Help me with some research: I need a list of work-weeks (and weekend-days) by country for all 200 countries. See details?

1)Algeria Workweek-Saturday-Thursday(Islamic workweek) Weekend-Friday 2)Albania Workweek--Monday-Friday Weekends--Saturday-Sunday 3)Algeria Workweek--Saturday - Thursday (Islamic workweek) Weekends-Friday 4)Angola Workweek--Monday - Friday Weekends--Saturday-Sunday Some retails stores are open on Saturday 5)Argentina Workweek--Monday - Friday Weekends--Saturday-Sunday retails stores are open on Saturday from 9am-1pm 6)Armenia Workweek--Monday - Friday Weekends--Saturday-Sunday Banks are open on Saturday from 9am-1pm 7)Australia Workweek--Monday - Friday Weekends--Saturday-Sunday Retail stores are open on Saturday from 9a.m. To 5:30p.m. 8)Austria Workweek--Monday - Friday Weekends--Saturday-Sunday Some retail stores are open Half-day on Saturday, except once a month, when they remain open until 5p.m.9)Azerbaijan Workweek--Monday - Friday Weekends--Saturday-Sunday 10)Bahamas Workweek--Monday - Friday Weekends--Saturday-Sunday 11)Bahrain Workweek--Saturday - Thursday (Islamic workweek) Weekends-Friday 12)Bangladesh Workweek--Sunday-Thursday Weekends-Friday-Saturday 13)Belarus Workweek--Monday - Friday Weekends--Saturday-Sunday 14)Belgium Workweek--Monday - Friday Weekends--Saturday-Sunday Retail stores are open on Saturday from 9a.m.To 6p.m.

Or 7 p.m.15)Belize Workweek--Monday - Friday Weekends--Saturday-Sunday Retail stores are open on Saturday from 9a.m. To 6p.m. Or 7 p.m.16)Benin Workweek--Monday - Friday Weekends--Saturday-Sunday Retail stores open on Saturday, 8:30a.m.

To 1p.m. , and 4p.m.To 7:30p.m. ; some shops open Sunday from 8a.m.

To noon (and are closed Monday morning).17)Bermuda Workweek--Monday - Friday Weekends--Saturday-Sunday Retail stores open on Saturday from 9a.m.To 5p.m. 18)Bolivia Workweek--Monday - Friday Weekends--Saturday-Sunday Offices-Some industrial concerns and companies work on Saturdays from 9a.m. To 1p.m.

Retail- Saturday 10a.m. To 3p.m.19)Bosnia Workweek--Monday - Friday Weekends--Saturday-Sunday Retail-Some large retailers and food sellers keep Saturday hours until early afternoon. 20)Botswana Workweek--Monday - Friday Weekends--Saturday-Sunday Retail-Saturday 8:30a.m.To 1p.m.

Banks-8:15a.m. To 10:45a.m. I already spent 1 1/2 hours in typing the first twenty countries.

If the above meets your criteria, please comment, I will type the rest of the countries in the comment . You can also refer http://www.tradeport.org/countries/ and click on the countries you want to find out workweek and weekends Hope it helps.

