Untuk kegunaan lain, lihat Amerika.
Benua Amerika adalah sebuah benua di dunia yang merujuk kepada wilayah daratan di antara Samudra Pasifik dan Samudra Atlantik. Benua Amerika adalah benua terbesar ke 2 di dunia setelah Benua Asia .Luas wilayahnya ± 42.292.000 Km². Benua ini umumnya dibagi menjadi 3 yaitu Amerika Utara, Amerika Tengah, dan Amerika Selatan. Istilah ini juga merujuk kepada wilayah Karibia, pulau-pulau sekitar Laut Karibia, dan Greenland (namun bukan Islandia). Wilayah Amerika Tengah merupakan daratan sempit memanjang yang menghubungkan antara Amerika Utara dan Amerika Selatan.
Secara astronomis, Benua Amerika terletak antara 83° LU - 55° LS dan 170° BT - 35° BB.
Secara geografis letak Benua Amerika sebelah Barat berbatasan dengan Samudera Pasifik dan Laut Bering, sebelah timur berbatasan dengan Samudera Atlantik dan Laut Karibia, sebelah utara berbatasan dengan Laut Es dan Selat Davis, dan sebelah selatan berbatasan dengan Laut Kutub Selatan. Nama Amerika diambil dari nama pertama orang Eropa yang menjelajahi benua ini yaitu "Amerigo Vespucci."
Benua AmerikaAnguilla (United Kingdom)
700191000000000000091
700413452000000000013.452
70031648000000000001.648
English
The Valley
7008175400000000000$175.400.000
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
7002442000000000000442
700486295000000000086.295
70031991000000000001.991
Creole,[8] English
St. John's
7009160500000000000$1.605.000.000
Argentina Argentina
70062766890000000002.766.890
700742669500000000042.669.500
7002143000000000000143
Spanish
Buenos Aires
7011540197000000000$540.197.000.000
7011947573000000000$947.573.000.000
Aruba Aruba (Netherlands)
7002180000000000000180
7005101484000000000101.484
70035944000000000005.944
Papiamentu, Spanish,[9] Dutch
Oranjestad
7009251600000000000$2.516.000.000
Bahamas Bahamas, The
700413943000000000013.943
7005351461000000000351.461
7002245000000000000245
Creole,[10] English
Nassau
7010112400000000000$11.240.000.000
Barbados Barbados
7002430000000000000430
7005285000000000000285.000
70035953000000000005.953
Bajan,[11] English
Bridgetown
7009716900000000000$7.169.000.000
Belize Belize
700422966000000000022.966
7005349728000000000349.728
7002134000000000000134
Spanish, Kriol, English[12]
Belmopan
7009304800000000000$3.048.000.000
Bermuda Bermuda (United Kingdom)
700154000000000000054
700464237000000000064.237
700412037000000000012.037
English
Hamilton
7009560000000000000$5.600.000.000
Bolivia Bolivia
70061098580000000001.098.580
700710027254000000010.027.254
700184000000000000084
Spanish and 36 indigenous languages
La Paz and Sucre[13]
7010341760000000000$34.176.000.000
7010699630000000000$69.963.000.000
Bonaire Bonaire (Netherlands)
7002294000000000000294
700412093000000000012.093
7002411000000000000411
Papiamentu, Spanish, Dutch[14]
Kralendijk
Brazil Brazil
70068514877000000008.514.877
7008203106000000000203.106.000
7002236000000000000236
Portuguese
Brasília
7012234611800000000$2.346.118.000.000
7012326386600000000$3.263.866.000.000
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
7002151000000000000151
700429537000000000029.537
70031523000000000001.523
English
Road Town
7008500000000000000$500.000.000
Canada Canada
70069984670000000009.984.670
700735427524000000035.427.524
700134000000000000034
English, French
Ottawa
7012178665500000000$1.786.655.000.000
7012156692500000000$1.566.925.000.000
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)
7002264000000000000264
700455456000000000055.456
70032121000000000002.121
English
George Town
7009225000000000000$2.250.000.000
Chile Chile[15]
7005756950000000000756.950
700717773000000000017.773.000
700122000000000000022
Spanish
Santiago
7011258062000000000$258.062.000.000
7011396923000000000$396.923.000.000
Clipperton Island Templat:Country data Clipperton Island (France)
70006000000000000006[16]
50000000000000000000[17]
500000000000000000000
Uninhabited
5000000000000000000$0
Colombia Colombia
70061138910000000001.138.910
700747757000000000047.757.000
700140000000000000040
Spanish
Bogotá
7011377740000000000$377.740.000.000
7011638357000000000$638.357.000.000
Costa Rica Costa Rica
700451100000000000051.100
70064667096000000004.667.096
7002896000000000000896
Spanish
San José
7010495530000000000$49.553.000.000
7010709740000000000$70.974.000.000
Cuba Cuba
7005109886000000000109.886
700711167325000000011.167.325
