We may call ourselves Americans, but America is only part of our country’s name. Its full name is the United States of America.
The United States is just one of the countries located on the continent of North America. A country is an area of land with its own people and laws. A continent is a large division of land. There are seven continents.
The continent of North America is home to 23 different countries. Find the United States on the map below. Which country is our neighbor to the north? Which is our neighbor to the south?
As you can see, Canada, the United States, and Mexico are the largest countries in North America. The smaller countries are located south and east of Mexico, in Central America, and on islands in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
