5

THIS RESTATED FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
EXTRACTED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY FOR THE YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996, AS SET FORTH IN ITS FORM 10-K FOR SUCH YEAR AND FOR THE
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO
SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 
 1,000,000
       
                             
                   YEAR
                          DEC-31-1996
                               DEC-31-1996
                                           1,433
                                       225
                                    1,671
                                        30
                                        952
                                 5,910
                                           5,581
                                   2,031
                                  16,161
                            7,406
                                          1,116
                                0
                                          0
                                           858
                                       5,298
                    16,161
                                         18,673
                                18,673
                                            6,738
                                    6,738
                                     0
                                     0
                                 286
                                  4,596
                                     1,104
                              3,492
                                       0
                                      0
                                            0
                                     3,492
                                     1.40
                                     1.38

RESTATEMENT REFLECTED HEREIN IS THE RESULT OF RECLASSIFICATIONS TO PRIOR
PERIODS' FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO CONFORM TO THE CURRENT PERIOD PRESENTATION.
A TWO-FOR-ONE STOCK SPLIT WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK, 
$.25 PAR VALUE PER SHARE, WAS EFFECTIVE ON MAY 1, 1996.  FINANCIAL DATA
SCHEDULES FOR PRIOR YEARS HAVE NOT BEEN RESTATED FOR THIS RECAPITALIZATION.