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id="toc-Goals" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Goals"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Goals</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Goals-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Structure_and_guidelines" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Structure_and_guidelines"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Structure and guidelines</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Structure_and_guidelines-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Structure and guidelines subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Structure_and_guidelines-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Main_polities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Main_polities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Main polities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Main_polities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Lead_section" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lead_section"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.1</span> <span>Lead section</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lead_section-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Opening_paragraphs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Opening_paragraphs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.1.1</span> <span>Opening paragraphs</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Opening_paragraphs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-First_sentence" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#First_sentence"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.1.2</span> <span>First sentence</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-First_sentence-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Detail,_duplication_and_tangible_information" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Detail,_duplication_and_tangible_information"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.1.3</span> <span>Detail, duplication and tangible information</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Detail,_duplication_and_tangible_information-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Infobox" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Infobox"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.1.4</span> <span>Infobox</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Infobox-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Lead_map" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-5"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lead_map"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.1.4.1</span> <span>Lead map</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lead_map-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sections" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sections"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.2</span> <span>Sections</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sections-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Size" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Size"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.2.1</span> <span>Size</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Size-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Hatnote" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hatnote"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.2.2</span> <span>Hatnote</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hatnote-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Charts" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Charts"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.3</span> <span>Charts</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Charts-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Galleries" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Galleries"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.4</span> <span>Galleries</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Galleries-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Footers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Footers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Footers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Footers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Transclusions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Transclusions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Transclusions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Transclusions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lists_of_countries" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lists_of_countries"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Lists of countries</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lists_of_countries-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Resources" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Resources"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Resources</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Resources-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Resources subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Resources-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Sisterlinks" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sisterlinks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Sisterlinks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sisterlinks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Related_WikiProjects" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Related_WikiProjects"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Related WikiProjects</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Related_WikiProjects-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Popular_pages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Popular_pages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Popular pages</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Popular_pages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" 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Available in 35 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-35" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">35 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikiprojek_Lande" title="Wikipedia:Wikiprojek Lande – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Wikipedia:Wikiprojek Lande" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-roa-rup mw-list-item"><a href="https://roa-rup.