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The article should start with a good introduction, giving name of the country, location in the world, bordering countries, seas and the like. Also give other names by which the country may still be known (for example Holland, Persia). Also, add a few facts about the country, the things that it is known for (for example the mentioning of windmills in the Netherlands article).
For example, the introduction to France should read:
Exceptions: If the official name and the most common name are synonymous, the entry is left with only one name, as is the case in the articles United States, United Kingdom, Romania, Mongolia, etc. For example:
In cases where there is a thorough explanation of the official name, the official name in the lead sentence may be dropped, as long as it is explained later. This exception is illustrated in the article Canada and South Africa.
(conventional_long_name) [in English] (native_name) [of country in long form] | |
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Flag
Coat of arms
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Motto: "(national_motto)" | |
Anthem: (national_anthem) | |
Location of common_name | |
Capital | capital 0°0′N 0°0′E / 0.000°N 0.000°E |
Largest city | (largest_city) |
Official languages | official_languages |
Ethnic groups | (ethnic_groups) |
Government | government_type |
• (leader_title1) | (leader_name1) |
• (leader_title2) | (leader_name2) |
• (leader_title3) | (leader_name3) |
• (leader_title4) | (leader_name4) |
• (leader_title5) | (leader_name5) |
(sovereignty_type) (sovereignty_note) | |
• (...event1) | (...date1) |
• (...event2) | (...date2) |
• (...event3) | (...date3) |
• (...event4) | (...date4) |
Area | |
• Total | convert: invalid number ( (...rank)) |
• Water (%) | (percent_water) |
Population | |
• (...year) estimate | (population_estimate) ( (...rank)') |
• (...year) census | (population_census) |
• Density | convert: invalid number ( (...rank)) |
GDP ( PPP) | (...year) estimate |
• Total | (GDP_PPP) ( (...rank)) |
• Per capita | (...per_capita) ( ...rank) |
GDP (nominal) | (...year) estimate |
• Total | (GDP_nominal) ( (...rank)) |
• Per capita | (...per_capita) ( (...rank)) |
HDI ((...year)) | (HDI) Error: Invalid HDI value ( (...rank)) |
Currency | (currency) ( (...code)) |
Time zone | UTCutc_offset (time_zone) |
• Summer (
DST) | UTC(utc_offset_DST) ((time_zone_DST)) |
(DST_note) | |
Calling code | (calling_code) |
Internet TLD | cctld |
(footnotes) |
e.g.
(example of how to list the three major resources)
As noted at Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and series boxes the number of templates at the bottom of any article should be kept to a minimum. Country pages generally have footers that link to pages for countries in their geographic region. Footers for international organizations are not added to country pages, but they rather can go on subpages such as "Economy of..." and "Foreign relations of..." Categories for some of these organizations are also sometimes added. Templates for supranational organizations like the European Union and CARICOM are permitted. A list of the footers that have been created can be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries/Templates/Navboxes, however note that many of these are not currently in use.
A table with the holidays as celebrated in the country can be placed in the Public holidays in X article. Template for table is listed below.
Date | English name | Local name | Remarks |
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Members of WikiProject Countries should add one of the following Wikitext expressions to their user page.
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[[ Category:WikiProject Countries members]] | no userbox | ||
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User WikiProject Countries}}
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User WP Countries}}
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User WPCountryM}}
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Project Countries main page | Talk | Participants | Templates | Articles | Pictures | To do | Article assessment | Countries portal |
The article should start with a good introduction, giving name of the country, location in the world, bordering countries, seas and the like. Also give other names by which the country may still be known (for example Holland, Persia). Also, add a few facts about the country, the things that it is known for (for example the mentioning of windmills in the Netherlands article).
For example, the introduction to France should read:
Exceptions: If the official name and the most common name are synonymous, the entry is left with only one name, as is the case in the articles United States, United Kingdom, Romania, Mongolia, etc. For example:
In cases where there is a thorough explanation of the official name, the official name in the lead sentence may be dropped, as long as it is explained later. This exception is illustrated in the article Canada and South Africa.
(conventional_long_name) [in English] (native_name) [of country in long form] | |
---|---|
Flag
Coat of arms
| |
Motto: "(national_motto)" | |
Anthem: (national_anthem) | |
Location of common_name | |
Capital | capital 0°0′N 0°0′E / 0.000°N 0.000°E |
Largest city | (largest_city) |
Official languages | official_languages |
Ethnic groups | (ethnic_groups) |
Government | government_type |
• (leader_title1) | (leader_name1) |
• (leader_title2) | (leader_name2) |
• (leader_title3) | (leader_name3) |
• (leader_title4) | (leader_name4) |
• (leader_title5) | (leader_name5) |
(sovereignty_type) (sovereignty_note) | |
• (...event1) | (...date1) |
• (...event2) | (...date2) |
• (...event3) | (...date3) |
• (...event4) | (...date4) |
Area | |
• Total | convert: invalid number ( (...rank)) |
• Water (%) | (percent_water) |
Population | |
• (...year) estimate | (population_estimate) ( (...rank)') |
• (...year) census | (population_census) |
• Density | convert: invalid number ( (...rank)) |
GDP ( PPP) | (...year) estimate |
• Total | (GDP_PPP) ( (...rank)) |
• Per capita | (...per_capita) ( ...rank) |
GDP (nominal) | (...year) estimate |
• Total | (GDP_nominal) ( (...rank)) |
• Per capita | (...per_capita) ( (...rank)) |
HDI ((...year)) | (HDI) Error: Invalid HDI value ( (...rank)) |
Currency | (currency) ( (...code)) |
Time zone | UTCutc_offset (time_zone) |
• Summer (
DST) | UTC(utc_offset_DST) ((time_zone_DST)) |
(DST_note) | |
Calling code | (calling_code) |
Internet TLD | cctld |
(footnotes) |
e.g.
(example of how to list the three major resources)
As noted at Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and series boxes the number of templates at the bottom of any article should be kept to a minimum. Country pages generally have footers that link to pages for countries in their geographic region. Footers for international organizations are not added to country pages, but they rather can go on subpages such as "Economy of..." and "Foreign relations of..." Categories for some of these organizations are also sometimes added. Templates for supranational organizations like the European Union and CARICOM are permitted. A list of the footers that have been created can be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries/Templates/Navboxes, however note that many of these are not currently in use.
A table with the holidays as celebrated in the country can be placed in the Public holidays in X article. Template for table is listed below.
Date | English name | Local name | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | Countries Unassessed | |||||||||||||
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Members of WikiProject Countries should add one of the following Wikitext expressions to their user page.
Wikitext | Userbox | ||
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[[ Category:WikiProject Countries members]] | no userbox | ||
{{
User WikiProject Countries}}
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{{
User WP Countries}}
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{{
User WPCountryM}}
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