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<LEGEND>
THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE TEMPLETON
GLOBAL GOVERNMENTS INCOME TRUST AUGUST 31, 2000 ANNUAL REPORT AND IS QUALIFIED
IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

<CIK> 0000841191
<NAME> TEMPLETON GLOBAL GOVERNMENTS INCOME TRUST

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          AUG-31-2000
<PERIOD-END>                               AUG-31-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST>                        163542344
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>                       142422175
<RECEIVABLES>                                  7296110
<ASSETS-OTHER>                                     229
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS>                                 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               149718514
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES>                       2694551
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT>                              0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES>                      1396403
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES>                            4090954
<SENIOR-EQUITY>                                      0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON>                     179633501
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK>                         22273521
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR>                         22642821
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT>                            0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII>                       (1113676)
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS>                              0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS>                    (11674830)
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC>                    (21217435)
<NET-ASSETS>                                 145627560
<DIVIDEND-INCOME>                                    0
<INTEREST-INCOME>                             13872879
<OTHER-INCOME>                                       0
<EXPENSES-NET>                               (1527153)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME>                       12345726
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT>                    (11680346)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT>                      1245176
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS>                          1910556
<EQUALIZATION>                                       0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME>                   (12361808)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS>                             0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER>                        (1182865)
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD>                              0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED>                   (369300)
<SHARES-REINVESTED>                                  0
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS>                      (13820357)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR>                              0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR>                        40063
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR>                      (1132141)
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR>                           0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES>                         (852934)
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   0
<GROSS-EXPENSE>                              (1527153)
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS>                         155053925
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN>                             7.04
<PER-SHARE-NII>                                   0.55
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC>                         (0.45)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND>                             (.55)
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS>                            0
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL>                             (.05)
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END>                               6.54
<EXPENSE-RATIO>                                   0.98

<F1>BASED ON AVERAGE WEIGHTED SHARES OUTSTANDING.
<F2>THIS AMOUNT INCLUDES CAPITAL SHARE REPURCHASES OF $.01.