America

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General informationabout the continent

• Area: 42,549,000 km2• Inhabitants: 940.000.000• Density: 21/km2• Countries: 35 • Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French,

Quechua, Haitian….• It covers an 8.3 % of the earth’s total surface area• It contains about 15% of the total population in the

world• The most populated city is Mexico, followed by New

york  • An 89% of the people consider themselves as christians

South America

• Area: 17.840.000 km2• Population: 385.742.554• Density: 21.4/km2• Countries: 12• Languages: the most important is spanish• The most populated city is Mexico

Mexico Cuba

Argentina

• Area: 2.766.890 km2• Language: Spanish• Ethnic groups: 86.4% european / 8.5% mestizo / 3.1% arab / 1.6%

amerindian / 0.4% asian and others• GDP: total: 632.223 $ / per capita: 15,603 $• Anthem: “himno nacional argentino”

• Capital: Buenos Aires:• Area: 203 km2• Population: 12.801.364• Density: 2.690.6/km2• Most popular thing: Tango (dance)

Buenos Aires and it’s flag

The caribbean islands

• There are a lot of  islands in America but I’ll explain the most important. In the middle of the continent there are different islands: Jamaica , Haiti, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico the Commonwealth of the Bahamas….. 

I’ll explain more Cuba and the Commonwealth of the Bahammas. 

The commonwealth of the Bahamas

• There are 29 islands and 2.387 islets• 600 of them are uninhabitated• Official language: english• Capital: Nassau (241.207 inhabitants)• Ethnic groups: 85% african / 13% european / 2%asians• Goverment: Parlamentary democracy• Currency: Dollar• Religion: Christianity is the most important

North America

• Area: 24.709.000 km2• Inhabitants: 520.000.000• Density: 22.9/km2• Countries: 23• Languages: Engish, Spanish, French…• The most populated city is New york with almost 25.000.000 people

followed by Los Angeles with almost 20 milion

New York Los Angeles

United States of America

• Area: 9.826.675 km2• Inhabitants: 310.756.210• Density: 34.72/km2• Language: It has no official language but the national language is

english• GDP: 46.381• Currency: United States Dollar (USD) ($)• It’s economy is the world’s largest national economy and it’s a

capitalist mixed economy• States: 50• Capital: Washington D.C• Largest city: New York City• Government: Federal presidential constitutional republic• President: Barack Obama• Vice president: Joe Biden

• The independence from the United kingdom was declared on july 4, 1776

• It’s one of the most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations• The ecology is so diverse• It has no official religion• Anthem: star-spangled banner • Typical things:

California

• It’s a state located on the west coast of the United States• Area: 163.696 km2• Inhabitants: 38.000.000• Density: 234.4/km2• Governor: Gerry Brown• Capital: Sacramento• Most populated city: Los Angeles• It’s nicknamed “the golden state”• It’s divided in North and South california

Canada

• Capital: Ottawa• Largest city: Toronto• Official languages: English and French• Currency: Canadian Dollar• Government: Federal parliamentary democracy and constitucional monarchy. • Monarch: Elizabeth II• Governor general: David Loyd Johnston• Prime Minister: Stephen Harper• Area: 9.984.670 km• Population: 2011 estimate 34,392,000• Religion: 77.1% of Canadians identify as being Christians; of this,Catholics

(43.6% of Canadians)• The largest Protestant denomination is the United Chruch of Canada (9.5% of

Canadians), / Anglicans (6.8%) / 6.3% non-Christian religions, the largest of them is Islam (2.0%), followed by Judaism (1.1%).

• Sports: Hockey and skii• The name Canada comes from a St. Lawrance Iroquoian word, kanata, meaning

"village" or "settlement".

Alaska

• Spoken languages: English 89.7% / Native North American 5.2% / Spanish 2.9%

• Capital: Juneau• Biggest city: Anchorage• Inhabbitants: 710.231• Density: 1,09 hab/km²• GDP: $44.9 billions• Economy: based in oil, gas and agriculture• The regions: Southcentral, Southeast or panhandle, interior, Southwest, Artic

or Nord slope• Governator: Sean Parnell• Senators: Mark Begich / Lisa Murkowski • Religion: Cristians - 69.0% ( protestants 47%, catholics 14 %, ortodoxs 13%,

mormons 4%...) • State Motto: North to the Future • Nicknames: "The Last Frontier" or "Land of the Midnight Sun" or "Seward's

Icebox"• Alaska's popular annual event: Iditarol trail sled dog race• Climate: oceanic climate• History: Alaska natives / Colonization / U.S territory / Statehood

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