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The Americas
Even though it is casually known as ‘America’ , the
United States is, in fact, part of the Americas, which
consist of the North America and the South America
continents as well as the nearby islands. The Americas
make up for 8% of the earth’s surface. However, the UN
geoscheme, which also considered the cultural and
economic differences, divided North America into
smaller regions:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas