The continent/region-topic templates allow quick creation of navigational template for groups of articles about a common topic in different countries of a continent/region. It uses Template:Navbox to create the navigation box.
The lists of countries included in the "Continent topic" templates are broadly those found in the "Countries of" templates. Discussions on which countries to include are best conducted on the talk pages of these latter templates.
For example, Oceania generally includes Australia and the nations of the Pacific and islands in the Pacific Ocean that have closer ties to Asia or the Americas are usually grouped accordingly.
Usage
1st parameter (prefix)
The most basic usage of template is with a single unnamed parameter in the format {Continent/region topic|Topic [of/in]}, replacing Continent/region with the name of a continent or region and Topic with the name of a topic followed by "of" or "in". For example, {Africa topic|Geography of} generates a navigation box titled "Geography of Africa" with a list of country names linked to articles such as Geography of Angola, etc.
The template accepts a second unnamed parameter for text to be placed after the country name. There is no space between the country name and the suffix, to allow for links to articles such as List of Spain-related topics.
Antigua and Barbuda ·
Bahamas ·
Barbados ·
Belize ·
Canada ·
Costa Rica ·
Cuba ·
Dominica ·
Dominican Republic ·
El Salvador ·
Grenada ·
Guatemala ·
Haiti ·
Honduras ·
Jamaica ·
Mexico ·
Nicaragua ·
Panama ·
Saint Kitts and Nevis ·
Saint Lucia ·
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ·
Trinidad and Tobago ·
United States
Dependencies and other territories
Anguilla ·
Aruba ·
Bermuda ·
Bonaire ·
British Virgin Islands ·
Cayman Islands ·
Curaçao ·
Greenland ·
Guadeloupe ·
Martinique ·
Montserrat ·
Puerto Rico ·
Saint Barthélemy ·
Saint Martin ·
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ·
Saba ·
Sint Eustatius ·
Sint Maarten ·
Turks and Caicos Islands ·
United States Virgin Islands
Note that in the above example the links work but the underscore is displayed in the title. This can be fixed by specifying a title (see next section) or by using the named parameter suffix which always places a space between the country name and text.
Code
{South America topic|prefix=List of basic|suffix=topics}
Argentina ·
Bolivia ·
Brazil ·
Chile ·
Colombia ·
Ecuador ·
Guyana ·
Panama ·
Paraguay ·
Peru ·
Suriname ·
Trinidad and Tobago ·
Uruguay ·
Venezuela
Dependencies and other territories
Aruba · Bonaire · Curaçao ·
Falkland Islands ·
French Guiana ·
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Changing the title
The title parameter is used to specify text which appears in the title bar at the top of the navigation box. This is optional because the use of prefix, suffix or both will automatically generate a title, as shown in the previous examples. This title is not automatically wiki-linked, so add brackets as needed.
The following shows a navigation box with links to articles such as Flag of Australia, but replaces the default title "Flag of Oceania" with the specified title "Flags of Oceania".
Code
{Oceania topic|Flag of|title=[[Flags of Oceania]]}
Australia ·
East Timor (Timor-Leste) ·
Fiji ·
Indonesia ·
Kiribati ·
Marshall Islands ·
Federated States of Micronesia ·
Nauru ·
New Zealand ·
Palau ·
Papua New Guinea ·
Samoa ·
Solomon Islands ·
Tonga ·
Tuvalu ·
Vanuatu
Dependencies and other territories
American Samoa ·
Christmas Island ·
Cocos (Keeling) Islands ·
Cook Islands ·
Easter Island ·
French Polynesia ·
Guam ·
Hawaii ·
New Caledonia ·
Niue ·
Norfolk Island ·
Northern Mariana Islands ·
Pitcairn Islands ·
Tokelau ·
Wallis and Futuna
Displaying template in show mode
These navigation boxes are set to autocollapse when there is more than one on a page. To force it into collapsed or expanded mode use the state parameter. If set to collapsed, the navbox will always start out in a collapsed state. If set to blank or anything other than autocollapse or collapsed, the navbox will always start out in an expanded state.
