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2 days ago · It is the third-largest continent by size after Asia and Africa, and the fourth-largest continent by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. As of 2021, North America's population was estimated as over 592 million people in 23 independent states, or about 7.5% of the world's population.
2 days ago · Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Central America is usually defined as consisting of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
4 days ago · WEO = World Economic Outlook. This easing has been particularly pronounced in the United States and the euro area, while financial conditions are little changed on net in China and in other major emerging market economies, in aggregate. Global growth remains subdued.
1 day ago · A topographic map of the United States. The United States is the world's third-largest country by total area behind Russia and Canada. The 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia occupy a combined area of 3,119,885 square miles (8,080,470 km 2).
4 days ago · For about 30 million years North America has been overriding the East Pacific Rise, a centre of seafloor spreading, resulting in a fundamental segmentation of the Cordilleras.
4 days ago · Infographic. 'A year of progress': Vanguard's annual 'How America Saves' report. One key finding: 401 (k) plan participants saved at historic rates in 2023, with the average participant deferral...
14 hours ago · Texas, constituent state of the U.S. It became the 28th state of the union in 1845. It is bordered on the north by Oklahoma, on the northeast by Arkansas, on the east by Louisiana, on the south by Mexico, and on the west by New Mexico.