You can find the holidays of all the countries from earthcalendar.net/_php/CountrySearch.php. Here is the list of countries with weekend details: Afghanistan: Friday Albania: Saturday, Sunday Algeria: Friday Angola: Saturday, Sunday Argentina: Saturday, Sunday Armenia: Saturday, Sunday Australia: Saturday, Sunday Austria: Saturday, Sunday Azerbaijan: Saturday, Sunday Bahamas: Saturday, Sunday Bahrain: Friday Bangladesh: Friday, Saturday Belarus: Saturday, Sunday Belgium: Saturday, Sunday Belize: Saturday, Sunday Benin: Saturday, Sunday Bermuda: Saturday, Sunday Bolivia: Saturday, Sunday Bosnia-Herzegovina: Saturday, Sunday Botswana: Saturday, Sunday Brazil: Saturday, Sunday Brunei: Saturday, Sunday Bulgaria: Saturday, Sunday Burkina Faso: Saturday, Sunday Burundi: Saturday, Sunday Cambodia: Saturday, Sunday Cameroon: Saturday, Sunday Canada: Saturday, Sunday Central African Republic: Saturday, Sunday Chad: Saturday, Sunday Chechnya: Saturday, Sunday Chile: Saturday, Sunday China: Saturday, Sunday Columbia: Saturday, Sunday Comoros: Saturday, Sunday Costa Rica: Saturday, Sunday Cote d'Ivoire: Saturday, Sunday Croatia: Saturday, Sunday Cuba: Saturday, Sunday Cyprus: Saturday, Sunday Czech Republic: Saturday, Sunday Democratic Republic of Congo: Saturday, Sunday Denmark: Saturday, Sunday Diego Garcia: Saturday, Sunday Dijibouti: Saturday, Sunday Dominican Republic: Saturday, Sunday Ecuador: Saturday, Sunday Egypt: Friday, Saturday El Salvador: Saturday, Sunday Equatorial Guinea : Saturday, Sunday Eritea: Saturday, Sunday Estonia: Saturday, Sunday Ethiopia: Saturday, Sunday Fiji: Saturday, Sunday Finland: Saturday, Sunday France: Saturday, Sunday French Guiana: Saturday, Sunday Gabon: Saturday, Sunday Gambiathe: Saturday, Sunday Georgia: Saturday, Sunday Germany: Saturday, Sunday Ghana: Saturday, Sunday Greece: Saturday, Sunday Guam: Saturday, Sunday Guatemala: Saturday, Sunday Guinea: Saturday, Sunday Guinea Bissau: Saturday, Sunday Guyana: Saturday, Sunday Haiti: Saturday, Sunday Honduras: Saturday, Sunday Hong Kong: Saturday, Sunday Hungary: Saturday, Sunday Iceland: Saturday, Sunday India: Saturday, Sunday Indonesia: Saturday, Sunday Iran: Friday Iraq: Friday Ireland: Saturday, Sunday Israel: Friday, Saturday, Sunday Italy: Saturday, Sunday Jamaica: Saturday, Sunday Japan: Saturday, Sunday Jordan: Friday Kazahkstan: Saturday, Sunday Kenya: Saturday, Sunday Kosovo: Saturday, Sunday Kuwait: Friday Kyrgyzstan: Saturday, Sunday Laos: Saturday, Sunday Latvia: Saturday, Sunday Lebanan: Saturday, Sunday Lesotho: Saturday, Sunday Libera: Saturday, Sunday Libya: Friday Lithuania: Saturday, Sunday Luxembourg: Saturday, Sunday Macau: Saturday, Sunday Macedonia: Saturday, Sunday Madagascar: Saturday, Sunday Malawi: Saturday, Sunday Malaysia: Saturday, Sunday Maldives: Friday, Saturday Mali: Saturday, Sunday Malta: Saturday, Sunday Mauritania: Friday Mauritius: Saturday, Sunday Mexico: Saturday, Sunday Moldava: Saturday, Sunday Mongolia: Saturday, Sunday Morocco: Saturday, Sunday Mozambique: Saturday, Sunday Myanmar: Saturday, Sunday Namibia: Saturday, Sunday Nepal: Saturday, Sunday Netherlands: Saturday, Sunday New Zealand: Saturday, Sunday Nicaragua: Saturday, Sunday Niger: Saturday, Sunday Nigeria: Saturday, Sunday North Korea: Saturday, Sunday Norway: Saturday, Sunday Oman: Friday Pakistan: Friday Panama: Saturday, Sunday Papua New Guinea: Saturday, Sunday Paraguay: Saturday, Sunday Peru: Saturday, Sunday Philippines: Saturday, Sunday Poland: Saturday, Sunday Portugal: Saturday, Sunday Qatar: Friday Romania: Saturday, Sunday Russia: Saturday, Sunday Rwanda: Saturday, Sunday Saudi Arabia: Friday Senegal: Friday Sierra Leone: Saturday, Sunday Singapore: Saturday, Sunday Slovakia: Saturday, Sunday Slovenia: Saturday, Sunday Solomon Islands: Saturday, Sunday Somalia: Saturday, Sunday South Africa: Saturday, Sunday South Korea: Saturday, Sunday Spain: Saturday, Sunday Sri Lanka: Saturday, Sunday Sudan: Friday Suriname: Saturday, Sunday Swaziland: Saturday, Sunday Sweden: Saturday, Sunday Switzerland: Saturday, Sunday Syria: Friday Taiwan: Saturday, Sunday Tajikistan: Saturday, Sunday Tanzania: Saturday, Sunday Thailand: Saturday, Sunday Togo: Saturday, Sunday Trinidad: Saturday, Sunday Tunisia: Saturday, Sunday Turkey: Saturday, Sunday Turkmenistan: Saturday, Sunday Uganda: Saturday, Sunday Ukraine: Saturday, Sunday United Arab Emerates: Friday United Kingdom: Saturday, Sunday United States: Saturday, Sunday Uruguay: Saturday, Sunday Uzbekistan: Saturday, Sunday Venezuela: Saturday, Sunday Vietnam: Saturday, Sunday Western Sahara: Saturday, Sunday Yemen: Friday Yugoslavia: Saturday, Sunday Zambia: Saturday, Sunday Zimbabwe: Saturday, Sunday.

