APPENDIX A
                                  Country Data

A.  Profile and Contacts

    Population:   38.4 Million
    Religion:     90% Roman Catholic
    Government:   Parliamentary Democracy
    Language:     Polish
    Work Week:    42.5 Hours

B.  Poland's Domestic Economy (USDOL Millions, Except as Noted)

    Category                           1993      1994(E)    1995(F)

    GDP Current (USDOL Billions)       85.8      86.5         87
    GDP Growth Rate (real % change)      4%      4.5%         5%
    GDP Per Capita (in current USDOL)  2227      2238       2240
    Gov't Spending  (% of GDP)           27      26.5         26
    Inflation (% change Dec-Dec)        35%       27%        22%
    Unemployment (Percent)            15.7%       16%        16%
    Foreign Exchange Reserves, NBP     4230      4180       4100
    Average Exchange Rate (*)         18145     22000      22400
    Foreign Hard Currency Debt        49753     47000      46100
    Foreign Debt Service (&)             47      47.4       47.6
    U.S. Econ. Assistance (@)           130       100        100


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Notes

  Central Office of Statistics Data (GUS), Unless Otherwise Noted
  E   = Estimated, Unless Otherwise Noted
  F   = Forecast
  N/A = Data Not Available, No Projection Available
  *   = Polish Zloty Per USDOL
  @   = U.S. Agency for International Development
  #   = Percent Change
  &   = As a Percent of Exports, Principal and Interest Due

D.  Trade Data for Poland (USDOL Millions, except as noted)

                                1993         1994*       1995**

Total Poland Exports (@)      13,600       16,000      18,500
Total Poland Imports (@)      15,900       16,500      18,500
U.S. Imports from Poland ($)     454          650         800
U.S. Exports to Poland ($)       917          960        1000
U.S. Share of Polish Imports    5.8%         5.8%        6.0%

Total Polish Imports of
Manufactured Goods (@)        12,240       12,870      14,600

Imports of Manufactured
Goods from U.S. (@)              557          624         650

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Projected Average Annual Growth Rate for Imports
of All Manufactured Goods into Poland through 1996 (@)      1%

Projected Average Annual Growth Rate for Imports
of U.S. Manufactured Goods into Poland through 1996 (@)     2%

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1993 Total Polish Agriculatural Imports:          2,240
1993 Agricultrual Imports from the U.S.:            248
1993 U.S. Percent of Import Market:                 11%
1993 Agricultural Trade Balance with U.S.:         -189

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Trade Balance with Three Leading Partners in 1993:

     Germany
     Italy
     U.K.

Five Principal U.S. Exports (HS) in 1993:

     Commercial Aircraft (8802), Yellow Corn (1005), Boring and
     Sinking Machinery (8430), Chicken (0207), Wheat (1001)

Five Principal U.S. Imports (HS) in 1993:

     Hams (1602), Casein (3501), Berry Juice (2009), Lamps (8539),
     Agricultural Tractors (8701)

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Notes

Polish Central Office of Statistics Data, Unless Noted
*  =  Estimate
** =  Forecast
@  =  USDOC Estimate
$  =  U.S. Census Data

D. Investment Data

     Note:  Poland's State Agency for Foreign Investment (PAIZ) tracks
foreign investment in Poland by "major" investments, or those made by
"large" foreign investors, totaling $1 million or more.  These
companies represent 1.5% percent (225) of the registered 16,355 joint-
ventures in Poland.  It is estimated 75% of the equity of the
remaining companies that invested less the $1 million did not exceed
$50,000 per company.  Three thousand of these registered joint-
ventures are German.

     The following investment information in Poland is taken from PAIZ
data and is cumulative to-date listed.


     Foreign Investment through June 1994:   $3,741 mln
     Foreign Investment, year-end 1993:      $3,041 mln
     Foreign Investment, year-end 1992:      $1,409 mln


Major Investments by Country of Origin, Number of Companies, Total
Value, (Percent Share of Total), through June 1994:

     1. United States, All 48 companies, $1,270 million (34%)
     2. United States, Top 10 Companies, $961 million (26%)
     3. So-Called "Internationals," 8 firms, $606 mln (16%)
     4. Italy, 4 companies, $366 million (10%)
     5. Germany, 41 companies, $314 million (8%)
     6. France, 19 companies, $263 million (7%)


Industrial Structure of Foreign Investment in Poland:

     1.  Electronics and Machinery
     2.  Food Processing
     3.  Fuel and Energy
     4.  Telecommunications
     5.  Banking and Finance


Sectoral Breakdown of U.S. Investments in Poland:

     1.  Food/Food Processing (27%)
     2.  Consumer Goods (18%)
     3.  Paper Industry (17%)
     4.  Banking and Finance (16%)
     5.  Construction and Engineering (8%)
     6.  Telecommunications (7%)
     7.  Other (7%)