Portals to Country Information

• Government of Canada Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Travel Updates: http://www.voyage.gc.ca/countries_pays/updates_mise-a-jour-eng.asp

• BBC Country Profiles provide information about countries with a strong emphasis on current news. Search by continent and country: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

• United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook:
  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
• United States Library of Congress Country Profiles offer brief, summarized information on a country’s historical background, geography, society, economy, transportation and telecommunications, government and politics, and national security: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/
•  http://www.nationsonline.org/ This site is a portal of gateways to the countries, cultures and nations in the world, a reference directory and a destination guide. Discover completely unknown places and visit legendary sites
• http://www.atlapedia.com

• The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is the leading advocate for children’s rights, active in more than 190 countries and territories through country programmes and National Committees. http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/index.html

• Lonely Planet is the largest travel guide book and digital media publisher in the world http://www.lonelyplanet.com