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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445 000 (2000 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 380 (1995)
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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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Rainfall remained low during the 1999 season but is unlikely to have a serious affect on foodcrop production as the staple crops are sweet potatoes, cassava and plantains. The cereal import requirement for the 2000 marketing year is estimated at 9 000 tonnes of rice and wheat.
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
| Normal Production | - | - | - | - |
| Normal Imports | 4 | 5 | - | 9 |
| of which: Structural food aid | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 2000 Domestic Availability | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 Utilization | 4 | 5 | - | 9 |
| Food Use | 4 | 5 | - | 9 |
| of which: local purchase requirement | - | - | - | - |
| Non-food use | - | - | - | - |
| Exports or Re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 Import Requirement | 4 | 5 | - | 9 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 4 | 5 | - | 9 |
| 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) | 9 | 11 | - | 20 |
| Indexes | ||||
| 1999 production as % of normal: | - | |||
| 2000 import requirement as % of normal: | 100 | |||
| 2000 food aid requirement as % of normal: | - |
