Talk:List of North American countries by area

Transcontinental countries
The paragraph about transcontinental countries is unsourced and incorrect. The only possible transcontinental country in North America is Panama, not Trinidad and Tobago. Some sources use the Panama Canal instead of the Isthmus of Panama as the boundary between North America and South America, thus making Panama a transcontinental country.

For Trinidad and Tobago, most sources place this country in the Caribbean region, thus making it a North American country. A few sources argue that Trinidad and Tobago should be considered a South American country because the whole country is located on the South American continental shelf, thus making Trinidad and Tobago the only island country in South America. However, this is only a minor opinion, most sources just include Trinidad and Tobago in North America.

To sum up, Panama is a possible transcontinental country. Trinidad and Tabago can be considered either a North American or South American country, but it is not a transcontinental country. 120.16.43.82 (talk) 01:10, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

Update
I combined the tables and added a map. I also changed the United States figure to exclude Hawaii (because it is not in North America), but added a note indicating how the calculation was done. The figure already excluded territories, but this is also now specified by the note. Wizmut (talk) 14:12, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

Pie chart
A pie chart on this list seems superfluous. So far as I can tell, it helps the reader understand that there are two large countries in North America. But this already seems covered by the list and map. Wizmut (talk) 19:19, 22 October 2023 (UTC)


 * @NecromancerOfEnchanting Your comment is requested Wizmut (talk) 19:54, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Hello Wizmut!
 * Yes I suppose the percentages are already covered in the table but it gives the reader a more visual understanding. It looks like you're more experienced with this page than I am so if you want you can revert my changes or whatever you feel is right. :) NecromancerOfEnchanting (talk) 20:05, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your reply.
 * Yes, the area lists like these have relied on a map only for a while. For anyone else reading this I want to point out that there's also been some editors who think the map is unnecessary, so who knows. Contrast with the population lists which often have both, except for the Africa and Europe lists for some reason. Or maybe no reason.
 * I will revert it for now, but anyone reading this please do comment on this or similar talk pages if you really think the figures on one list or another could be reworked to be better. Wizmut (talk) 20:23, 22 October 2023 (UTC)