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Article template

This structure is advisory only, and should not be enforced against the wishes of those actually working on the article in question.

Recalling that anyone can edit a page, please consider adding a link to this project (or the template {{WPCountries}}) to the talk page or in the source of any country article you edit, so those who don't know about this project will find out about it before accidentally changing something in a way contrary to the template.

A version in the new template format is available at Template:Infobox Country. Currently, about 195 country articles have been converted to use this template exclusively.

Lead section

See also: WP:Lead section

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).

Example country introduction

Xxxxx, officially the Yyyyyy of Xxxx (Republic of Xxxxx, or Kingdom of Xxxxxx, etc.), is a country located on the Xxxxx of Xxxx. It shares borders with Xxxx ...

For example, the introduction to France should read:

France (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃s]), officially the French Republic (French: République française [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a country in Western Europe....

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:

The United States of America is a federal republic situated primarily in North America.

or

Romania (Romanian: România [ro.mɨ'ni.a]) is a country in Central Europe.

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.

See Template:Infobox country/doc for syntax.

(conventional_long_name) [in English] (native_name) [of country in long form]
Flag of common_name Flag Coat of arms of common_name Coat of arms
Motto: "(national_motto)"
Anthem: (national_anthem)
Location of common_name
Capital	capital 0°0′N 0°0′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	((...rank))
• Water (%)	(percent_water)
Population
• (...year) estimate	(population_estimate) ((...rank)')
• (...year) census	(population_census)
• Density	((...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)  ((...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)

History

Main article: History of _

Politics

Main article: Politics of _

Administrative divisions

Main article: (Type of subdivision)s of _

e.g.

Main article: Provinces of _

Geography

Main article: Geography of _

This section usually includes information about the country's climate.

Economy

Main article: Economy of _

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of _

Culture

Main article: Culture of _

See also

• Communications in _
• Transportation in _
• Military of _
• Holidays in _
• Education in _
• (etc)

External links

(example of how to list the three major resources)

• "Italy". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.
• Italy at UCB Libraries GovPubs

Navbox templates

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.

Subarticles

Standard naming format for subarticles

• History of X
• Politics of X
• (Type of Subdivision)s of X
• Foreign relations of X
• (Title of Military Forces)
• Law of X
• Judiciary of X
• Geography of X
• Climate of X
• Environment of X
• Climate change in X
• Wildlife of X
• Economy of X
• Transport in X
• Energy in X
• Science and technology in X
• Demographics of X
• Languages of X
• Religion in X
• Education in X
• Health in X
• Culture of X
• (Demonym) cuisine
• (Demonym) literature
• Music of X
• Sport in X
• Public holidays in X
• Media of X
• (Demonym) philosophy
• Cinema of X
• International rankings of X

Holidays

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

Assessment template

• {{WikiProject Countries}} produces:

Member userbox templates

Members of WikiProject Countries should add one of the following lines of wikicode to their user page:

Code:	Results in:
{{User WP Countries}}	This user is a participant in WikiProject Countries.
{{User WP Countries|left}}	This user is a participant in WikiProject Countries.
{{User WP Countries|left|list}}	This user is a participant in WikiProject Countries. talk | articles
{{User WP Countries|center}}	This user is a participant in WikiProject Countries.
{{User WP Countries|center|list}}	This user is a participant in WikiProject Countries. talk | articles
{{User WP Countries|center|break}}	This user is a participant in WikiProject Countries.

• See Wikipedia:Userboxes/WikiProjects for other WikiProject userboxes.
• See Wikipedia:Userboxes/Location for country userboxes.