Afghanistan: Friday Albania: Saturday, Sunday Algeria: Friday Angola: Saturday, Sunday Argentina: Saturday, Sunday Armenia: Saturday, Sunday Australia: Saturday, Sunday Austria: Saturday, Sunday Azerbaijan: Saturday, Sunday Bahamas: Saturday, Sunday Bahrain: Friday Bangladesh: Friday, Saturday Belarus: Saturday, Sunday Belgium: Saturday, Sunday Belize: Saturday, Sunday Benin: Saturday, Sunday Bermuda: Saturday, Sunday Bolivia: Saturday, Sunday Bosnia-Herzegovina: Saturday, Sunday Botswana: Saturday, Sunday Brazil: Saturday, Sunday Brunei: Saturday, Sunday Bulgaria: Saturday, Sunday Burkina Faso: Saturday, Sunday Burundi: Saturday, Sunday Cambodia: Saturday, Sunday Cameroon: Saturday, Sunday Canada: Saturday, Sunday Central African Republic: Saturday, Sunday Chad: Saturday, Sunday Chechnya: Saturday, Sunday Chile: Saturday, Sunday China: Saturday, Sunday Columbia: Saturday, Sunday Comoros: Saturday, Sunday Costa Rica: Saturday, Sunday Cote d'Ivoire: Saturday, Sunday Croatia: Saturday, Sunday Cuba: Saturday, Sunday Cyprus: Saturday, Sunday Czech Republic: Saturday, Sunday Democratic Republic of Congo: Saturday, Sunday Denmark: Saturday, Sunday Diego Garcia: Saturday, Sunday Dijibouti: Saturday, Sunday Dominican Republic: Saturday, Sunday Ecuador: Saturday, Sunday Egypt: Friday, Saturday El Salvador: Saturday, Sunday Equatorial Guinea : Saturday, Sunday Eritea: Saturday, Sunday Estonia: Saturday, Sunday Ethiopia: Saturday, Sunday Fiji: Saturday, Sunday Finland: Saturday, Sunday France: Saturday, Sunday French Guiana: Saturday, Sunday Gabon: Saturday, Sunday Gambiathe: Saturday, Sunday Georgia: Saturday, Sunday Germany: Saturday, Sunday Ghana: Saturday, Sunday Greece: Saturday, Sunday Guam: Saturday, Sunday Guatemala: Saturday, Sunday Guinea: Saturday, Sunday Guinea Bissau: Saturday, Sunday Guyana: Saturday, Sunday Haiti: Saturday, Sunday Honduras: Saturday, Sunday Hong Kong: Saturday, Sunday Hungary: Saturday, Sunday Iceland: Saturday, Sunday India: Saturday, Sunday Indonesia: Saturday, Sunday Iran: Friday Iraq: Friday Ireland: Saturday, Sunday Israel: Friday, Saturday, Sunday Italy: Saturday, Sunday Jamaica: Saturday, Sunday Japan: Saturday, Sunday Jordan: Friday Kazahkstan: Saturday, Sunday Kenya: Saturday, Sunday Kosovo: Saturday, Sunday Kuwait: Friday Kyrgyzstan: Saturday, Sunday Laos: Saturday, Sunday Latvia: Saturday, Sunday Lebanan: Saturday, Sunday Lesotho: Saturday, Sunday Libera: Saturday, Sunday Libya: Friday Lithuania: Saturday, Sunday Luxembourg: Saturday, Sunday Macau: Saturday, Sunday Macedonia: Saturday, Sunday Madagascar: Saturday, Sunday Malawi: Saturday, Sunday Malaysia: Saturday, Sunday Maldives: Friday, Saturday Mali: Saturday, Sunday Malta: Saturday, Sunday Mauritania: Friday Mauritius: Saturday, Sunday Mexico: Saturday, Sunday Moldava: Saturday, Sunday Mongolia: Saturday, Sunday Morocco: Saturday, Sunday Mozambique: Saturday, Sunday Myanmar: Saturday, Sunday Namibia: Saturday, Sunday Nepal: Saturday, Sunday Netherlands: Saturday, Sunday New Zealand: Saturday, Sunday Nicaragua: Saturday, Sunday Niger: Saturday, Sunday Nigeria: Saturday, Sunday North Korea: Saturday, Sunday Norway: Saturday, Sunday Oman: Friday Pakistan: Friday Panama: Saturday, Sunday Papua New Guinea: Saturday, Sunday Paraguay: Saturday, Sunday Peru: Saturday, Sunday Philippines: Saturday, Sunday Poland: Saturday, Sunday Portugal: Saturday, Sunday Qatar: Friday Romania: Saturday, Sunday Russia: Saturday, Sunday Rwanda: Saturday, Sunday Saudi Arabia: Friday Senegal: Friday Sierra Leone: Saturday, Sunday Singapore: Saturday, Sunday Slovakia: Saturday, Sunday Slovenia: Saturday, Sunday Solomon Islands: Saturday, Sunday Somalia: Saturday, Sunday South Africa: Saturday, Sunday South Korea: Saturday, Sunday Spain: Saturday, Sunday Sri Lanka: Saturday, Sunday Sudan: Friday Suriname: Saturday, Sunday Swaziland: Saturday, Sunday Sweden: Saturday, Sunday Switzerland: Saturday, Sunday Syria: Friday Taiwan: Saturday, Sunday Tajikistan: Saturday, Sunday Tanzania: Saturday, Sunday Thailand: Saturday, Sunday Togo: Saturday, Sunday Trinidad: Saturday, Sunday Tunisia: Saturday, Sunday Turkey: Saturday, Sunday Turkmenistan: Saturday, Sunday Uganda: Saturday, Sunday Ukraine: Saturday, Sunday United Arab Emerates: Friday United Kingdom: Saturday, Sunday United States: Saturday, Sunday Uruguay: Saturday, Sunday Uzbekistan: Saturday, Sunday Venezuela: Saturday, Sunday Vietnam: Saturday, Sunday Western Sahara: Saturday, Sunday Yemen: Friday Yugoslavia: Saturday, Sunday Zambia: Saturday, Sunday Zimbabwe: Saturday, Sunday ~Joey V. ~.

