APPENDIX A:  Country Data

 1.  Profile:

     Population:                       8.3 million
     Population Growth Rates:          3.2 percent
     Religion:                         Christian
     Government System:                Multiparty democracy
     Languages:                        English, Nyanja, Bemba,
                                       Tonga,Lozi
     Work Week:                        Monday-Friday


 2.  Domestic Economy
                                 1993     1994(est)  1995(est)
                                    (In 1993 USD Millions)

     GDP                        4,079    4,242     4,454
     GDP Growth Rate              4.0      4.0       5.0
     GDP per Capita               491      493       500
     Government Spending/GDP     23.7     23.2        24
     Inflation (Percent)          138       35        20
     Unemployment (Percent)        22       20        18
     Forex Reserves               172      200       250
     USD Exchange Rate            450      690       700
     Debt Service Ratio            70       58        52
     U.S. Assistance               26       40        30


 3.  Trade

     Total Exports                949      994      1035
     Total Imports                950     1025      1080
     US Exports                    42       30        40
     US Imports                    41       35        35
     US Share of Imports          4.4        3       4.2

 Footnotes: Most of the figures are taken or extrapolated from
 the IMF staff report on the 1994 Rights accumulation program.
 U.S. exports and Imports are From USDOC figures.