Template:Country/doc: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 18:44, 12 August 2026

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To view the template page itself, see Template:Country.

العربية ∙ asturianu ∙ Boarisch ∙ беларуская (тарашкевіца) ∙ български ∙ বাংলা ∙ català ∙ čeština ∙ dansk ∙ Deutsch ∙ Zazaki ∙ Ελληνικά ∙ English ∙ Esperanto ∙ español ∙ eesti ∙ euskara ∙ فارسی ∙ suomi ∙ français ∙ galego ∙ עברית ∙ हिन्दी ∙ hrvatski ∙ magyar ∙ Bahasa Indonesia ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ ქართული ∙ 한국어 ∙ кыргызча ∙ Lëtzebuergesch ∙ македонски ∙ മലയാളം ∙ ဘာသာမန် ∙ Bahasa Melayu ∙ Mirandés ∙ မြန်မာဘာသာ ∙ norsk bokmål ∙ Plattdüütsch ∙ Nederlands ∙ norsk ∙ polski ∙ português ∙ português do Brasil ∙ русский ∙ sicilianu ∙ Scots ∙ slovenščina ∙ српски / srpski ∙ svenska ∙ ไทย ∙ Türkçe ∙ українська ∙ اردو ∙ oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча ∙ Tiếng Việt ∙ 中文 ∙ 中文（简体） ∙ 中文（繁體） ∙ 中文（臺灣） ∙ +/−

Given the ISO code for a country, it checks if the English language name of the country matches a template name. If such a template exists, it calls that template; if not, it returns the English name.

Usage

Template parameters

Parameter	Description	Default	Status
`1`	ISO code for country (e.g., EE = Estonia — for a list see w:ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)	empty	required
`lang`	language code (must be entirely lowercase)	empty	optional
`nolink`	set to suppress hyperlink	empty	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: all namespaces

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Localization

This template is not intended to be localized.

Examples

"New Zealand" in Russian: {{Country|NZ|lang=ru}} → New Zealand
"Ukraine" in Ukrainian with no wikilink: {{Country|UA|lang=uk|nolink=1}} → Ukraine

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 {{TemplateBox
 |1=1
-|1d=ISO code for country, eg EE=Estonia (for list see [[:en:ISO 3166-1 alpha-2]])
+|1d=ISO code for country (e.g., EE&nbsp;=&nbsp;Estonia — for a list see [[w:ISO 3166-1 alpha-2]])
 |1def=
 |1stat=required
 |2=lang
-|2d=language code
+|2d=language code (must be entirely lowercase)
 |2def=
 |2stat=optional-
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 |name=Country
-|desc=Given the [[:en:ISO 3166-1 alpha-2|ISO code]], it checks if the English language name of the country matches a template name (eg EE -> {{tl|Estonia}}). If it exists, it outputs that template, if not, just the name. The country templates provide localization of country names, and link the localized name to the relevant Wikipedia entry in the relevant language. eg {{tl|Estonia}} produces <code>{{Estonia}}</code>.
+|desc=Given the [[w:ISO 3166-1 alpha-2|ISO code]] for a country, it checks if the English language name of the country matches a template name. If such a template exists, it calls that template; if not, it returns the English name.
 |namespace=all
 |usergroup=all
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 |i18n-method=-
 |i18n-desc=
-|seealso={{tl|CountryName}} - which provides just the country name, without linking anywhere
+|seealso={{tl|CountryName}}, which provides just the country name without linking it
 |setscats=
 |lines=
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 == Examples ==
-*"Estonia" in current language: {{tlx|Country|EE}} gives "{{Country|EE}}"
-*"Italy" in Polish: {{tlx|Country|IT|lang=PL}} gives "{{Country|IT|lang=PL}}"
-*"Ukraine" in Ukrainian without link: {{tlx|Country|UA|3=lang=UK|4=nolink=1}} gives "{{Country|UA|lang=UK|nolink=1}}"
+* "New Zealand" in Russian: {{tlc|Country|NZ|3=lang=ru}} → {{Country|NZ|lang=ru}}
+* "Ukraine" in Ukrainian with no wikilink: {{tlc|Country|UA|3=lang=uk|4=nolink=1}} → {{Country|UA|lang=uk|nolink=1}}