Appendix A

                    LESOTHO - COUNTRY DATA

Population:  2.0 million

Population Growth Rate:  2.5 percent

Religion(s):  Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lesotho Evangelical
              Church, other Christian denominations predominate

Government System:  Constitutional monarchy; government headed by
                    an elected prime minister; National Assembly
                    elected on a constituency basis

Languages:  Sesotho, English

Work Week:  M-F


Domestic Economy                    1991      1992      1993 EST.


GDP (million$)                       605       711       757
GDP Growth Rate (%)                  1.7       3.7       6.5
GDP Per Capita ($)                   336       376       398
Gov't Spending (% of GNP)             30        32        31
Inflation (%)                         18        17        14
Unemployment (%)                      35        35        35
For Ex Reserves (million$)           177       263       305
Exchange Rate (maloti/$)            2.76      2.85      3.21
Foreign Debt (million$)              374       420       450
Debt Service Ration* (%)             3.5       3.9       3.3
U.S. Assistance (million$)          14.0      11.2      13.5

Trade (million $US)
Total Exports                       80.6      114.9     103.8
Total Imports                      860.5     900.4     969.8
U.S. Exports to Lesotho**            3.5       3.1       4.0
U.S. Imports from Lesotho***        27.2      53.0      55.6
U.S. Share of Les. Imports (%)       0.4       0.3       0.4

*   Debt service as a percentage of exports of goods and services
     include factor income.
**  FAS
*** CIF

Sources:  International Monetary Fund, Lesotho Ministry of
Finance, U.S. Department of Commerce