Amerika (benua)

Amerika adalah salah satu benua di dunia yang merujuk kepada wilayah daratan di antara Samudra Pasifik dan Samudra Atlantik. Amerika adalah benua terbesar kedua di dunia setelah 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 (tetapi tidak dengan 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° BB - 35° BB. Secara geografis letak Benua Amerika sebelah Barat berbatasan dengan Samudra Pasifik dan Laut Bering, sebelah timur berbatasan dengan Samudra 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."

Negara dan Teritori

Negara/teritori	Luas wilayah (km²)^[1]	Penduduk ^[2]	Bahasa (bahasa resmi di cetak tebal)	Ibu kota
			English	The Valley
			Kreol,^[7] English	Saint John's
			Spanyol	Buenos Aires
			Papiamentu, Spanyol,^[8] Dutch	Oranjestad
			Kreol,^[9] English	Nassau
			Bajan,^[10] English	Bridgetown
			Spanyol, Kreol, English^[11]	Belmopan
			English	Hamilton
			Spanyol dan 36 bahasa asli	La Paz and Sucre^[12]
			Papiamentu, Spanyol, Belanda^[13]	Kralendijk
			Portugis	Brasília
			English	Road Town
			English, Prancis	Ottawa
			English	George Town
^[14]			Soanyol	Santiago
	^[15]	^[16]	Tidak berpenghuni	—
			Spanyol	Bogotá
			Spanyol	San José
			Spanyol	Havana
			Papiamentu, Belanda^[17]	Willemstad
			Patoi Prancis, English^[18]	Roseau
			Spanyol	Santo Domingo
			Spanyol, Quechua^[19]	Quito
			Spanyol	San Salvador
(Britania Raya)^[20]			English	Stanley
(Prancis)			Prancis	Cayenne
			Greenlandic, Danish	Nuuk (Godthåb)
			English	St. George's
			Prancis	Basse-Terre
			Spanyol, Garifuna dan 23 bahasa Maya	Guatemala City
			English	Georgetown
			Kreol Haiti, Prancis	Port-au-Prince
			Spanyol	Tegucigalpa
			Patois, English	Kingston
			Patois,^[21] Prancis	Fort-de-France
			Spanyol, 68 bahasa asli daerah	Kota Meksiko
			Kreol English, English^[22]	Plymouth; Brades^[23]
	^[24]	^[25]	Tidak berpenghuni	—
			Spanyol	Managua
			Spanyol	Kota Panama
			Guaraní, Spanyol	Asunción
			Spanyol, Quechua, Aymara	Lima
			Spanyol, English	San Juan
		^[26]	English, Belanda	The Bottom
	^[27]	^[28]	Prancis	Gustavia
			English	Basseterre
			English, Kreol Prancis	Castries
	^[29]		Prancis	Marigot
			Prancis	Saint-Pierre
			English	Kingstown
		^[30]	Belanda, English	Oranjestad
			English, Spanyol, Belanda	Philipsburg
^[31]			English	Grytviken
			Belanda dan lainnya^[32]	Paramaribo
			English	Port of Spain
			Kreol English, English^[33]	Cockburn Town
			English, Spanyol	Washington, D.C.
			English, Spanyol	Charlotte Amalie
			Spanyol	Montevideo
			Spanyol dan 40 bahasa asli	Caracas
Total

