Exhibit B(2)



                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                       AS ADOPTED PURUSANT TO SECTION 906
                       OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Jimmy D. Gambill, Chief Executive Officer of the Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc.
(the "Registrant"), certify, pursuant  to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my
knowledge:

     1. The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended
        06/30/04 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the requirements of
        Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2. The  information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
        material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
        of the Registrant.

Dated:  August 20, 2004


/s/JIMMY D. GAMBILL

Jimmy D. Gambill
Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to Registrant and will be retained by
Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff
upon request.





                                                                   Exhibit B(2)





                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                       AS ADOPTED PURUSANT TO SECTION 906
                       OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Galen G. Vetter, Chief Financial Officer of the Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc.
(the "Registrant"), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my
knowledge:

     1. The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended
        06/30/04 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the requirements of
        Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2. The  information contained  in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
        material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
        of the Registrant.

Dated:  August 20, 2004


/s/GALEN G. VETTER

Galen G. Vetter
Chief Financial Officer


A signed  original of this written  statement  required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the  electronic  version of this written  statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to Registrant and will be retained by
Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange  Commission or its staff
upon request.