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Today North America consists of ??? sovereign nations. The continent was colonized by the Europeans.

Most of the present-day nations gained independence from the late 18th century through the 20th century. There are still ??? dependencies on the continent

Sovereign states

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Below there is a list of all present sovereign states in North America and their predecessors:

Sovereign state Predecessors
 Belize Maya civilization (c250-1547)

Viceroyalty of New Spain (Colony of Kingdom of Spain - 1521-1821)
Spanish West Indies (Colony of Kingdom of Spain - 1821-1862)
British Honduras (Colony of Kingdom of Great Britain - 1862-1981)
Belize (1981-present)

 Canada Viceroyalty of New France (Colony of Kingdom of France - 1534-1763)

British America (Colony of Kingdom of Great Britain - 1763-1783)
British North America (Colony of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland - 1783–1867)
Dominion of Canada (1867–present)

 Mexico Aztec Triple Alliance (1325-1521) & Maya civilization (c250-1547)

Viceroyalty of New Spain (Colony of Kingdom of Spain - 1521-1821)
Mexican Empire (1821-1823)
United Mexican States (1824-1864)
Mexican Empire (1864-1867)
United Mexican States (1867-present)

 United States British America (Colony of Kingdom of Great Britain - 1607-1783)

United States of America (1776–present)

Non-sovereign territories

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This section contains areas that are not sovereign states, but are not part of the sovereign states listed above. This includes dependent territories and integral areas of a primarily non-North American state.

Dependent territories

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Dependencies that are not internationally recognised, or not in effect, are listed in italics.

Dependent Territories Predecessors
Greenland Greenland (Colony of Icelandic Commonwealth - 982-1261)

Greenland (Colony of the Kingdom of Norway - 1261-1814)
Greenland (Colony of the Kingdom of Denmark - 1814-1953)
Greenland (Amt of the Kingdom of Denmark - 1953-2009)
 Greenland (Constituent Country of the Kingdom of Denmark - 2009-present)


Other areas

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See also

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References

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