- Namesake: Americo Vespucci, the Italian explorer
- Major Languages: English, French and Spanish
- Population: 528,720,588 (2008 est)
It's the fourth most populous continent, after Asia, Africa, and Europe
- Population Density: 22.9 km2 (59.3 sq mi)
- Jamaica: 2,730,000
- Trinidad & Tobago: 1,344,000
- Bahamas: 346,000
- Belize: 322,100
- Barbados: 257,000
- Saint Lucia: 174,000
- St. Vincent & the Grenadines: 109,000
- Grenada: 104,000
- Antigua & Barbuda: 89,000
- Dominica: 67,000
- Saint Kitts & Nevis: 38,960
North America Country Populations:
(23 countries - 2010 estimates)
- United States: 309,975,000
- Mexico: 108,396,211
- Canada: 34,207,000
- Guatemala: 14,377,000
- Cuba: 11,204,000
- Dominican Republic: 10,225,000
- Haiti: 10,188,000
- Honduras: 7,616,000
- El Salvador: 6,194,000
- Nicaragua: 5,822,000
- Costa Rica: 4,640,000
- Panama: 3,322,576
All Country Populations