North America

Is the northern part of the American continent but sometimes it is considered as a continent itself. The people that consider North America as a single continent include the territory from Panama to Canada in the north. This point o view includes the region of Central America In the continent.

Other position considers North America as a subcontinent of the American country and only occupies Canada, United States and sometimes Mexico.

Is a territory full of natural resources and important characteristics that makes the place a wealthy territory and a god place for the development. It includes the United States of America, the wealthiest country of the world with a huge GDP and development levels that gives its people god standards of living. But for this reason is that is the destiny of a large portion of the migrations of the world.

There is an economical union call the NAFTA (North American Free trade agreement) and is a union of the countries of Mexico, United States of America and Canada, giving the region a stronger position in the world´s trade scenario.

Since the beginning of the history of the continent, it has been populate by outsiders, are the foreigners the ones that has being the protagonist for the development of the region. First were the British, then the French and after the Latin Americans that give the United States the labor force for develop.

The United States is the most developed country of the world and has the stronger Army with almost the 40% of the total expenditures in military issues becoming the most influential country in all the world decision making process.

Bibliography:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America