlands [8] | The Bottom | Dutch : Saba | |
Saint Barthelemy | Collectivity of Saint Barthelemy | Overseas collectivity and constituent part of the French Republic | Gustavia | French : Saint-Barthélemy | |
Saint Martin | Collectivity of Saint Martin | Overseas collectivity and constituent part of the French Republic | Marigot | French : Saint-Martin | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Overseas collectivity and constituent part of the French Republic | Saint-Pierre | French : Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon | |
Sint Eustatius | Sint Eustatius | Special municipality of the country of the Netherlands [8] | Oranjestad | Dutch : Sint Eustatius | |
Sint Maarten | Sint Maarten | Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | Philipsburg | Dutch : Sint Maarten |
Flag | English short name | English long name | Political status | Capital | Local short name(s) |
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Anguilla | Anguilla | British overseas territory | The Valley | English: Anguilla | |
Bermuda | Bermuda Islands | British overseas territory | Hamilton | English: Bermuda Portuguese : Bermudas | |
British Virgin Islands | British Virgin Islands | British overseas territory | Road Town | English: British Virgin Islands | |
Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands | British overseas territory | George Town | English: Cayman Islands | |
Falkland Islands [11] | Falkland Islands | British overseas territory | Stanley | English: Falkland Islands Spanish : Islas Malvinas | |
Montserrat [2] | Montserrat | British overseas territory | Brades (de facto) Plymouth (de jure) | English: Montserrat | |
Navassa Island [12] | Navassa Island | Unincorporated unorganized territory of the United States | Uninhabited | English: Navassa Island | |
Puerto Rico | Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | Unincorporated organized territory of the United States | San Juan | Spanish : Puerto Rico English: Puerto Rico | |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands [11] | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | British overseas territory | King Edward Point | English: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Turks and Caicos Islands | British overseas territory | Grand Turk (Cockburn Town) | English: Turks and Caicos Islands | |
U.S. Virgin Islands | United States Virgin Islands | Unincorporated organized territory of the United States | Charlotte Amalie | English: United States Virgin Islands |
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