APPENDIX A

COUNTRY DATA1

1.  Profile

Population: 22,810,035 (as of January 7, 1992)
Population Growth Rate: -0.1%
Religions:  Orthodox 87%, Roman Catholic 5%, Reformed 3.5%
Government System: Republic
Languages:  Romanian 89.5%, Hungarian 7.1%, Gypsies 1.8%
Work Week:  Monday - Friday, 8:00-16:00.

2. Domestic Economy (USD Millions, Except as Noted)

                                   1993       1994       1995

GDP                             18835.2    19032.5    19213.8
GDP Growth Rate 1995 (%)                                    1
GDP Per Capita (USD)              826.5      834.8      843.1
Government Spending (% of GDP)     14.0       13.5       13.0
Inflation (%)                     290.3      145.0       80.0
Unemployment (%)                   10.2       13.0       15.0
Foreign Exchange Reserves         500.0     1500.0     2500.0
Average Exchange Rate For $1.00   762.0     1650.0     1700.0
Foreign Debt                     3300.0     4800.0     5800.0
Debt Service Ratio (% of hard
  currency exports)                 7.2       10.0       10.0
U.S. Economic Assistance2          34.7       44.2       39.0
U.S. Military Assistance (IMET)2    0.3        0.3        0.5

3. Trade (USD Millions)

Total Romanian Exports           4892.2     5136.0     5400.0
Total Romanian Imports           6521.7     6650.0     6780.0
U.S. Exports                      372.9      430.0      495.0
U.S. Imports                       69.1       75.0       82.0
U.S. Share of Romania's
  Imports (%)                       5.7        6.5        7.3
Imports of Manufactured Goods
- Total (From World)             5978.3     6098.0     6220.0
- From the U.S.                   269.2      310.0      357.0
- U.S. Share of Manufactured
  Imports (%)                       4.5        5.1        5.7
- Manufactured Goods Trade Balance
  with U.S.                      -200.5     -236.0     -276.0
- Projected Average Annual Growth
  Rate from World Through 1996 (%)2       2

- Projected Average Annual Growth
  Rate from U.S. Through 1996 (%)2       15

Imports of Agricultural Goods
- Total (From World)              543.4      554.0      565.0
- From the U.S                    103.7      120.0      138.0
- U.S. Share of Agricultural
  Imports (%)                      19.1       21.7       24.4
- Agricultural Goods Trade Balance
  with U.S.                      -103.3     -119.0     -136.0

Trade Balances with 3 Leading Partners
  in 1993:
           Germany               -331.5
           Italy                 -207.7
           Russia                -543.7

Principal U.S. Exports3:  Aircraft (HS 8802), Telecommunications
equipment (HS 8517), Automatic data processing machines (HS
8471), Office machines (HS 3469-8472), Woven Fabrics (HS 5801)

Principal U.S. Imports3:  Footwear (HS 6401, 6403), Apparel
(HS 6200), Tractors (HS 8701), Taps, Valves and Other Appliances
(HS 8481),  Rubber Tires (HS 4011)

4. Investment (As of June 13, 1994)

- Total Foreign Direct Investment (USD Millions): 860.0
- U.S. Direct Investment (USD Millions and Percent Share of
  Total Foreign Investment): 99.0 (11.5%)
- Principal Foreign Investors:  Italy, USA, France

Notes:

1. All data are official Romanian statistics, unless otherwise
   noted.

2. Embassy estimate.

3. USDOC data.