Algeria ·
Angola ·
Benin ·
Botswana ·
Burkina Faso ·
Burundi ·
Cameroon ·
Cape Verde ·
Central African Republic ·
Chad ·
Comoros ·
Democratic Republic of the Congo ·
Republic of the Congo ·
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) ·
Djibouti ·
Egypt ·
Equatorial Guinea ·
Eritrea ·
Ethiopia ·
Gabon ·
The Gambia ·
Ghana ·
Guinea ·
Guinea-Bissau ·
Kenya ·
Lesotho ·
Liberia ·
Libya ·
Madagascar ·
Malawi ·
Mali ·
Mauritania ·
Mauritius ·
Morocco ·
Mozambique ·
Namibia ·
Niger ·
Nigeria ·
Rwanda ·
São Tomé and Príncipe ·
Senegal ·
Seychelles ·
Sierra Leone ·
Somalia ·
South Africa ·
South Sudan ·
Sudan ·
Swaziland ·
Tanzania ·
Togo ·
Tunisia ·
Uganda ·
Zambia ·
Zimbabwe
States with limitedrecognition
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic ·
Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía (Spain) ·
Madeira (Portugal) ·
Mayotte / Réunion (France) ·
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) ·Western Sahara
Disabling dependencies and other territories
Not all dependencies or similar territories have their own articles on particular topics. To disable the inclusion of such territories in a template (that would otherwise appear as red links), include the parameter "countries_only=yes".
अब्खाजिया ·
कोसोभो ·
नगोर्नो-काराबाख गणतन्त्र ·
उत्तरी साइप्रस ·
दक्षिण ओसेटिया ·
ट्रान्सनिस्त्रिया
Creating a new template
Although these templates can be used in an article, they can also be used to create a new template. The name parameter is mandatory when creating a new template, because it allows the "v · d · e" links to work properly. The following example shows code that could be used to create Template:Flags of Europe.
{Europe topic
|name = Flags of Europe
|state = {state|}
|title = [[Flags of Europe]]
|prefix = Flag of
}<noinclude>
[[Category:Europe templates]]
</noinclude>
The template can then be added to articles using {Flags of Europe} or {Flags of Europe|state=expand}.
ओल्याण्ड ·
फारो टापुहरू ·
जिब्राल्टर ·
गर्न्जी ·
जन मयेन ·
जर्सी ·
आइल अफ म्यान ·
स्भालबार
When to use the templates
Before implementing these templates in a topic, check for red links. If there are several red links, consider whether a separate article in the topic for each country is warranted.
Some topics may use a different navigational scheme. In general, don't use this template if there are already navigational templates in several of the articles of a topic.
Examples of appropriate articles for these templates are {Africa topic|Culture of} or {North America topic|List of airports in}, both of which have a number of blue links, and where the majority of red links could have a reasonable article written about them.
Examples of inappropriate articles for these templates are {North America topic|Maya in}, where articles could only be written for a small number of nations and {Oceania topic|Music of}, where articles already have templates which use a different navigational scheme.
Redirects
When there are a small number of links for which an article is not appropriate, consider making a redirect to the broader article in which the topic is included. For example, Hinduism in Cambodia redirects to Hinduism in Southeast Asia and Geography of Christmas Island redirects to Christmas Island#Geography.
Notes
Navigational templates are usually placed at the end of an article.
Additional documentation for Template:Europe topic
Disabling links for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
Some topics may have an article for the United Kingdom, but no equivalent articles for the UK constituent countries of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. To disable their inclusion in a template (that would otherwise appear as red links), add the parameter "UK_only=yes".
Code
{Europe topic|prefix=List of airports in|state=expanded|UK_only=yes}:
ओल्याण्ड ·
फारो टापुहरू ·
जिब्राल्टर ·
गर्न्जी ·
जन मयेन ·
जर्सी ·
आइल अफ म्यान ·
स्भालबार
Disabling links for European Union and Sovereign Military Order of Malta
If some topic is unapplicable to these entities they can be removed from the list by the addition of the parameter "no_other_entities=yes".
Additionally there is a rough check for existence of the particular EU/SMOM article and if there isn't such - the entitiy with a missing article is not shown in the template (see Vatican City-explanation below).
Code
{Europe topic|prefix=List of airports in|state=expanded|no_other_entities=yes}:
ओल्याण्ड ·
फारो टापुहरू ·
जिब्राल्टर ·
गर्न्जी ·
जन मयेन ·
जर्सी ·
आइल अफ म्यान ·
स्भालबार
Additionally, if some template is applicable to only one of these two entities, the redundant entity can be removed by adding the corresponding parameter as shown below:
Code
{Europe topic|prefix=List of airports in|state=expanded|no_SMOM=yes} and
{Europe topic|prefix=List of airports in|state=expanded|no_EU=yes}
Vatican City
As the Vatican is such a small country, with 0.44 km2 and 826 inhabitants, many articles about it would be meaningless; for example, "Hinduism in the Vatican City". So the condition for the Vatican to appear in any template created using this one is the preexistence of the article about the Vatican. That is why the Vatican City doesn't appear on many templates (such as {Hinduism in Europe}).