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Mainland is usually the continental part of a region, as opposed to the islands nearby. Sometimes the residents are called "the Mainlanders". As a result of the usually larger area of mainland, there are significantly more mainlanders than islanders, and mainlander culture and politics sometimes threaten to dominate those of the islands.

Prominent Mainlands include:

• Mainland China, as opposed to the areas of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (but including the island of Hainan)
• Mainland Canada, as opposed to Newfoundland
• Continental United States ("The Mainland"), as opposed to Hawaii and Alaska
• Mainland Japan and HonshuHonshu is the largest island of Japan, called the Mainland it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and north-east of Kyushu across the Shimonoseki Strait. Worldwide, it is either the seventh or eighth lar, as opposed to the rest of the JapanJapan (, Nippon/Nihon literally "the origin of the sun") is a country in East Asia situated on a chain of islands east of the Asian continent on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean. The largest of these islands are, from north to south, Hokkaido , Honshese islands.
• the Nova ScotiaNova Scotia ( In Detail) ( In Detail) Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers Capital Halifax Largest City Halifax Area Total % fresh water 12th largest(9th lgst prov. 55 284 km² 3. 5% Population Total (2001) Density Rankedn mainland, as opposed to Cape Breton IslandCape Breton Island (French: le du Cap-Breton Irish/Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Cheap Breatuinn Mi'kmaq: U'namakika is a large island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It is part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, although physically separated from
• Mainland Great BritainGreat Britain (often abbreviated as Britain is an island lying off the western coast of Europe, comprising the main territory of the United Kingdom. Great Britain is also used as a political term describing the combination of England, Scotland, and Wales,, as opposed to the Channel IslandsAlternative meaning: Channel Islands (California The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. They comprise two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey. History Ma, the Isle of ManThe Isle of Man Ellan Vannin in Manx), a British crown dependency, lies in the Irish Sea almost equidistant from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. With an area of 572 km² (221 square miles) and a population of around 76,315 (2001 Census) it arguably h or Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland is the smallest of the Home Nations of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland lies in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It covers 14,139 square kilometres (5,459 square miles), and has a populati
  • In Great Britain, Continental Europe is referred to as The Continent

Occasionally two approximately equal sized islands may interchangely refer to each other as the Mainland, as in the North Island and South Island of New Zealand.

The term can also be used on multiple levels; for example to someone in Tasmania, continental Australia is the Mainland; but to residents of King Island, Flinders Island, and the other surrounding islands, Tasmania itself is the Mainland.