A.   EGYPTIAN COUNTRY DATA

1.  PROFILE
     -Population: 58 million
     -Population Growth Rate (2.2%)
     -Religion(s): Muslim (Sunni) 92%
                   Christian (Coptic) 8%
     -Government System:  Presidential/Parliamentarian
     -Languages:  Arabic (for more details, see chapter IX.)
     -Work week:  Saturday - Thursday

2.  EGYPT'S DOMESTIC ECONOMY ($ MILLION)

                                1993      1994     1995(est)

- GDP (factor cost,
  at fixed prices 91/92)       40,340    41,299   42,885
- GDP Growth Rate (%)             1.5       2.2      3.0
- GDP per capita                715.3     716.1    731.2
- Government spending
     as % of growth rate         11.4       11.7    11.8
- Inflation (%)                  11.1       10.7     8.0
- Unemployment (%) (3)           10.1        9.8     9.3
- For. Exch. Reserves
  ($ billion) (2)                11.5       16.5     N/A
- Avg. Exch. Rate
     for U.S. $                  3.33       3.37    3.39


3.  TRADE (U.S. $ MILLION)
                               1993      1994      1995

- Total Country Exports        3,110     3,420     3,830
- Total Country Imports        9,826    10,355    10,900
- U.S. Exports                 2,763     3,040     3,400
- U.S. Imports                   664       760       870
- U.S. Share of Egyptian
    Imports (%)                   28        29        31


     Imports of Manufactured Goods

                               1993      1994      1995

- Total (from World)           7,070     7,420     7,710
- From the U.S.                2,010     2,082     2,225
- U.S. share of
      manufac. imports  (%)       28        28        29
- Manufactured goods trade       290       300       310
      balance with U.S.        1,720     1,782     1,915
- Projected avg. annual
      growth rate from
      U.S. through 1996  (%)                4% per annum


Imports of Agricultural Goods

                                            ($ Millions)
                                    1993          1994         1995
                                                   est.         est.

Total (from World)                  3,200        3,300         3,400

- From The U.S.                       650          750           825

- U.S. Share of Ag. Imports (%)        20           23            24

- Ag. Goods Trade Bal. w/U.S.        +633         +720          +790


     Trade Balance With Three Leading Partners other than the
         U.S. in 1993 (in $ million):

     Country       Exports to Egypt         Imports from Egypt

      Germany           1,340                      266
      Italy             1,190                      902
      France            1,170                      335


   - Principal U.S. Exports: Cereals, military vehicles and
equipment, oil and gas field machinery, and aircraft and parts.

   - Principal U.S. Imports: Crude petroleum and apparel articles
and accessories.