Many people have sourced tradeport for their information and unfortunately that isn't an academic source (it's about page is even missing). I did an extensive library/web/private database search on my own and then with a professional researcher at a local college, but was unable to turn up a compiled list. The researcher suggests that a compilation has not been made in the academic field, though you might be able to find the information in individual country profiles across different sources.It's a very interesting question, especially because statistics focus on work week differences in terms of hours.

I'm going to ask a couple sociology and geography professors at the local college. If you give me a little time, I should be able to pop up with some kind of definitive answer later today.

Algeria: Thursday-Friday Saudi Arabia: Thursday-Friday Iran: Friday (but many govt. And private companies are closed on Thursday) Egypt: Friday-Saturday Syria: Friday-Saturday United Arab Emirates: Friday-Saturday ezinearticles.com/?Cultural-Differences-... Jeddah (a city in Saudi Arabia) is changing from Thursday-Friday, to Friday-Saturday for its weekends arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=1... Kuwait: Friday-Saturday Bahrain: Friday-Saturday Qatar: Friday-Saturday http://fulbrighter-in-kuwait.blogspot.com/2007/05/kuwait-changes-to-friday-saturday.html.

You can find the day wise holidays of all the countries from earthcalendar.net.

I have tried my level best to locate a website which lists the public holidays only. Below are links to the national lists of Public Holidays throughout the entire world, for 2009, which can be viewed online, free of charge, for non-professional use. qppstudio.net/publicholidays.htm hope it will be useful to you.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.