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North America Map Quiz
North America has 23 countries — three big mainland nations plus the states of Central America and the Caribbean. This interactive quiz names a country and asks you to click it on the map.
Last updated July 2026
Learn North America in Three Parts
North America divides cleanly into three groups:
The mainland — Canada, the United States, and Mexico make up the vast bulk of the continent and are the easiest to place.
Central America — the narrow isthmus of seven countries running south from Mexico: Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
The Caribbean — the island nations, anchored by the big Greater Antilles: Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Jamaica, and the Bahamas.
The Countries People Miss
Nobody misses Canada or the USA — the difficulty is all in the south:
Central America — the seven countries are small and look similar; Belize (English-speaking, against the Yucatán) and the El Salvador/Honduras/Nicaragua trio are the most-swapped.
The Caribbean — many island nations are too small to show at continental scale, so this quiz focuses on the larger islands. Anchor on the mainland, then work down the isthmus and out into the islands.
North America has 23 countries. The three mainland nations — Canada, the United States, and Mexico — are unmistakable, but the map gets hard south of Mexico, where seven small Central American countries and the island nations of the Caribbean pack together. Learn the mainland first, then Central America north-to-south, then the Caribbean.
Quiz tip: The three mainland giants are easy; the seven small countries of Central America between Mexico and Colombia are the most-missed.
Countries
23 sovereign nations
Largest
Canada
Most-missed
Central America
Regions
Mainland · Central · Caribbean
Easy anchors
USA, Canada, Mexico
Countries on the North America Map
Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, United States.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many countries are in North America?
North America has 23 sovereign countries: the three mainland nations (Canada, the United States, Mexico), seven in Central America, and the island nations of the Caribbean. This map covers those that render clearly at scale.
What is the largest country in North America?
Canada is the largest country in North America by land area — and the second-largest in the world — followed by the United States and Mexico.
Which North American countries are hardest to locate?
The seven small Central American countries (Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama) and the Caribbean island nations are the most-missed.
What is the easiest way to learn the map of North America?
Learn it in three parts: the mainland (Canada, USA, Mexico), Central America north-to-south, and the Caribbean islands. Anchor on the three big countries and work south.
Is the North America map quiz free?
Yes — it runs free in your browser with no download or signup. Sign in with Google to save your score.