Some web sites for researching on Russia, Romania, Turkey and the Philippines

National Geographic
http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/
Country overview.

Nations on line
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/

Country Reports
http://www.countryreports.org/

CIA - The World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

UN InfoNation
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation3/
menu/advanced.asp
Compare statistics of countries.

UN Countries at a Glance
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/index.asp
 Information on economy, health, 
environment, technology, recent news...

Individual Countries Missions to the UN
http://www.un.int/index-en/webs.html
Each country maintains this  site differently, but you can find things like mission statements ex  Phillipines, record of participation in peacekeeping ex Romania,  positions on issues ex Turkey. A good way to understand a country's  priorities.