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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE COMPANY'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

1 U.S. DOLLARS YEAR DEC-31-1997 JAN-01-1997 DEC-31-1997 1 53,809 0 5,086,350 150,000 4,029,559 9,809,503 5,831,687 2,988,807 14,405,809 3,455,700 76,832 0 0 135,936 10,732,541 14,405,809 32,119,585 32,119,585 24,293,440 24,293,440 4,535,819 0 117,372 3,228,913 1,221,000 2,007,913 0 0 0 2,007,913 .75 .70