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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]], [[Louisiana]] 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]] in the past controlled [[Brazil]], [[Russia]], used to own [[Alaska]], which Russia later sold to the [[United States of America]], [[Spain]] in the past controlled most of what is now [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]], [[Puerto Rico]], [[Cuba]], [[Dominican Republic]], and large parts of the Southern part of [[North America]], including [[Mexico]],  and much of the Southern half of the [[United States]], including but not limited to [[California]], [[New Mexico]], [[Nevada]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Texas]], [[Utah]]. 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]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Barbados]] and other places in the Americas.

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]], [[Louisiana]] 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]] in the past controlled [[Brazil]], [[Russia]], used to own [[Alaska]], which Russia later sold to the [[United States of America]], [[Spain]] in the past controlled most of what is now [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]], [[Puerto Rico]], [[Cuba]], [[Dominican Republic]], and large parts of the Southern part of [[North America]], including [[Mexico]],  and much of the Southern half of the [[United States]], including but not limited to [[Arizona]],  [[California]], [[Florida]],  [[New Mexico]], [[Nevada]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Texas]], [[Utah]]. 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]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Barbados]] and other places in the Americas.

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