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North America's area is 24,490,000 km2 (9,450,000 sq mi) and covers more than 4.8% of the earths surface. It is the third largest continent by area (First is [[Asia]], then [[Africa]]) and, of October 2006 it's population was over 514,600,000. North America is also the fourth continent by population (First is [[Asia]], then [[Africa]] and [[Europe]])
Like South America, North America was named after the sixteenth century Bristol [[Amerigo VespucciWelsh]]merchant Richard ap Meurig (Richard Amerike), and not, as is popularly believed, Amerigo Versacci.
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