Lihat pula

Bacaan lanjutan

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Pranala luar

Referensi

↑ Unless otherwise noted, land area figures are taken from Demographic Yearbook—Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density. United Nations Statistics Division. 2008.
↑ See List of countries by population for references.
↑ The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2013.
↑ http://databank.worldbank.org/data/download/GDP.pdf
↑ The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2013.
↑ http://databank.worldbank.org/data/download/GDP_PPP.pdf
↑ Sara Louise Kras. Antigua and Barbuda. Marshall Cavendish. 2008. hlm. 95. ISBN 0-7614-2570-5.
↑ Aruba Census 2010 Languages spoken in the household. Central Bureau of Statistics.
↑ Paul M. Lewis. Languages of Bahamas. Ethnologue. 2009.
↑ Languages of Barbados. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2009.
↑ Belize 2000 Housing and Population Census. Belize Central Statistical Office. 2000.
↑ La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia; Sucre is the judicial seat.
↑ Households by the most spoken language in the household Population and Housing Census 2001. Central Bureau of Statistics.
↑ Includes Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean, a Chilean territory frequently reckoned in Oceania. Santiago is the administrative capital of Chile; Valparaíso is the site of legislative meetings.
↑ Land area figures taken from The World Factbook: 2010 edition. Government of the United States, Central Intelligence Agency.
↑ These population estimates are for 2010, and are taken from The World Factbook: 2010 edition. Government of the United States, Central Intelligence Agency.
↑ Households by the most spoken language in the household Population and Housing Census 2001. Central Bureau of Statistics.
↑ Languages of Dominica. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2009.
↑ David Levinson. Ethnic Groups Worldwide: A Ready Reference Handbook. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1998. hlm. 347. ISBN 1-57356-019-7.
↑ Diklaim oleh Argentina.
↑ Languages of Martinique. Ethnologue. 2009.
↑ Languages of Montserrat. Ethnologue. 2009.
↑ Due to ongoing activity of the Soufriere Hills volcano beginning in July 1995, much of Plymouth was destroyed and government offices were relocated to Brades. Plymouth remains the de jure capital.
↑ Land area figures taken from The World Factbook: 2010 edition. Government of the United States, Central Intelligence Agency.
↑ These population estimates are for 2010, and are taken from The World Factbook: 2010 edition. Government of the United States, Central Intelligence Agency.
↑ Population estimates are taken from the Central Bureau of Statistics Netherlands Antilles. Statistical information: Population. Government of the Netherlands Antilles.
↑ Land area figures taken from The World Factbook: 2010 edition. Government of the United States, Central Intelligence Agency.
↑ These population estimates are for 2010, and are taken from The World Factbook: 2010 edition. Government of the United States, Central Intelligence Agency.
↑ Land area figures taken from The World Factbook: 2010 edition. Government of the United States, Central Intelligence Agency.
↑ Population estimates are taken from the Central Bureau of Statistics Netherlands Antilles. Statistical information: Population. Government of the Netherlands Antilles.
↑ diklaim oleh 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.
↑ Paul Lewis. Languages of Suriname. Ethnologue. 2009.
↑ M. Paul Lewis. Languages of Turks and Caicos Islands. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Sixteenth edition. SIL International. 2009.

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[1] Unless otherwise noted, land area figures are taken from Demographic Yearbook—Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density. United Nations Statistics Division. 2008.

[2] See List of countries by population for references.

[3] The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2013.

[4] ttp://databank.worldbank.org/data/download/GDP.pdf

[5] The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2013.

[6] ttp://databank.worldbank.org/data/download/GDP_PPP.pdf

[7] Sara Louise Kras. Antigua and Barbuda. Marshall Cavendish. 2008. hlm. 95. ISBN 0-7614-2570-5.

[8] Aruba Census 2010 Languages spoken in the household. Central Bureau of Statistics.

[9] Paul M. Lewis. Languages of Bahamas. Ethnologue. 2009.

[10] Languages of Barbados. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2009.

[11] Belize 2000 Housing and Population Census. Belize Central Statistical Office. 2000.

[12] La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia; Sucre is the judicial seat.

[13] Households by the most spoken language in the household Population and Housing Census 2001. Central Bureau of Statistics.

[14] Includes Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean, a Chilean territory frequently reckoned in Oceania. Santiago is the administrative capital of Chile; Valparaíso is the site of legislative meetings.

[15] Land area figures taken from The World Factbook: 2010 edition. Government of the United States, Central Intelligence Agency.

[16] These population estimates are for 2010, and are taken from The World Factbook: 2010 edition. Government of the United States, Central Intelligence Agency.

[17] Households by the most spoken language in the household Population and Housing Census 2001. Central Bureau of Statistics.

[18] Languages of Dominica. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2009.

[19] David Levinson. Ethnic Groups Worldwide: A Ready Reference Handbook. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1998. hlm. 347. ISBN 1-57356-019-7.

[20] Diklaim oleh Argentina.

[21] Languages of Martinique. Ethnologue. 2009.

[22] Languages of Montserrat. Ethnologue. 2009.

[23] Due to ongoing activity of the Soufriere Hills volcano beginning in July 1995, much of Plymouth was destroyed and government offices were relocated to Brades. Plymouth remains the de jure capital.

[24] Land area figures taken from The World Factbook: 2010 edition. Government of the United States, Central Intelligence Agency.

[25] These population estimates are for 2010, and are taken from The World Factbook: 2010 edition. Government of the United States, Central Intelligence Agency.

[26] Population estimates are taken from the Central Bureau of Statistics Netherlands Antilles. Statistical information: Population. Government of the Netherlands Antilles.

[27] Land area figures taken from The World Factbook: 2010 edition. Government of the United States, Central Intelligence Agency.

[28] These population estimates are for 2010, and are taken from The World Factbook: 2010 edition. Government of the United States, Central Intelligence Agency.

[29] Land area figures taken from The World Factbook: 2010 edition. Government of the United States, Central Intelligence Agency.

[30] Population estimates are taken from the Central Bureau of Statistics Netherlands Antilles. Statistical information: Population. Government of the Netherlands Antilles.

[31] 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.

[32] Paul Lewis. Languages of Suriname. Ethnologue. 2009.

[33] M. Paul Lewis. Languages of Turks and Caicos Islands. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Sixteenth edition. SIL International. 2009.

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