national characteristics

Presents alphabetically arranged reports that provide information about the land and climate, history, people, customs and courtesies, lifestyle, and society of countries and territories in Africa, each with maps, development data, and a contact source, and includes country data tables, and a glossary of cultural terms.

Presents alphabetically arranged reports that provide information about the land and climate, history, people, customs and courtesies, lifestyle, and society of countries and territories in the Americas, each with maps, development data, and a contact source, and includes country data tables, and a glossary of cultural terms.

Contains entries that provide information about the symbols and emblems of the world's nations and territories, covering the flag, coat of arms or seal, motto, colors, anthem, currency, and other aspects of each country.

Presents alphabetized profiles of 190 countries, providing information in twenty-five categories such as land and climate, history, economy, education, religion, the arts, recreation, diet, general attitudes, greetings, family, and dating and marriage.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about the geography, history, culture, economy, and social conditions in over seventy countries in the Americas and Europe.