Country article follows Little Bear (4)
I believe the answer is:
cuba
'country' is the definition.
(Cuba is an example)
'article follows little bear' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'a' (the indefinite article in English).
'follows' says to put letters next to each other.
'little bear' becomes 'cub' (I've seen this in another clue).
'a' put after 'cub' is 'CUBA'.
(Other definitions for cuba that I've seen before include "Island N. of Jamaica" , "Largest Caribbean island" , "Castro's country" , "Island nation" , "Large Caribbean island" .)