Appendices

A.    Country Data

      1. Profile

      Population:  As of April, 1994 Kuwait's population is estimated at 1.71
      million (1).

      Population Growth Rate (%):  The 1993 population growth rate is
      estimated to be 3.62 percent for Kuwaitis and 2.3 percent for the total
      population (2).

      Religion(s):  Kuwait is an Islamic state and the vast majority of the
      population are Muslim.  Other major religions include Christian, Hindu,
      Buddhist, etc.

      Government System:  The country is ruled by an Amir in conjunction with
      a freely elected parliament, both of which are provided for in Kuwait's
      constitution.

      Languages:  Arabic is the official language of the state, but English is
      widely used by the business community.

      Work Week:  -     The public sector: Saturday through Wednesday.
                    -   The private sector: Saturday through Thursday.
                    -   The banking and financial Sector: Sunday through
                        Thursday.



      2.  Domestic Economy
                                          (Estimates in USD Millions
                                                except where noted)

                                          1993        1994        1995
-     GDP                                 24,264      26,690      28,025
-     Population (in million)              NA         1.71         1.86
-     GDP Growth Rate 1995 (%)             NA           10           5
-     GDP Per Capita (USD)                15,654      16,065      16,246
-     Government Spending as percent
      of GDP                              54 (3)        52          47
-     Inflation (%)                        1 (4)        3            3
-     Unemployment (%)                     NIL           NIL         NIL
-     Foreign Exchange Reserves "*"       4,071        4,076 (5)    NA
-     Average Exchange Rate for
      USD 1.00                            1.301        0.297       0.297
-     Foreign Debt                        6,784 million USD in 1991 (7)
-     Debt Service Ratio                  13.3 in 1990 (8)                 NA
-     U.S. Economic/Military Assistance      NA                 NA         NA

"*" includes gold, deposits and cash balances, investment portfolios, treasury
bills and bonds, and other financial papers.

(1)   : National Bank of Kuwait.
(2)   : Monthly Digest of Statistics, Nov. 1993, Ministry of
       Planning.
(3)   : 1993/94 budget.
(4)   : Quoted by the Minister of Finance.
(5)   : Monthly Monetary Review, February 1994, CBK.
(6)   : Quarterly Statistical Bulletin, Oct.-Dec. 1993, CBK.
(7)   : OECD, External Debt Statistics 1992.
(8)   : OCED, Financing and External Debt of Developing Countries,
        1991 survey.


      3. Trade (1993-1995)
                                          (Estimates in USD Millions
                                                except where noted)

                                          1993        1994        1995


-     Total Country Exports               10,337      11,728      11,728
-     Total Country Imports               7,115(9)     7,820       8,218
-     U.S. Exports                        1,060        1,009       1,005
-     U.S. Imports                        2,003        2,100       2,200
-     U.S. Share of Host Country
      Imports (%)                          18.6           18          16
-     Total (from World)                  7,500        6,000       5,500
-     From the U.S.                       6,108        5,967       5,895
-     U.S. Share of Manufactured
      Imports (%)                          18.6           18          16
-     Manufactured Goods Trade Balance
      with U.S.                             NA            NA          NA
-     Projected Average Annual Growth
      Rate from World through 1996 (%)       5             3           3
-     Projected Average Annual Growth
      Rate from U.S. through 1996 (%)        0          -1.6        -1.6

(9)   : Ministry of Planning, Foreign Trade Statistics.

      Imports of Agricultural Goods
                                          (Estimates in USD Millions
                                                except where noted)

                                                1993        1994        1995

-     Total (from World)                        1,025       1,075       1,125
-     From the U.S.                                60          63          66
-     U.S. Share of Agricultural
      Imports (%)                                 6.0         6.0         6.0
-     Agricultural Goods Trade Balance
      with the U.S.                                NA          NA          NA


4.    Investment

-     (No official statistics available)