# Cultural Atlas

> A reference guide to the cultural backgrounds of Australia's migrant communities, produced by SBS. Covers 75 national ������ý and 8 religious traditions across a consistent set of topics: core concepts, greetings, religion, family, naming, etiquette, communication, business culture and more.

Cultural Atlas is descriptive reference material written for people who work across ������ý — clinicians, educators, employers and service providers. Each profile is authored and reviewed against published sources and is intended to describe general patterns, not to characterise any individual.

## Notes for agents

- Every national profile follows the same 14-topic structure, and every religious tradition the same 11-topic structure. Topic pages are linked from their profile hub below.
- Complete list of every indexable page: /sitemap.xml
- How to cite this material: /cite-us
- How profiles are researched and reviewed: /our-process
- Content describes general cultural patterns. It is not clinical, legal or immigration advice, and should not be used to make assumptions about any individual.
- Profiles are periodically revised. Cite the page and the date accessed.

## Start here

- [All country profiles](/countries): Index of all 75 national cultural profiles.
- [All religious traditions](/religions): Index of all 8 religious tradition profiles.
- [Glossary](/glossary): Definitions of terms used throughout the profiles.
- [About Cultural Atlas](/about): What the project is and who it is for.
- [Our research process](/our-process): How profiles are written, sourced and reviewed.
- [Our collaborators](/our-collaborators): The researchers and community reviewers behind the profiles.
- [How to cite us](/cite-us): Citation formats for referencing Cultural Atlas.

## Country profiles

Each profile covers core concepts, greetings, religion, family, naming, dates of significance, etiquette, communication, do's and don'ts, business culture, the community in Australia, population statistics, other considerations and references.

- [Afghanistan](/afghan-culture)
- [Argentina](/argentine-culture)
- [Australia](/australian-culture)
- [Austria](/austrian-culture)
- [Bangladesh](/bangladeshi-culture)
- [Bosnia and Herzegovina](/bosnian-culture)
- [Brazil](/brazilian-culture)
- [Cambodia](/cambodian-culture)
- [Canada](/canadian-culture)
- [Chile](/chilean-culture)
- [China](/chinese-culture)
- [Colombia](/colombian-culture)
- [Croatia](/croatian-culture)
- [Cyprus](/cypriot-culture)
- [Egypt](/egyptian-culture)
- [Ethiopia](/ethiopian-culture)
- [Fiji](/fijian-culture)
- [France](/french-culture)
- [Germany](/german-culture)
- [Greece](/greek-culture)
- [Hong Kong](/hong-kong-culture)
- [Hungary](/hungarian-culture)
- [India](/indian-culture)
- [Indonesia](/indonesian-culture)
- [Iran](/iranian-culture)
- [Iraq](/iraqi-culture)
- [Ireland](/irish-culture)
- [Israel](/israeli-culture)
- [Italy](/italian-culture)
- [Japan](/japanese-culture)
- [Kenya](/kenyan-culture)
- [Laos](/lao-culture)
- [Lebanon](/lebanese-culture)
- [Malaysia](/malaysian-culture)
- [Malta](/maltese-culture)
- [Mauritius](/mauritian-culture)
- [Mexico](/mexican-culture)
- [Myanmar](/myanmar-burmese-culture)
- [Nepal](/nepalese-culture)
- [Netherlands](/dutch-culture)
- [New Zealand](/new-zealand-culture)
- [North Macedonia](/macedonian-culture)
- [Pakistan](/pakistani-culture)
- [Palestinian Territories](/palestinian-culture)
- [Papua New Guinea](/papua-new-guinean-culture)
- [Peru](/peruvian-culture)
- [Philippines](/filipino-culture)
- [Poland](/polish-culture)
- [Portugal](/portuguese-culture)
- [Romania](/romanian-culture)
- [Russia](/russian-culture)
- [Samoa](/samoan-culture)
- [Saudi Arabia](/saudi-arabian-culture)
- [Serbia](/serbian-culture)
- [Singapore](/singaporean-culture)
- [Somalia](/somali-culture)
- [South Africa](/south-african-culture)
- [South Korea](/south-korean-culture)
- [South Sudan](/south-sudanese-culture)
- [Spain](/spanish-culture)
- [Sri Lanka](/sri-lankan-culture)
- [Sudan](/north-sudanese-culture)
- [Sweden](/swedish-culture)
- [Syria](/syrian-culture)
- [Taiwan](/taiwanese-culture)
- [Thailand](/thai-culture)
- [Timor-Leste](/east-timorese-culture)
- [Tonga](/tongan-culture)
- [Türkiye](/turkish-culture)
- [Ukraine](/ukrainian-culture)
- [United Kingdom](/british-culture)
- [United States of America](/american-culture)
- [Venezuela](/venezuelan-culture)
- [Vietnam](/vietnamese-culture)
- [Zimbabwe](/zimbabwean-culture)

## Religious traditions

Each tradition covers rituals and practices, key dates and events, doctrines and philosophy, social structure and institutions, law and ethics, experiences and emotion, material culture and references.

- [Buddhism: Mahāyāna](/religions/buddhism-mahayana)
- [Buddhism: Theravāda](/religions/buddhism-theravada)
- [Christianity: Eastern Orthodox](/religions/christianity-eastern-orthodox)
- [Christianity: Protestant](/religions/christianity-protestant)
- [Christianity: Roman Catholic](/religions/christianity-roman-catholic)
- [Hinduism](/religions/hinduism)
- [Islam](/religions/islam)
- [Judaism](/religions/judaism)

## Optional

- [Frequently asked questions](/faq)
- [Contact](/contact)
- [������ý](/mosaica): The cultural intelligence platform built on this research.