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| North America Profile |
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| Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake |
image: BillC (license) |
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| Selected North American Features |
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| Selected North American Video |
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| Documentary |
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| North American Geography & Nature |
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| North American Population & Health |
| Total Population: |
527,831,681 (XIST) [4] |
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| Most Populous Country: |
United States - 306,496,419 (United States Population Clock) [5] |
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Mexico City - Mexico - 8,587,132 (World Gazetteer) [6] |
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Mexico City - Mexico - 23,610,441 (World Gazetteer) [7] |
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78 years - US & Canada / 70 years - Caribbean / 74 years - Central America (UN) [8] |
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| Infant Mortality Rate: |
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United States - 1,200,000 (UNAIDS) [9] |
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The UN does not list Female Genital Mutilation prevalance rates for any North American Countries (UNIFEM) |
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| North American Energy |
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124 Operational Nuclear Power Reactors (IAEA) [10] |
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United States - 104 Operational Nuclear Power Reactors (IAEA) [10] |
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1 Nuclear Power Reactor Currently Under Construction (IAEA) [11] |
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31 Permanently Shutdown Nuclear Power Reactors (IAEA) [12] |
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| North American Civil Rights |
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Haiti (Global Peace Index) [13] |
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Canada (Global Peace Index) [13] |
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Haiti (Corruption Perceptions Index) [14] |
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Canada (Corruption Perceptions Index) [14] |
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| North American Military |
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US$686,600,000,000 (SIPRI) [15] |
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United States - US$661,000,000,000 (SIPRI) [15] |
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El Salvadore - 5.00% of GDP (CIA World Factbook) [16] |
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| Lowest Military Spend (% GDP): |
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Bermuda - 0.11% of GDP (CIA World Factbook) [16] |
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During 2009, 1 major conflict took place in North America (SIPRI) [15] |
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1 major multilateral arms embargoe is currently in place (UK Government Info) [17] |
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United States - 30% of overall global arms trade (SIPRI) [15] |
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Lockheed Martin - United States - US$29.88bn arms sales, US$3.217bn profit - Yearly figures for 2009 (SIPRI) [15] |
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United States - 9,400 total warheads / 2,623 operational warheads (Federation of American Scientists) [18] |
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United States - 480,000 tonnes (WISE Uranium Project) [19] |
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| North American Media & Communications |
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United States - 220,000,000 (UN) [20] |
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Cuba (Press Freedom Index) [21] |
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| Most Free National Press: |
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Canada (Press Freedom Index) [21] |
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Cayman Islands - 587.7 Newspaper Journalists per 1 million inhabitants (UN) [20] |
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| More North American Facts & Figures |
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United States - US$14,441,425,000,000 (IMF) [22] / US$14,204,322,000,000 (World Bank) [23] |
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Willis Tower, Chicago, United States - 442 metres / 1,451 feet - 108 floors (Emporis) [24] |
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| Location Of North America |
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The geographical North American continent is made up from a large mainland, many small island nations and central American republics, with boundaries stretching across the Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea too. It's total physical size is mostly attributed to Canada, the United States, Greenland and Mexico, and overall, North America makes up just under 5% of the planet's total surface area - about 16.5% of the World's total land area - making it the third largest continent on the globe, after only Asia and Africa. |
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[1] This figure is an estimate and may be slightly off when considering different interpretations of where the continent begins and ends. It should only be used as a guide.
[2] "List Of Geographic Names, also includes non-recognised states and some territories too" UN (United Nations). The countries highlighted in bold text are the fully internationally-recognised countries, and the remainder are a mixture of partially-recognised states, territories and dependancies.
[3] "ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS: Forests" United Nations Statistics Division - Statistics compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
[4] "World Population Estimate for 1st of July 2008" (XIST.org). North American estimate is 337,168,480, Central American estimate is 151,256,045, and the Carribbean estimate is 39,407,156. We have totaled all 3 figures together. XIST bases it's figures on the CIA World Factbook.
[5] "Official US Population Clock" Reading taken on May.24.2009 @ 00.00hrs GMT: 306,496,419.
[6] "World: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population" All statistics © Stefan Helders, www.world-gazetteer.com
[7] "World: most populous metropolitan areas" All statistics © Stefan Helders, www.world-gazetteer.com
[8] "United Nations World Mortality Wallchart 2007" These are the official estimates for 2007 life expectancy rates by the UN. There is no single figure for the North American Continent so we have shown all 3 seperate figures above.
[9] "UNAIDS Interactive map" 2008 Report on the global AIDS epidemic, July 2008, UNAIDS. In the menu on the left, click on "HIV infection & AIDS Epidemic by country", then click "People living with HIV in 2007". You will then be able to view the statistics for each country by scanning over the interactive map of the World.
[10] "NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - Operational & Long Term Shutdown Reactors by Country" - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
[11] "NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - Under Construction Reactors by Country" - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
[12] "NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - Shutdown Reactors by Country" - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
[13] "Global Peace Index :: Web Version".
[14] "Corruption Perceptions Index 2009" Released on the 17th of November 2009, these are the yearly CPI Index scores for the 180 countries which it evaluates. The CPI rating is based on 13 different independent surveys, however, not all surveys are used for all countries.
[15] "SIPRI Yearbook 2010: Summary" - Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
[16] "The CIA World Factbook 2009 :: Country Comparison :: Military expenditures" - Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
[17] "Current Arms Embargoes and Other Restrictions" - United Kingdom Department For Business, Innovation and Skills.
[18] "Status of World Nuclear Forces 2009" Federation of American Scientists - All numbers are estimates and are updated when new information becomes available. Current update: October.02.2009 - last retrieved by BlatantWorld.com on January.05.2010
[19] "World Depleted Uranium Inventory" WISE Uranium Project - This is the most accurate and up-to-date list out there for depleted Uranium stocks around the World. This list has last been updated by WISE Uranium Project on the 21st of April 2008, and was last retrieved by Blatant World.com on January.07.2010.
[20] The statistics quoted above are taken from the UNdata statistics database - United Nations.
[21] "Press Freedom Index 2009" - Reporters Without Borders
[22] "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2009" These are the latest figures to be released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as of the 1st of October 2009, and are based on the total GDP for each country for the whole of 2008.
[23] "World Bank Gross Domestic Product Figures For 2008" These are the latest available figures which were released by the World Bank as of the 1st of October 2009, and are based on the total GDP for each country for the whole of 2008.
[24] "Official World's 200 Tallest High-rise Buildings" (Emporis.com) |
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Countries
