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[edit] Welcome!

Welcome!

Hi, and welcome to the Countries WikiProject! As you may have guessed, we're a group of editors working to improve Wikipedia's coverage of countries.


There are a variety of interesting things to do within the project; you're free to participate however much—or little—you like:

  • Starting some new articles? See some model pages such as Cambodia!
  • Want to know how good our articles are? The assessment department is working on rating the quality of every country article in Wikipedia.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask another fellow member, and we'll be happy to help you. Again, welcome! We look forward to seeing you around!

[edit] Stub template

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This article relating to Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries is considered a stub. You can help wikipedia by expanding it.

[edit] Assessment template

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This article is supported by the WikiProject on Countries, which collaborates on nations and related subjects on Wikipedia. Please participate by editing the article WikiProject Countries/Templates, or visit the project page for more details.
NA This article has been rated as NA-Class on its quality.

[edit] Member template

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This user is a member of the
Countries Wikiproject.

[edit] Article template

Recalling that anyone can edit a page, please consider adding a link to this project (or the template {{WikiProject Countries}}) 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.

[edit] 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 (pronounced /fʀɑ̃s/ in French), officially the French Republic (French: République française, pronounced /ʀepyblik fʀɑ̃sɛz/), 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.


(native_name) [of country in long form]
(conventional_long_name) [in English]
Image:(Flag of country.svg) Image:(Coat of arms of country.svg)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "(national_motto)"
Anthem: (national_anthem)
Capital capital
(area)) (0°0′N/S 0°0′E/W)
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 [[(...magnitude) m²|(area) km²]] ((...rank))
(areami²) sq mi 
 -  Water (%) (percent_water)
Population
 -  (...year) estimate (population_estimate) ((...rank)')
 -  (...year) census (population_census) 
 -  Density (...density) /km² ((...rank))
(...densitymi²) /sq mi
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) ((...category)) ((...rank))
Currency (currency) ((...code))
Time zone time_zone (UTCutc_offset)
 -  Summer (DST) (time_zone_DST) (UTC(utc_offset_DST))
(DST_note)
Internet TLD cctld
Calling code +(calling_code)
(footnotes)

[edit] History

Main article: History of _

[edit] Politics

Main article: Politics of _
See also: Foreign relations of _

[edit] Subdivisions

Main article: (Type of subdivision)s of _

e.g.

Main article: Provinces of _

[edit] Geography

Main article: Geography of _

[edit] Economy

Main article: Economy of _

[edit] Demographics

Main article: Demographics of _

[edit] Culture

Main article: Culture of _

[edit] See also

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

[edit] "Locale" (or "footer" templates)

Templates usually grouped at the end of an article; see Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries/Locale templates.