70031020000000000001.020
Spanish
Havana
7010771500000000000$77.150.000.000
7011234193000000000$234.193.000.000
Curacao Curaçao (Netherlands)
7002444000000000000444
7005150563000000000150.563
70033171000000000003.171
Papiamentu, Dutch[14]
Willemstad
7009283800000000000$2.838.000.000
Dominica Dominica
7002751000000000000751
700471293000000000071.293
7002892000000000000892
French Patois, English[18]
Roseau
7009101800000000000$1.018.000.000
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
700448671000000000048.671
700710378267000000010.378.267
70032073000000000002.073
Spanish
Santo Domingo
7010639690000000000$63.969.000.000
7011138007000000000$138.007.000.000
Ecuador Ecuador
7005283560000000000283.560
700715819400000000015.819.400
7002538000000000000538
Spanish, Quechua[19]
Quito
7011100543000000000$100.543.000.000
7011180493000000000$180.493.000.000
El Salvador El Salvador
700421041000000000021.041
70066401240000000006.401.240
70032930000000000002.930
Spanish
San Salvador
7010252200000000000$25.220.000.000
7010509440000000000$50.944.000.000
Falkland Islands Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)[20]
700412173000000000012.173
70033000000000000003.000
7001260000000000000026
English
Stanley
7008164500000000000$164.500.000
French Guiana French Guiana (France)
700491000000000000091.000
7005237549000000000237.549
700127000000000000027
French
Cayenne
Greenland Greenland (Denmark)
70062166086000000002.166.086
700456483000000000056.483
70012600000000000000.026
Greenlandic, Danish
Nuuk (Godthåb)
7009213300000000000$2.133.000.000
Grenada Grenada
7002344000000000000344
7005103328000000000103.328
70033023000000000003.023
English
St. George's
7009146700000000000$1.467.000.000
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (France)
70031628000000000001.628
7005405739000000000405.739
70032467000000000002.467
French
Basse-Terre
Guatemala Guatemala
7005108889000000000108.889
700715806675000000015.806.675
70031288000000000001.288
Spanish, Garifuna and 23 Mayan languages
Guatemala City
7010587280000000000$58.728.000.000
7011119375000000000$119.375.000.000
Guyana Guyana
7005214999000000000214.999
7005784894000000000784.894
700135000000000000035
English
Georgetown
7009625600000000000$6.256.000.000
Haiti Haiti
700427750000000000027.750
700710745665000000010.745.665
70033615000000000003.615
Creole, French
Port-au-Prince
7010131500000000000$13.150.000.000
Honduras Honduras
7005112492000000000112.492
70068555072000000008.555.072
7002664000000000000664
Spanish
Tegucigalpa
7010193850000000000$19.385.000.000
7010364870000000000$36.487.000.000
Jamaica Jamaica
700410991000000000010.991
70062717991000000002.717.991
70032474000000000002.474
Patois, English
Kingston
7010256200000000000$25.620.000.000
Martinique Martinique (France)
70031128000000000001.128
7005392291000000000392.291
70033526000000000003.526
Patois,[21] French
Fort-de-France
Mexico Mexico
70061964375000000001.964.375
7008119713203000000119.713.203
7002571000000000000571
Spanish, 68 indigenous languages
Mexico City
7012128272000000000$1.282.720.000.000
7012212525700000000$2.125.257.000.000
Montserrat Montserrat (United Kingdom)
7002102000000000000102
70034922000000000004.922
7002588000000000000588
Creole English, English[22]
Plymouth; Brades[23]
7007437800000000000$43.780.000
Navassa Island Templat:Country data Navassa Island (United States)
70005000000000000005[16]
50000000000000000000[17]
500000000000000000000
Uninhabited
5000000000000000000$0
Nicaragua Nicaragua
7005130373000000000130.373
70066071045000000006.071.045
7002441000000000000441
Spanish
Managua
7010271000000000000$27.100.000.000
Panama Panama
700475417000000000075.417
70063405813000000003.405.813
7002458000000000000458
Spanish
Panama City
7010462130000000000$46.213.000.000
7010808110000000000$80.811.000.000
Paraguay Paraguay
7005406750000000000406.750
70066783374000000006.783.374
7002156000000000000156
Guaraní, Spanish
Asunción
7010309850000000000$30.985.000.000
7010582800000000000$58.280.000.000
Peru Peru
70061285220000000001.285.220
700730814175000000030.814.175
700122000000000000022
Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Lima
7011202903000000000$202.903.000.000
7011371347000000000$371.347.000.000
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (United States)
70038870000000000008.870
70063615086000000003.615.086
