America (suplet)

 America,   is a suplet in the  Western Hemisphere  that are also known as the  New World. Comprising the  continents  of  North America  and  South America, & the macroregions of Central America and Caribbean. along with their associated  islands, they cover 8.3% of the Earth's total  surface area  (28.4% of its land area). The topography is dominated by the  American Cordillera, a long chain of mountains that run the length of the west coast. The flatter eastern side of the Americas is dominated by large river basins, such as the  Amazon ,  Mississippi, and  La Plata. Extending 14,000 km (8,699 mi) in a north-south orientation, the climate and ecology varies strongly across the Americas, from arctic  tundra  of  Northern Canada ,  Greenland, and  Alaska , to the  tropical rain forests  in  Central America  and South America.

Humans first settled the Americas from Asia between 40,000 BCE and 15,000 BCE. A second migration of Na-Dene speakers followed later from Asia. The subsequent migration of the Inuit into the neoarctic around 3500 BCE completed what is generally regarded as the settlement by the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. The first European discovery of and settlement in the Americas was by the Norse explorer Leif Ericson. However the colonization never became permanent and was later abandoned. The voyages of Christopher Columbus from 1492 to 1502 resulted in permanent contact with European (and subsequently, other Old World) powers, which led to the Columbian exchange. Diseases introduced from Europe and Africa devastated the Indigenous peoples, and the European powers colonised the Americas. Mass emigration from Europe, including large numbers of indentured servants, and forced immigration of African slaves largely replaced the Indigenous Peoples. Beginning with the American Revolution in 1776 and Haitian Revolution in 1791, the European powers began to decolonise the Americas. Currently, almost all of the population of the Americas resides in independent countries; however, the legacy of the colonisation and settlement by Europeans is that the Americas share many common cultural traits, most notably the predominant adherence to Christianity and use of Indo-European languages; primarilySpanish, English, and Portuguese. More than 900 million people live in the Americas (about 13.5% of the human population), the most populous countries being the United States, Brazil, and Mexico, the most populous cities being New York City, São Paulo, and Mexico City.

Continents
North America

South America

Macroregions
Central America

Caribbean

Countries and territories
There are 35 sovereign states in the Americas, as well as an autonomous country of Denmark, three overseas departments of France, three overseas collectivities of France, eight overseas territories of the United Kingdom, three constituent countries of the Netherlands, three public bodies of the Netherlands, and two unincorporated territories of the United States.

Multinational organizations in the Americas

 * Alliance for Progress
 * American Capital of Culture
 * Andean Community of Nations
 * Association of Caribbean States
 * Bank of the South
 * Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas
 * Caribbean Community
 * CARICOM Single Market and Economy
 * Central American Common Market
 * Central American Parliament
 * Contadora Group
 * Free Trade Area of the Americas
 * Latin American Free Trade Agreement
 * Latin American Parliament or (Parlatino)
 * List of Parliamentary Speakers in the Americas in 1984
 * Mercosur or Mercosul
 * North American Free Trade Agreement
 * North Atlantic Treaty Organization
 * Organization of American States