Use the information on country Y below to answer the question that follows:

Land area = 200,000km \(^{2}\)
Population = 10,000,000.

calculate the population density of country Y

A.

50 persons per km \(^{2}\)

B.

0.02 persons per km \(^{2}\)

C.

200 persons per km \(^{2}\)

D.

20 persons per km \(^{2}\)

Correct answer is A

Population density of country Y = Total population of country Y/Land Area of country Y
Population density of country Y = 10,000,000 persons/200,000 km2=50 persons per km2