70034489000000000004.489
Spanish, English
San Juan
7011103135000000000$103.135.000.000
7011125630000000000$125.630.000.000
Saba Saba (Netherlands)
700113000000000000013
70031537000000000001.537[24]
70031182000000000001.182
English, Dutch
The Bottom
Saint Barthelemy Saint Barthélemy (France)
700121000000000000021[16]
70038938000000000008.938[17]
70033547000000000003.547
French
Gustavia
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis
7002261000000000000261
700455000000000000055.000
70031992000000000001.992
English
Basseterre
7008946300000000000$946.300.000
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia
7002539000000000000539
7005180000000000000180.000
70033191000000000003.191
English, French Creole
Castries
7009223300000000000$2.233.000.000
Saint Martin Saint Martin (France)
700154000000000000054[16]
700436979000000000036.979
70035522000000000005.522
French
Marigot
7008561500000000000$561.500.000
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
7002242000000000000242
70036081000000000006.081
7002248000000000000248
French
Saint-Pierre
7008215300000000000$215.300.000
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
7002389000000000000389
7005109000000000000109.000
70032802000000000002.802
English
Kingstown
7009131200000000000$1.312.000.000
Sint Eustatius Sint Eustatius (Netherlands)
700121000000000000021
70032739000000000002.739[24]
70031304000000000001.304
Dutch, English
Oranjestad
Sint Maarten Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
700134000000000000034
700437429000000000037.429
700411767000000000011.767
English, Spanish, Dutch
Philipsburg
7008798300000000000$798.300.000
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and
South Sandwich Islands (UK)[25]
70033093000000000003.093
700120000000000000020
7000100000000000000001
English
Grytviken
Suriname Suriname
7005163270000000000163.270
7005534189000000000534.189
70003000000000000003
Dutch and others[26]
Paramaribo
7009687400000000000$6.874.000.000
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
70035130000000000005.130
70061328019000000001.328.019
70032610000000000002.610
English
Port of Spain
7010244340000000000$24.434.000.000
7010408320000000000$40.832.000.000
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
7002948000000000000948
700431458000000000031.458
7002348000000000000348
Creole English, English[27]
Cockburn Town
7008632000000000000$632.000.000
United States United States[note 2]
70069629091000000009.629.091
7008320206000000000320.206.000
7002342000000000000342
English, Spanish
Washington, D.C.
7013174190000000000$17.419.000.000.000
7013174190000000000$17.419.000.000.000
U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands (United States)
7002347000000000000347
7005106405000000000106.405
70033170000000000003.170
English, Spanish
Charlotte Amalie
Uruguay Uruguay
7005176220000000000176.220
70063286314000000003.286.314
7002194000000000000194
Spanish
Montevideo
7010574710000000000$57.471.000.000
7010714140000000000$71.414.000.000
Venezuela Venezuela
7005916445000000000916.445
700730206307000000030.206.307
7002302000000000000302
Spanish and 40 indigenous languages
Caracas
7011509964000000000$509.964.000.000
7011538932000000000$538.932.000.000
Total
700742320985000000042.320.985
7008973186925000000973.186.925
7002219000000000000219
7013248640000000000$24.864.000.000.000
Lihat pulaSunting
- Amerika Latin
- Amerika Serikat
- Daftar superbenua
- Amerika tengah
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- ^ Claimed by Argentina; the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean are commonly associated with Antarctica (due to proximity) and have no permanent population, only hosting a periodic contingent of about 100 researchers and visitors.
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Pranala luarSunting
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Lihat informasi mengenai
benua amerika di Wiktionary.- United Nations population data by latest available Census: 20082009
- Organization of American States
- Council on Hemispheric Affairs
- Henry Gannett, Ernest Ingersoll, George Parker Winship; et al. (1905). "America". New International Encyclopedia.Pemeliharaan CS1: Penggunaan et al. yang eksplisit (link) Pemeliharaan CS1: Banyak nama: authors list (link)
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