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This template is used on approximately 6,500 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

This template's initial visibility currently defaults to autocollapse, meaning that if there is another collapsible item on the page (a navbox, sidebar, or table with the collapsible attribute), it is hidden apart from its title bar; if not, it is fully visible.

To change this template's initial visibility, the |state= parameter may be used:

• {{Africa topic|state=collapsed}} will show the template collapsed, i.e. hidden apart from its title bar.
• {{Africa topic|state=expanded}} will show the template expanded, i.e. fully visible.

General documentation on continent-topic templates

The continent/region-topic templates allow quick creation of a 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 }}, 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.

Code

{{Africa topic |Geography of}}

Result

The named parameter prefix can be used in place of the unnamed 1st parameter.

Code

{{Asia topic |prefix=Geography of}}

Result

2nd parameter (suffix)

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.

Code

{{Europe topic |List of |-related topics}}

Result

An underscore can be used to place a space between the country name and the text:

Code

{{North America topic |List of basic | topics}}

Result

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}}

Result

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=]}}

Result

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.

Code

{{Africa topic |prefix=Geography of |state=expand}}

Result

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".

Code

{{Europe topic |prefix=Islam in |state=expanded |countries_only=yes}}

Result

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 T 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|{{{1|}}}}}}
 | title = ]
 | prefix = Flag of
}}<noinclude>
]
</noinclude>

The template can then be added to articles using {{Flags of Europe}} or {{Flags of Europe |state=expand}}.

v t e Flags of Europe
Sovereign states	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Kosovo Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria
Dependencies and other entities	Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Svalbard
Other entities	European Union Sovereign Military Order of Malta

When to use the templates

1. 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.
2. 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:Africa topic

Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha and Ascension Island

For some topics, these 3 islands have separate articles while for other topics everything goes into one article. Whether these islands are shown as 1, 2 or 3 links depends on the topic in question. If you need to change this behavior for a particular topic (due to an article split or merger), you will need to edit this template.

List of wrapper templates using Template:Africa topic

• {{Abortion in Africa}}
• {{Africa templates}}
• {{Cabinets of Africa}}
• {{Capitals in Africa}}
• {{Child soldiers in Africa}}
• {{Coats of arms of Africa}}
• {{Constitutions of Africa}}
• {{Crime in Africa}}
• {{Culture of Africa templates}}
• {{Education in Africa}}
• {{Extreme points of Africa}}
• {{Football in Africa}}
• {{Foreign relations of Africa}}
• {{Geography of Africa}}
• {{Government of Africa}}
• {{History of Africa}}
• {{History of Africa templates}}
• {{Judiciaries of Africa}}
• {{Languages of Africa}}
• {{Languages of Africa (category)}}
• {{List of football stadiums in Africa}}
• {{List of radio stations in Africa}}
• {{Lists of newspapers in Africa}}
• {{Lists of schools in Africa}}
• {{Mining in Africa}}
• {{Music of Africa}}
• {{Politics of Africa}}
• {{Politics of Africa templates}}
• {{Sport deaths in Africa (category)}}
• {{Sport in Africa}}
• {{Tourism in Africa}}
• {{Wildlife of Africa}}
• {{Women's football in Africa}}

See also

v t e Comparison of continent-based templates
World	{{Continents of Earth}} {{Regions of the world}} {{Lists of sovereign states and dependent territories by continent}} {{World topic}} {{World map indicating continents}}
Generator	{{Africa topic}} {{Asia topic}} {{Europe topic}} {{Oceania topic}} {{North America topic}} {{South America topic}} {{Americas topic}} {{African topic}} {{Asian topic}} {{European topic}} {{Oceanian topic}} {{North American topic}} {{South American topic}} {{Continent topic}} {{Caribbean topic}} {{Central America topic}} {{Latin America and the Caribbean topic}} {{Middle East topic}} {{Southeast Asia topic}}
Countries of...	{{...Africa}} {{...Asia}} {{...Europe}} {{...Oceania}} {{...North America}} {{...South America}}
List of...capitals	{{...African...}} {{...Asian...}} {{...European...}} {{...Oceanian...}} {{...North American...}} {{...South American...}}
Regions of...	{{...Africa}} {{...Asia}} {{...Europe}} {{...Oceania}} {{...North America}} {{...South America}} {{Polar regions}} {{List of seas}} {{Hemispheres of Earth}}
Category

• Africa navigational boxes
• Configurable area-topic templates