Appendix A

Country Data

            Sources - Tunisian Government Economic Budget 1994
                       8th Economic Development Plan
                   Institute National De La Statistique

1.  Profile

    Population              8.7 Million (Mid-Year)

    Population Growth Rate  1.8%

    Religion                Moslem (Over 99%) with
                            Very Small Indigenous Jewish
                            Community

    Government System       Republic with Democratically
                            Elected Parliament

    Work Week               Monday-Friday (Private Sector -
                            and Banks)

                           Monday-Saturday (Public Sector)


2.  Domestic Economy (Millions USD)

                                       1993      1994      1995
                                                (Proj)    (Proj)

    GDP                              12514.7   12630.2   13737.6
    (Constant Terms 1990)

    GDP % Growth Rate                    2.2       5.0       5.6

    GDP per Capita                    1472.3    1468.6    1561.1

    Government Spending
    As % of Current GDP                 35.9      35.7      35.3

    Inflation                            4.0       4.2       4.0

    Foreign Exchange
    Reserves at Year End               932.5    1000.00      N/A

    Average Exchange Rate
    $1 =                                 0.99      1.03      1.0
                                                (5 Months)

    Foreign Debt                      7525.2    7946.6    8880.7

    Debt Service Ratio                  18.8      18.5      18.0

    U.S. Assistance
    Economic                            18.0      11.5       N/A
    Military                            11.25      3.2       N/A


3.  Trade (Millions Dols U.S.)

                                      1993      1994     1995
                                               (Proj)   (Proj)

    Total Goods Exported             3856.7    4327.4   5000.0

    Total Goods Imported             6299.0    6667.4   7500.0

    Exports to U.S.                    27.2

    Imports from U.S                  363.2

    U.S. % Share of
    Tunisian Imports                    9.4

    Imports of Manufactured
    Goods                            4889.3

    Imports of Manufactured
    Goods from U.S.                     N/A

    U.S. Share of Manufactured
    Goods Imports                       N/A

    Manufactured Goods Trade
    Balance with U.S.                   N/A

    Projected Average Annual
    Growth Rate from World              N/A

    Projected Average Annual
    Growth Rate from U.S.               N/A


Agricultural Goods Traded

         Imports of Agricultural Goods (In Millions of Dols U.S.)

                                    1993      1994        1995

Total (From World)                   846      1300        1200
                                             (Proj)      (Proj)

From United States                   141       260         240
                                             (Proj)      (Proj)

U.S. Share (Percent)                  17        20          20
                                             (Proj)      (Proj)
Agricultural Trade
Balance in U.S. Dols                 135       285         210
                                             (Proj)      (Proj)


                       Major Trading Partners (1993)


                                    Imports          Exports

France                              1663.8           1162.4

Italy                               1145.3            650.7

Germany                              820.5            639.7

Principal U.S. Exports 1993 N/A
Principal U.S. Imports 1993 N/A


4.  Investment                      1993      1994     1995

    Including Gas Pipeline
    and Miskar                      658.6     718.4     N/A


    Excluding Gas Pipeline
    and Miskar                      262.5     281.4    350.0