Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (Country Profiles)

http://www.voyage.gc.ca/

BBC (Country Guide)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

Wikipedia
http://www.wikipedia.org/

CIDA (Regions and Countries- Country Profiles)
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/home

Arts and letters (articles from countries around the world)
http://www.aldaily.com/

Lonely Planet
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/

CIA World fact book
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Virtual Tourist
http://www.virtualtourist.com/