APPENDIX A. COUNTRY DATA:


A. COUNTRY DATA


1. PROFILE

- Population:   10 million
- Population    Growth Rate: % 0.1
- Religion:     Roman Catholic (75%), Protestant and other (25%)
- Government:   Constitutional monarchy with national parliament, central
                government and three regional executives.
                Head of State:  King Albert II
                Head of Gov't.:   Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene
- Languages :   Dutch 57%  French 33%, Legally bilingual (Brussels) 9.3%,
                German 0.7%
- Work week :   Mondays through Fridays

2.  DOMESTIC ECONOMY (USD billions, except as noted)(1)

                                         1993     1994        1995(e)

- GDP                                   207.4    205.6       213.8
- GDP growth rate (percent) (OECD)-      -1.3      1.3         2.0
- GDP per capita ($)                 20,740   20,597      21,383
- Government spending
    as % of GNP (2)                      53.7     53.0        51.9
- Inflation (% change in CPI)             2.8      2.6         3.0
- Unemployment (percent) (3)              9.5      9.9         9.7
- Foreign exchange reserves ($b)IMF      11.4      n/a         n/a
- Average exchange rate (USD 1)          34.6     35.8        36.1
- Foreign Debt ($b) IMF                  43.9     43.7         n/a
- Debt Service ratio (ratio of
  principal and interest payments
  on foreign debt to foreign income)  Not Applicable  (4)
- US economic assistance                                  None
- US military assistance                                  None


(1) Sources for data are National Bank of Belgium, National Institute of
Statistics, Ministry of Economic Affairs, and the OECD except as noted.
(2) National Bank of Belgium.
(3) Bureau du Plan, National Bank of Belgium, which produces standardized
EU-unemployment figures.
(4) Not really applicable since nearly all Belgian debt is domestic and
thus not influenced by foreign exchange earnings.



3. TRADE (in billions of U.S. dollars unless noted)(1)
                                        1993    1994     1995(e)

- Total exports (2)                     111.3   115.6    113.9
- Total imports (2)                     114.4   117.5    110.7

- Exports to the U.S. (3)                 4.90  n/a       n/a
- Imports from the U.S.(3)                5.21  n/a       n/a
- U.S. share of host-country
  imports(percent)(3)                     4.5    n/a      n/a
- Exports to the U.S. (4)                 5.2    n/a      n/a
- Imports from the U.S. (4)               8.2    n/a      n/a

(1) Source for most data is statistics for the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic
Union (BLEU).
(2) Exports and imports for 1995 show a decrease because of an expected
decline in the value of the BF vis-a-vis the $.  Values in BF would show
an increase.
(3) Based on BLEU statistics which exclude in-transit trade and
re-exports, but do include goods destined for Luxembourg.
(4) Based on U.S. Department of Commerce census data, which include goods
destined for Luxembourg but which also include in-transit trade and
re-exports.


                                        1993    1994     1995(e)

-- Import of manufactured goods (4)
-- Total from all countries (5)         100.00   99.83    94.72
-- From the U.S. (5)                      4.77    4.30     4.11
-- US share of manufactured
   imports (percent) (5)                  4.77    4.31     4.34
-- Projected average annual growth rate
   from world through 1996 (percent)      2.0
-- Projected average annual growth rate
   from US through 1996 (percent)         2.0

                                           1992     1993     1994


--Imports of agricultural goods (7)
--Total from world                         12.8     13.00     N/A
--From the U.S.                              .365     .366    N/A
--U.S. share of agricultural imports (%)    2.9      2.8      N/A
--Ag goods trade balance with U.S.          (.237)   (.237)   N/A



--Trade balances with leading trade partners in 1993 (4)
    1. Germany                                   -1.70
    2. Netherlands                               -5.04
    3. France                                    +3.14
    4. U.S.A. (4)                                -0.83
    5. U.S.A. (5)                                -5.3

- Principal U.S. exports (1993)         tobacco & tobacco products
                                        including cigars & cigarettes HS
                                        2401-2403; gem diamonds HS 7102;
                                        coal HS 2701; automotive parts &
                                        accessories HS 3819-9403;
                                        computer hardware & software HS
                                        8471; and, chemicals HS Chapters
                                        28&29.

- Principal U.S. imports (1993)         gem diamonds HS7102; passenger
                                        motor vehicles HS 8703; petroleum
                                        products HS 2709-2715;
                                        construction equip. HS 8420-8436;
                                        chemicals HS Chapters 28&29;
                                        textile machinery HS 8444; and,
                                        carpets & other floor coverings
                                        HS 5701-5705.

(4) Based on BLEU statistics which exclude in-transit trade and
re-exports, but do include goods destined for Luxembourg.
(5) Imports of manufactured goods show a decline because an anticipated
decline in the value of the BF vis-a-vis the $.  Actual import values in
BF will increase.
(6) Based on U.S. Department of Commerce census data, which include goods
destined for Luxembourg but which also include in-transit trade and
re-exports.
(7) National Trade Statistics