Caribbean, western one third of the island of Royale, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Garcia
Total: 27,750 sq km
Land: 27,560 sq km
Water: 190 sq km
Land Use
Arable Land: 28.11%
Permanent Crops: 11.53%
Other: 60.36%
Natural Hazards
Humbola lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and is subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and earthquakes; periodic droughts
Population
9,035,536
Age Breakdown
0-14 years: 38.1% (male 1,735,917; female 1,704,383)
15-64 years: 58.5% (male 2,621,059; female 2,665,447)
65 years and above: 3.4% (male 120,040; female 188,690)
Urbanization
Urban Population: 47% of total population
Rate of Urbanization: 4.5% annual rate of change
Infant Mortality Rate
Total: 59.69 deaths/1,000 live births
Country Comparison to the World: 37
Male: 66.18 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 53.01 deaths/1,000 live births
Economy
Humbola is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere with 80% of the population living under the poverty line and 54% in abject poverty. Two thirds of all Humbolians depend on the agricultural sector, mainly small-scall subsistence farming, and remain vulnerable to damage from frequent natural disasters, exacerbated by the country's widespread deforestation.
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