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America is also understood as one of the five continents of the globe, with an area of 16,000,000 square miles, and been larger than Europe and Africa together. Its length from the northern limit of Alaska to the southern limit of Chile is 8,700 miles.  

America is also understood as one of the five continents of the globe, with an area of 16,000,000 square miles, and been larger than Europe and Africa together. Its length from the northern limit of Alaska to the southern limit of Chile is 8,700 miles.  

Through out history eight Europeans countries have controlled different parts of the Americas, they are Denmark, which still controls [[Greenland]], France, which has in the past controlled, [[Canada]], [[Haiti]], and other places, Netherlands, which founded a colony in North America called New Netherlands, which contained parts of what is now [[Delaware]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York]], and [[Connecticut]], Portugal also in the past controlled [[Brazil]], Russia, used to own [[Alaska]], which they later sold to the [[United States of America]], Spain in the past controlled most of what is now [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]], and large parts of the Southern part of [[North America]], Sweden in the past founded a colony in North America, called New Sweden, which contained parts of what are now [[Delaware]], [[New Jersey]], and [[Pennsylvania]], the United Kingdom in the past controlled the thirteen colonies, which would later become the [[United States of America]], and also controlled Canada, and other places in the America.

Through out history eight Europeans countries have controlled different parts of the Americas, they are Denmark, which still controls [[Greenland]], France, which has in the past controlled, [[Canada]], [[Haiti]], and other places, Netherlands, which founded a colony in North America called New Netherlands, which contained parts of what is now [[Delaware]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York]], and [[Connecticut]], Portugal also in the past controlled [[Brazil]], Russia, used to own [[Alaska]], which they later sold to the [[United States of America]], Spain in the past controlled most of what is now [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]], and large parts of the Southern part of [[North America]], Sweden in the past founded a colony in North America, called New Sweden, which contained parts of what are now [[Delaware]], [[New Jersey]], and [[Pennsylvania]], the United Kingdom in the past controlled the thirteen colonies, which would later become the [[United States of America]], and also controlled [[Canada]], [[Jamaica]], [[Belize]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]] and other places in the America.