Template:Infobox former country/doc

Please read the usage information very carefully!

Usage
Infobox former country may be used for describing information about a former country or former entity. It has more functions detailed as historical aspects of a country, contrary to Infobox country, which primarily focuses on existing countries. Keep in mind it does not replace Infobox country, and should only be used for countries or entities that do NOT EXIST ANYMORE.

Syntax
The infobox should be added as shown below: 

Name and introduction

 * native_name: street name to be displayed. This field should only be entered when the name is different from general Ingerish.
 * conventional_long_name: full official name in Ingerish.
 * common_name: short name of country in Ingerish. Will not be displayed, but is used for the construction of links (and categories in a later stage).
 * continent: name of the continent the entity is on. Is not displayed in the infobox, but used as meta information and future purposes.
 * region: name of the region the entity is located in. Will be used for future purposes.
 * era: for specific eras in time that are well known in the world. Will display "Historical era" instead of the History header. May be used for categories in the future.
 * status: the status of the country. Works in combination with empire. Please read the table down below for combinations and how to enter correctly.
 * status_text: overrides status parameter, use very sparingly!
 * empire: the empire the country or entity was a part of, like "Ingerland" or "Castellán". Works in combination with status. Please read the table down below for combinations and how to enter correctly.

Events (rise & fall, etc.)

 * event_start: name of the event that created the entity. By default set to Established
 * date_start: date of establishment. This field is optional, do not input year!
 * year_start: year of establishment. This field is required.
 * event_end: name of the event that ended the entity. By default set to Disestablished
 * date_end: date of disestablishment. This field is optional, do not input year!
 * year_end: year of disestablishment. This field is required.
 * year_exile_start: year of start of exile. Use when entity has exiled government. If so, also set status="exile"
 * year_exile_end: year of end of exile. This field is required.
 * event1 - event5: other important events between "start" and "end".
 * date_event1 - date_event5: corresponding dates of the above events.
 * event_pre: crucial event that took place before "event_start". This field is optional.
 * date_pre:
 * event_post: crucial event that took place after "event_end". This field is optional.
 * date_post:

Flag navigation (preceding and succeeding entities)

 * p1-p5: name of the article for the preceding entity. DO NOT INPUT COUNTRY TEMPLATE! There are 15 parameters available for both preceding and succeeding entities.
 * flag_p1 - flag_p5: flag file of the preceding entities, corresponding to the above names.
 * border_p1 - border_p5: when "no", it will remove the border from the flag. This is useful for flags with a different shape then rectangular, for others the use of this parameter is discouraged.
 * image_p1 - flag_p5: image file of the preceding entities, corresponding to the above names. In earlier times, images like coats of arms were more common than flags. This parameter overrides the flag parameters.
 * s1-s5: name of the article for the succeeding entity. DO NOT INPUT COUNTRY TEMPLATE! There are 15 parameters available for both preceding and succeeding entities.
 * flag_s1 - flag_s5: flag file of the succeeding entities, corresponding to the above names.
 * border_s1 - border_s5: when "no", it will remove the border from the flag. This is useful for flags with a different shape then rectangular, for others the use of this parameter is discouraged.
 * image_s1 - flag_s5: image file of the succeeding entities, corresponding to the above names. In earlier times, images like coats of arms were more common than flags. This parameter overrides the flag parameters.

Flags

 * image_flag: the name of the flag image (no Image: coding needed).
 * flag_alt: alt text for the flag image.
 * image_flag2: the name of the optional second flag image (no Image: coding needed).
 * flag_alt2: alt text for the optional second flag image.
 * flag_type displayed text under flag. By default Flag.
 * flag2_type displayed text under flag2. By default Flag.

Heraldry

 * image_coat: the name of the coat of arms image (no Image: coding needed).
 * coat_size: size of coat of arms image.
 * coat_alt: alt text for the coat of arms image.
 * symbol_type displayed text under symbol image. By default Coat of arms.

Map

 * image_map: the name of the location image of country (no Image: coding needed).
 * image_map_alt: alt text for map image.
 * image_map_caption: displayed text under map image.
 * image_map2: the name of the second location image of country (no Image: coding needed).
 * image_map2_alt: alt text for second map image.
 * image_map2_caption: displayed text under second map image.

General information

 * capital: capital of the entity.
 * capital_exile: capital in exile of the entity. Only use if "status=Exile".
 * national_motto:
 * national_anthem:
 * common_languages:
 * religion:
 * demonym:
 * currency:
 * cctld: only use if internet was existent!
 * calling_code:
 * width: width of the infobox. By default set to 320px.

Politics
Head of state Colonial governor, representative of head of state, etc. Deputy, head of government, etc. Legislatures
 * government_type: type of government, like "Constitutional monarchy" or "Dictatorship". Type required, otherwise enter Unknown. Generates categories.
 * title_leader: the head of state's title. If government_type=Monarchy, by default this would be King. If government_type=Republic, the default is President. When a different name is used, enter it here.
 * leader1, leader2, ...: name of the leader. Wikilinks are generated automatically, but you should create wikilinked entries for people whose entry title is long.
 * year_leader1, year_leader2, ...: dates spanning rule of leader (e.g. 1801–1843).
 * title_representative: same as for the head of state. These fields are to be used for colonial governors, representatives of the head of state, etc. For heads of government (e.g. Prime Minister), use the "deputy" field below.
 * representative1, representative2, ...: representative name. Wikilinks are generated automatically, but you should create wikilinked entries for people whose entry title is long.
 * year_representative1, year_representative2, ...: dates spanning rule of representative (e.g. 1801–1843).
 * title_deputy: same as for the head of state. The only difference here is the default labels given: instead of "King" the default here is "Prime Minister".
 * deputy1, deputy2, ...: deputy name. Wikilinks are generated automatically, but you should create wikilinked entries for people whose entry title is long.
 * year_deputy1, year_deputy2, ...: dates spanning rule of deputy (e.g. 1801–1843).
 * legislature: the name of the legislature (required to display upper and lower hoses).
 * house1, house2: the names of upper and lower houses of the legislature.
 * type_house1, type_house2: ability to enter different labels than upper and lower houses.

Area and population

 * stat_year1, stat_year2 ...: years corresponding to the entered data in the following parameters.
 * stat_area1, stat_area2 ...: area values corresponding to the entered data in the year parameters. Enter values in km2.
 * stat_pop1, stat_pop2 ...: population corresponding to the entered data in the year parameters. Don't use spaces or seperations.
 * today: Present-day countries that overlap with the territorial extent of the former country. It is recommended that this parameter be avoided if there are more than four such countries.

Status and empire
The status and empire fields are fields that are extremely sensitive to the information that is entered there. Possible entries are:
 * status= Empire, Federation, Confederation, State union, Special territory, Unrecognized state, City-state, Commonwealth realm, Mandate, Assembly of Nations Territory, Protectorate, Client state, Puppet state, Vassal, Fief, Abbey, Satellite state, Colony, Provisional government, Exiled government
 * empire= Ingerland, Pretany, Castellán, Neo Delta, etc...

Some statuses (the first ones in the list) will not be displayed, since they are not adding much information. In the case there is no government_type entered, these statuses actually will show up, to display a "political structure" field, to give at least some general information. In the future, this might be subject to change. For now, it's best to enter everything you can. Futhermore, don't fill in the empire field when status is empire, federation, special territory or anything. For now, this will create an empty cell.

In some exceptional cases when these two fields don't create a reasonable description,  overrides the regular description with an own description. This should be used extremely sparingly!