[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/58299/posts/ooc?page=1#post-1800222]This should help get a general idea of the climates. [/url]

Dark Purple Region: 
Population: 2,377,650
Military: 11,888

Island:
Population: 1,061,100
Military: 5,400

As a side note: The island has some of the harshest weather on Elyden, which likely produces some of the toughest people in turn, much like Scandinavia (during he Mid winter) or the Shara desert(during the Long summer).