Area:
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342 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Tropical wet climate in north, tropical wet-dry in south with main rainy season in October-April
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Population:
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3.02 million (2001 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$670 (1999)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; tropical coastal country
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Logistics:
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Ports adequate; roads inadequate during rainy season
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Major foodcrops:
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Roots and tubers, fruit
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Marketing year:
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Jan./Dec.; Lean season: September-November
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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19 percent
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Following below average rains in January and February, precipitation increased in early March and became particularly abundant in the south in mid-March. The security and the overall food supply situation improved in 2000 following the December 1999 ceasefire between the government and opposition parties. All areas are now accessible to humanitarian agencies. The bulk of the estimated 810 000 people displaced by the civil war have returned to their homes.
There are about 100 000 refugees from the Equateur province of DRC in northern areas, notably in Betou, near the border with the Central African Republic. There are also 5 000 Rwandan refugees and 8 000 Angolan refugees. WFP recently launched a new Emergency Operation to assist 50 000 refugees from the DRC over a period of 6 months. It is also providing food to some 120 000 persons in Brazzaville, Pointe Noire and other main towns.
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
| Previous five years average production | - | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Previous five years average imports | 96 | 28 | 5 | 129 |
| 2001 Domestic Availability | 5 | - | 4 | 9 |
| 2000 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2000 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| 2001 Utilization | 105 | 30 | 9 | 144 |
| Food Use | 103 | 28 | 7 | 138 |
| of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | - | - |
| Non-food use | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Exports or Re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 Import Requirement | 100 | 30 | 5 | 135 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 100 | 25 | 5 | 130 |
| Food aid needs | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| of which: Delivered | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year) | 34 | 9 | 2 | 46 |
| Indexes | ||||
| 2000 production as % of average: | 125 | |||
| 2001 import requirement as % of average: | 105 |
