North America is the fourth largest continent and population. North America is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Arctic Ocean to the north. North America is connected to the south to South America by a narrow strip of land. North America is made up of twenty-three countries and has a population of half a billion.

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Population:
1950.........................................................................220,437,787
1975.........................................................................345,557,771
2000.........................................................................484,996,328
2008.........................................................................527,831,687
7.9% of world population
2025.........................................................................618,261,076

Area: 21,327,514 Sq. Miles

# of countries: 23

% of Earth covered: 14.7%