Area: North America (Canada, USA): 20 000 000 km2 (7 700 000 mi2);
Central America and the Caribbean: 20 720 000 km2 (8 000 000 mi2);
South America: 17 900 000 km2 (6 900 000 mi2)
Population: 929 million
North America: 344 million (Canada and USA); Central America and the Caribbean (incl. Mexico): 195 million; South America: 391 million.
Highest Point: Aconcagua, 6959 m (22,831 ft), Mendoza, Argentina.
Largest Lake: Lake Superior, surface area 82,000 km2 (32,000 mi2), larger than Panama.
Longest River: Rio Amazonas (Amazon), 6 296 km (3 912 mi), South America.
Languages of the Americas: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, various native Indian languages, French patois, and Creole.
