This continent-topic template is a shell template that is transcluded onmultiple navigational templates. The links seen here are thus not the links that will show up in articles, and if there is a technical problem with aspecific transclusion, it cannot be corrected here. See the template'sdocumentation for help with fixing a specific transclusion.
The continent/region-topic templates allow quick creation of anavigational template for groups of articles about a common topic in different countries of a continent/region. It usesTemplate: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]}}, replacingContinent/region with the name of a continent or region andTopic 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 asGeography 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 asList of Spain-related topics.
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 parametersuffix which always places a space between the country name and text.
Code
{{South America topic|prefix=List of basic|suffix=topics}}
Thetitle 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 ofprefix,suffix or both will automatically generate a title, as shown in the previous examples. This title is not automaticallywiki-linked, so add brackets as needed.
The following shows a navigation box with links to articles such asFlag 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]]}}
These navigation boxes are set toautocollapse when there is more than one on a page. To force it into collapsed or expanded mode use thestate parameter. If set tocollapsed, the navbox will always start out in a collapsed state. If set to blank or anything other thanautocollapse orcollapsed, the navbox will always start out in an expanded state.
Not alldependencies or similar territories have their own articles on particular topics. To disable the inclusion of such territories in a template (that would otherwise appear asred links), include the parameter "countries_only=yes".
Although these templates can be used in an article, they can also be used to create a new template. Thename parameter is mandatory when creating a new template, because it allows the "V T E" links to work properly. The following example shows code that could be used to createTemplate:Flags of Europe.
{{Europe topic| name= Flags of Europe| state={{{state|{{{1|}}}}}}| 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}}.
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.
Navigational templates are usually placed at the end of an article.
Additional documentation for Template:Europe topic
Enabling links for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
In some topics, theconstituent countries of the United Kingdom are treated as national entities in their own right. To enable their inclusion in a template, set the parameter|UK_only= to "no", "n" or "0" (zero). This will put links for England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales in brackets after the UK.
To enable only some of the constituent countries, their respective parametersENG,NIR,SCT andWLS (see below) can be used. Set any of them to "yes", "y" or "1" to use the default link as defined by the prefix and suffix, and to anything else (except "no"/"n"/"0") to link to a specific article. For example:
{{Europe topic|Foo in|ENG=yes}} to add England and link it toFoo in England, and
{{Europe topic|Foo in|ENG=Bar in England}} to add England and link it toBar in England.
If|UK_only= is defined, these four parameters always link to the specified article, so {{Europe topic|Foo in|UK_only=no|ENG=yes}} creates a link to the disambiguation pageYes. Like with other countries (see below), these parameters can also be used to omit some of the constituent countries by setting them to nothing or whitespace only:
{{Europe topic|Foo in|UK_only=no|WLS=}} to add England, Scotland and Northern Ireland only (all except Wales);
{{Europe topic|Foo in|UK_only=no|SCT=|NIR=}} to add England and Wales only (equivalent to{{Europe topic|Foo in|ENG=yes|WLS=yes}}).
Enabling link for Israel
Israel is a member ofUEFA,LEN and several other European sports organizations. With the parameter|IL= it can be added to the navbox. Set it to "yes", "y" or "1" to use the default link, and to anything else except whitespace for a custom linked article. For example:
Code{{Europe topic|suffix=national football team|title=National football teams of Europe|IL=yes|state=expanded}}
By default all links include the article "the" for countries like the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In some cases this is not wanted; for example, the example from the previous section contains links toThe Czech Republic national football team instead ofCzech Republic national football team. To remove the leading article, set the parameter|article= to anything except "yes":
Code{{Europe topic|suffix=national football team|title=National football teams of Europe|IL=yes|article=no|state=expanded}}
Note that{{Europe topic}}, together with{{Asia topic}}, is the only continent-topic template to have an "article" parameter. In most other templates "the" is automatically included if there is no suffix and cannot be manually added or suppressed.
Suppressing "(country)" for Georgia
By default, the link for Georgia includes the disambiguator "(country)". Set the parameter|template= to anything except "yes" to suppress this:
Code{{Europe topic|suffix=national football team|title=National football teams of Europe|IL=yes|article=no|template=no|state=expanded}}
If some topic is inapplicable to the European Union, the European Economic Area or the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, 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/EEA/SMOM article and if there isn't such - the entity with a missing article is automatically not shown in the template (see Vatican City explanation below).
Code{{Europe topic|prefix=List of airports in|state=expanded|no_other_entities=yes}}
Additionally, if some template is applicable to only one of these three entities, the redundant entity can be removed by adding the corresponding parameter as shown below:
{{Europe topic|prefix=List of airports in|state=expanded|no_EU=yes}}
{{Europe topic|prefix=List of airports in|state=expanded|no_EEA=yes}}
{{Europe topic|prefix=List of airports in|state=expanded|no_SMOM=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{{Navies in Europe}}).
Altering the link used for a specific entity
To change the link used for a single state, Dependency, territory, or other entity, use the following parameters:
If the parameter is specified, but left blank, the entity will be omitted from the list. For|GB=, leaving the parameter blank will simply unlink the text if|UK_only=no is also specified.
As an example: in some sports there's one team for the island of Ireland, covering both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, while England, Scotland and Wales compete separately. In such cases the parameters|IE= and|NIR= can be used to omit Northern Ireland and have Ireland link to "... of Ireland" rather than "... of the Republic of Ireland":
Code{{Europe topic|Rugby union in|state=expanded|UK_only=no|NIR=|IE=Rugby union in Ireland}}
