Area:
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28 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Tropical wet climate
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Population:
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464 000 (2001 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$1 170 (1999)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; coastal country
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Logistics:
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Ports and roads inadequate
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Major foodcrops:
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Cassava, sweet potatoes, bananas
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Marketing year:
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January/December; Lean season: September-November
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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12 percent
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Abundant rains were registered countrywide in March. The staple crops are sweet potatoes, cassava and plantains. The cereal import requirement for the 2001 marketing year is estimated at 10 000 tonnes of rice and wheat.
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
| Previous five years average production | - | - | - | - |
| Previous five years average imports | 4 | 6 | - | 10 |
| 2001 Domestic Availability | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 Utilization | 5 | 5 | - | 10 |
| Food Use | 5 | 5 | - | 10 |
| of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | - | - |
| Non-food use | - | - | - | - |
| Exports or Re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 Import Requirement | 5 | 5 | - | 10 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 5 | 5 | - | 10 |
| Food aid needs | - | - | - | - |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | - | - | - |
| of which: Delivered | - | - | - | - |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year) | 11 | 11 | - | 22 |
| Indexes | ||||
| 2001 production as % of average: | - | |||
| 2001 import requirement as % of average: | 100 |
