APPENDIX A

                         COUNTRY DATA

1.   Profile

Population: 148,365,800 people (Jan. 1994)
(Source: Russian State Committee on Statistics)
Population Growth Rate: 0%
(Source: Embassy estimate)
Religions: Russian Orthodox, Islamic, Jewish, Catholic,
Protestant, Buddhist, other.
Government System: Federal with 88 republics, provinces, and
regions with varying degrees of autonomy.
Languages: Russian (official), over 140 other languages and dialects.
Work Week: 40 hours per week.

2.   Domestic Economy
(Figures in U.S. Millions $ unless noted)

                              1993      1994      1995(1)
GDP ($ Millions)              174,000   249,000
GDP (Trill.s nominal rubles)  163       740
GDP Growth Rate(2)            -12%      -10%
GDP Per Capita                $1,175    $1,682
Government Spending
  as percent of GDP           35%       38%

Inflation                     900%      400%
Unemployment                  5         12
Foreign Exchange Reserves     5,000     6,000

Average Exchange Rate         932       3000
Foreign Debt                  80,000    85,000
Debt Service Ratio            44        52

U.S. Economic/Military        1,400     1,600

Assistance

3.   Trade:
Total Country Exports         44,297    46,000
Total Country Imports         26,807    24,000
U.S. Exports to Russia         2,304     2,400

U.S. Imports from Russia       1,997     2,100
U.S. Share of Host
  Country Imports               8.6%      10.0%

Imports of Manufactured Goods:
Total                         16,514    17,000
From the U.S.                    666       800
U.S. Share of Imports           4.0%      4.7%
Manufactured Goods
  Trade Balance                  neg.      neg.
Projected Average Annual
  Growth Rate from World       -23.5%     2.9%
Projected Average Annual       -26.5%    20.1%
  Growth Rate from U.S.

Imports of Agricultural Goods:
Total                          5,574     5,000
From the U.S.                    987     1,000
U.S. Share of Agricultural
  Imports                      17.7%     20.0%
Agricultural Goods
  Trade Balance                 neg.      neg.

Trade Balance with
  Three Leading Partners
Germany                        -67      -100
China                         +733      +500
U.S.A.                        -307      -200

Principal U.S. Exports: Corn (1104), Cotton (5201), Aluminum
(7600), Wheat (1104)
Principal U.S. Imports: Aluminum (7600), Crude Oil (2709),
Platinum (7110), Oil Products (2710), Iron and Steel (7200)

Sources:  All 1994 figures are Embassy estimates.  Most 1993
figures are official Russian statistics prepared by the
Russian State Committee on Statistics (GOSKOMSTAT) or the
Russian Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations in May-June
1994.  The Embassy used Russian government statistics to
calculate GDP, GDP per capita, and debt service ratio
The Embassy estimated foreign exchange reserves, government
spending as a percent of GDP.

(1)  The Embassy does not believe 1995 figures can be
projected with reliability.

(2)  Real rubles year/year

4.  Foreign Direct Investment Statistics

According to Russian government sources, in early 1994,  a
total of 11,705 enterprises, including 3,011 foreign-owned
firms had been registered with the state register of
enterprises with foreign capital.  The aggregate share capital
of those enterprises amounted to USD 2.5 to 3 billion.
Russians contributed 40-45 percent, while foreigners
contributed 55-60 percent of the share capital. Forty-five
percent of enterprises with foreign capital are engaged in the
fuel and energy sector, 20 percent in processing industries,
10 percent in services and 10 percent in construction.  These
enterprises exported USD 2.8 to 3 billion of products (5-7
percent of Russia's exports) and imported USD 1.7 billion
worth of products (5-7 percent of the country's imports).

Following are Russian government figures for total foreign
direct investment from 1990-93 (in millions USD).

United States       4,121
France              1,536
Germany             1,482
South Korea           539
Italy                 474
Austria               385
UK                    205
Sweden                 80
Finland                41
Japan                  15