The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress. The reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The 1999 Reports are now available. State Department Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets - brief descriptions of current country conditions. The emphasis is on giving travelers an assessment of current security conditions.
Reports are available.
Contains some historical information back to 1950 for population size, crude rates, infant mortality rates, etc. Has very extensive health and nutrition statistics, especially for children. AIDS Epidemiological Fact Sheets for each country. Reading this short piece will allow you to better interpret the relative significance of your particular countries' AIDS situation. State Department Homepage - source of recent US foreign policy statements and pointers to a variety of information sources for country data.