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Easy!!

What is the difference between America and the United States?
Like, isn't Canada America too?

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Hey there

America is the geographical name. It divides the south and the north. It divides Canada and USA.

United states is a country. It is independent.
User Yarbelk
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America is a continent, United States and Canada are countries in that continent. The Americas consist of two regions called North America and South America. Countries like Canada and the United States are part of North America; Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina, etc. are part of South American.
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