diff --git a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/util/LocaleDataTest.java b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/util/LocaleDataTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..48491869060
--- /dev/null
+++ b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/util/LocaleDataTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/*
+ *******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2003, International Business Machines Corporation and         *
+ * others. All Rights Reserved.                                                *
+ *******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * $Source: /xsrl/Nsvn/icu/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/util/LocaleDataTest.java,v $
+ * $Date: 2003/11/14 19:15:14 $
+ * $Revision: 1.1 $
+ *
+ *******************************************************************************
+*/
+package com.ibm.icu.dev.test.util;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+import com.ibm.icu.dev.test.TestFmwk;
+import com.ibm.icu.impl.ICULocaleData;
+import com.ibm.icu.lang.UScript;
+import com.ibm.icu.text.UnicodeSet;
+import com.ibm.icu.text.UnicodeSetIterator;
+import com.ibm.icu.util.LocaleData;
+
+/**
+ * @author ram
+ *
+ * To change the template for this generated type comment go to
+ * Window>Preferences>Java>Code Generation>Code and Comments
+ */
+public class LocaleDataTest extends TestFmwk{
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception{
+        new LocaleDataTest().run(args);
+    }
+    
+    private Locale[] availableLocales = null;
+    
+    LocaleDataTest(){
+        availableLocales = ICULocaleData.getAvailableLocales();
+    }
+    public void TestPaperSize(){
+        for(int i = 0; i < availableLocales.length; i++){
+            Locale locale = availableLocales[i];
+            LocaleData.PaperSize paperSize = LocaleData.getPaperSize(locale);
+            if(locale.toString().indexOf("_US") >= 0){
+                if(paperSize.getHeight()!= 279 || paperSize.getWidth() != 216 ){
+                    errln("PaperSize did not return the expected value for locale "+ locale+
+                          " Expected height: 279 width: 216."+
+                          " Got height: "+paperSize.getHeight()+" width: "+paperSize.getWidth()
+                           );
+                }else{
+                    logln("PaperSize returned the expected values for locale " + locale);
+                }
+            }else{
+                if(paperSize.getHeight()!= 297 || paperSize.getWidth() != 210 ){
+                    errln("PaperSize did not return the expected value for locale "+ locale +
+                          " Expected height: 297 width: 210."+
+                          " Got height: "+paperSize.getHeight() +" width: "+paperSize.getWidth() 
+                           );
+                }else{
+                    logln("PaperSize returned the expected values for locale " + locale);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    public void TestMeasurementSystem(){
+        for(int i=0; i<availableLocales.length; i++){
+            Locale locale = availableLocales[i];
+            LocaleData.MeasurementSystem ms = LocaleData.getMeasurementSystem(locale);
+            if(locale.toString().indexOf("_US") >= 0){
+                if(ms == LocaleData.MeasurementSystem.US){
+                    logln("Got the expected measurement system for locale: " + locale);
+                }else{
+                    errln("Did not get the expected measurement system for locale: "+ locale);
+                }
+            }else{
+                if(ms == LocaleData.MeasurementSystem.SI){
+                    logln("Got the expected measurement system for locale: " + locale);
+                }else{
+                    errln("Did not get the expected measurement system for locale: "+ locale);
+                } 
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    public void TestExemplarSet(){
+        for(int i=0; i<availableLocales.length; i++){
+            Locale locale = availableLocales[i];
+            UnicodeSet exemplarSet = LocaleData.getExemplarSet(locale);
+            int[] code = UScript.getCode(locale);
+            if(code != null){
+                UnicodeSet[] sets = new UnicodeSet[code.length];
+                // create the UnicodeSets for the script
+                for(int j=0; j < code.length; j++){
+                    sets[j] = new UnicodeSet("[:" + UScript.getShortName(code[j]) + ":]");
+                }
+                boolean existsInScript = false;
+                UnicodeSetIterator iter = new UnicodeSetIterator(exemplarSet);
+                // iterate over the 
+                while (iter.nextRange()) {
+                   if (iter.codepoint != UnicodeSetIterator.IS_STRING) {
+                       for(int j=0; j<sets.length; j++){
+                           if(sets[j].contains(iter.codepoint, iter.codepointEnd)){
+                               existsInScript = true;
+                           }
+                       }
+                   } else {
+                       for(int j=0; j<sets.length; j++){
+                           if(sets[j].contains(iter.string)){
+                               existsInScript = true;
+                           }
+                       }
+                   }
+                }
+                if(existsInScript == false){
+                    errln("ExemplarSet containment failed for locale : "+ locale);
+                }
+            }else{
+                // I hate the JDK's solution for deprecated language codes.
+                // Why does the Locale constructor change the string I passed to it ?
+                // such a broken hack !!!!!
+                // so in effect I can never test the script code for Indonesian :(
+                if(locale.toString().indexOf(("in"))<0){
+                    errln("UScript.getCode returned null for locale: " + locale); 
+                }
+            }
+        }  
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/util/TestAll.java b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/util/TestAll.java
index 5f99f87da2e..5fcf9fc51bd 100644
--- a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/util/TestAll.java
+++ b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/util/TestAll.java
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
  *******************************************************************************
  *
  * $Source: /xsrl/Nsvn/icu/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/util/TestAll.java,v $
- * $Date: 2003/06/10 00:55:41 $
- * $Revision: 1.4 $
+ * $Date: 2003/11/14 19:15:14 $
+ * $Revision: 1.5 $
  *
  *******************************************************************************
  */
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ public class TestAll extends TestGroup {
             "StringTokenizerTest",
             "CurrencyTest",
             "UtilityTest",
-            "TrieTest"
+            "TrieTest",
+            "LocaleDataTest"
         },
               "Test miscellaneous public utilities");
     }