For those interested, VICE recently did a fantastic report about the street violence that's consuming parts of Port-au-Prince, and how it's connected to Haiti's current political climate.
In English, "America" unambiguously refers to the United States. I say that as a non-American.
A continent consisting of North+Central+South America would be considered a "Super-Continent".
And no one says "I live in America" when they live in Canada. Do you refer to yourself as American? I've never heard anyone refer to a Canadian citizen as "American". Or someone from Mexico as "American".
You can link any dictionary definitions you want, but in 99% of cases when people say "America" they mean the US.
[0] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/America
[1] https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/america
[2] https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/americ...
Edit: you've completely changed your comment.
Regulatory moats are a thing.