Culturegrams World Edition: Cultural reports for 187 countries and territories, each including 25 categories such as land and climate, history, personal appearance, greetings, gestures, family, diet, holidays, economy, education, health, and events and trends. The Kids edition and the States edition are aimed at children and provide information at a children's level.
Search tips:
To find country information select the World Edition box and click on the map to find your country or type the name of the country in the search box located near the top of the page.
To hear the national anthem, go to the country page and click on the link in the middle of the page.
To view data, click on the World Edition box and select graphs and tables from the blue bar along the top of the page. You can create your own tables and graphs--just select the countries and categories that interest you. Up to four graphs can be generated at one time. You can choose to download your tables as CSV (comma separated value) files, which are compatible with Microsoft Excel and other spreadsheet programs. The majority of data comes from the Human Development Report, published by the United Nations Development Programme, or the CIA World Factbook. Statistics from other sources (such as a government ministry) may be used on occasion.
Where is it :
Go to the UNLV Libraries' home page http://www.library.unlv.edu. Select the Journal Articles tab, click on A-Z list of databases and then on the letter C and select Culturegrams.
Quick link:
http://ezproxy.library.unlv.edu/login?url=http://online.culturegrams.com