APPENDIX A.  COUNTRY DATA

1.  PROFILE

  Population (1993 est.):       20.4 Million
  Religion:                     Roman Catholic
  Government:                   Constitutional Republic
  President:                    Rafael Caldera
  Next Presidential Election:   December, 1998
  Language:                     Spanish
  Work Week:                    40 Hours Max. (non-manual)

2.  DOMESTIC ECONOMY

Domestic Economy

                                          1993(1)     1994(2)    1995(3)
 GDP (USD million)                        58,515      49,090     42,817
 Real GDP growth rate                      - 1.0        -3.0        0.0
 GDP per capita (USD)                      2,811       2,305      2,105
 Government spending (percent of GDP)       20.3        19.3       21.2
 Inflation (percent)                        45.9        70.0       40.0
 Unemployment (percent)                      6.6         8.7        8.1
 Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD million)  12,656       9,527      8,332
 Average Exchange Rate for USD 1.00         91.5       163.6      262.6
 Public External Debt (USD million)       27,297      27,092     27,191
 Debt service/Total exports (percent)       18.8        18.7       17.6
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1.  Preliminary figures
2.  Estimated
3.  Forecast


3.  TRADE (US$ billions)

                                  1993   1994      1995

Total Venezuelan Exports          14.0   13.0      14.0
Total Venezuelan Imports          11.0    7.2       7.9

Export to U.S.                     8.1    7.2       7.9
Imports from U.S.                  4.6    3.0       3.3

U.S. Share of Imports (%)          42     42         42



TRADE (US$ billions)
(Continued)
                                  1993   1994      1995

Imports of Manufactured Goods
  Total from World (est)          8.2    5.2        5.9
  Total from U.S.                 3.6    2.3        2.6
  U.S. Share (%)                  44     44         44
  Projected Avg. Annual Growth
    from World (through 1996)     0
  Projected Avg. Annual Growth
    from World (through 1996)     0

Imports of Agricultural Goods
  Total from World                1.10   0.83      0.91
  Total from U.S.                 0.48   0.36      0.40
  U.S. Share                      44     43         44
  U.S. trade balance with Venz    +0.36

Trade Balance with Leading Partners in 1993:

  United States                   3.5
  Colombia                        0.4
  Germany                         0.1

Principal U.S. Exports to Venezuela:

  Parts for machinery (primarily oil and gas field) (8431)
  Parts and accessories for motor vehicles (8708)
  Motor cars and vehicles (8703)
  Light vessels and fire floats: floating docks/platforms (8905)
  Automatic data processing machinery (8471)

Principal U.S. Imports from Venezuela:

  Crude oil (2709)
  Oil (not crude) (2710)
  Iron ores and concentrates (2601)
  Bitumen and asphalt (2714)
  Ethers and ether alcohol (2909)