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proiectu:V%C3%A3s%C3%A3liili_di_pi_Terra" title="Proiectu:Vãsãliili di pi Terra – Aromanian" lang="rup" hreflang="rup" data-title="Proiectu:Vãsãliili di pi Terra" data-language-autonym="Armãneashti" data-language-local-name="Aromanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Armãneashti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE:%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA_%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6" title="উইকিপিডিয়া:উইকিপ্রকল্প দেশ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="উইকিপিডিয়া:উইকিপ্রকল্প দেশ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%A1%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5_%D0%B2_%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Уикипедия:Страните в света – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Уикипедия:Страните в света" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viquiprojecte:Estats_del_m%C3%B3n" title="Viquiprojecte:Estats del món – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Viquiprojecte:Estats del món" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProyekto_Nasod" title="Wikipedia:WikiProyekto Nasod – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Wikipedia:WikiProyekto Nasod" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedie:WikiProjekt_St%C3%A1ty" title="Wikipedie:WikiProjekt Státy – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Wikipedie:WikiProjekt Státy" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProjekt_Verdens_lande" title="Wikipedia:WikiProjekt Verdens lande – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Wikipedia:WikiProjekt Verdens lande" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiproyecto:Pa%C3%ADses" title="Wikiproyecto:Países – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Wikiproyecto:Países" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiproiektu:Asteko_herrialdea" title="Wikiproiektu:Asteko herrialdea – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Wikiproiektu:Asteko herrialdea" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7:%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%DA%98%D9%87_%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7" title="ویکی‌پدیا:ویکی‌پروژه کشورها – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ویکی‌پدیا:ویکی‌پروژه کشورها" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr badge-Q70894304 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projet:Pays_du_monde" title="Projet:Pays du monde – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Projet:Pays du monde" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%84%ED%82%A4%ED%94%84%EB%A1%9C%EC%A0%9D%ED%8A%B8:%EA%B5%AD%EA%B0%80" title="위키프로젝트:국가 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="위키프로젝트:국가" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedija:Wikiprojekt_dr%C5%BEave" title="Wikipedija:Wikiprojekt države – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Wikipedija:Wikiprojekt države" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:ProyekWiki_Negara" title="Wikipedia:ProyekWiki Negara – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Wikipedia:ProyekWiki Negara" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:L%C3%B6nd_heimsins" title="Wikipedia:Lönd heimsins – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Wikipedia:Lönd heimsins" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%93%D7%99%D7%94:%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%96%D7%9E%D7%99_%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%93%D7%99%D7%94/%D7%9E%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%AA" title="ויקיפדיה:מיזמי ויקיפדיה/מדינות – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ויקיפדיה:מיזמי ויקיפדיה/מדינות" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%AEk%C3%AEpediya:W%C3%AEk%C3%AEproje_Welat" title="Wîkîpediya:Wîkîproje Welat – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Wîkîpediya:Wîkîproje Welat" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porta:Geopoliticum" title="Porta:Geopoliticum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Porta:Geopoliticum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikiprojektas:%C5%A0alys" title="Vikiprojektas:Šalys – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Vikiprojektas:Šalys" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Orsz%C3%A1gok_m%C5%B1helye" title="Wikipédia:Országok műhelye – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Wikipédia:Országok műhelye" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProjek_Negara" title="Wikipedia:WikiProjek Negara – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Wikipedia:WikiProjek Negara" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Archief/Wikipedia:Land_Sjabloon" title="Wikipedia:Archief/Wikipedia:Land Sjabloon – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Wikipedia:Archief/Wikipedia:Land Sjabloon" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a 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background-color:#EEEEEE"><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries/Article_alerts" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries/Article alerts">Article alerts</a></b></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;font-size:85%"><span class="anchor" id="AAstart"></span> <p><span class="anchor" id="DYKN"></span><span style="font-weight: bold">Did you know</span> </p> <ul><li>05 Nov 2024 – <a href="/wiki/Saybrook_Colony" title="Saybrook Colony">Saybrook Colony</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Talk:Saybrook_Colony" title="Talk:Saybrook Colony">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saybrook_Colony&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saybrook_Colony&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> was nominated for DYK by <a href="/wiki/User:Gazingo" title="User:Gazingo">Gazingo</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Gazingo" title="User talk:Gazingo">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Gazingo" title="Special:Contributions/Gazingo">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Saybrook_Colony" title="Template:Did you know nominations/Saybrook Colony">discussion</a></li> <li>20 Oct 2024 – <a href="/wiki/Mwene_Muji" title="Mwene Muji">Mwene Muji</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Talk:Mwene_Muji" title="Talk:Mwene Muji">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mwene_Muji&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mwene_Muji&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> was nominated for DYK by <a href="/wiki/User:Kowal2701" title="User:Kowal2701">Kowal2701</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Kowal2701" title="User talk:Kowal2701">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Kowal2701" title="Special:Contributions/Kowal2701">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Mwene_Muji" title="Template:Did you know nominations/Mwene Muji">discussion</a></li></ul> <p><span class="anchor" id="AfD"></span><span style="font-weight: bold">Articles for deletion</span> </p> <ul><li>17 Nov 2024 – <a href="/wiki/Principality_of_Pataliputra" title="Principality of Pataliputra">Principality of Pataliputra</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:Principality_of_Pataliputra&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Talk:Principality of Pataliputra (page does not exist)">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Principality_of_Pataliputra&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Principality_of_Pataliputra&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> was AfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:RegentsPark" title="User:RegentsPark">RegentsPark</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:RegentsPark" title="User talk:RegentsPark">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/RegentsPark" title="Special:Contributions/RegentsPark">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Principality_of_Pataliputra" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Principality of Pataliputra">discussion</a> <small>(<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="del: 2, keep: 1"><b>6</b> participants</span>)</small></li> <li>17 Nov 2024 – <a href="/wiki/Magadhan_Empire" title="Magadhan Empire">Magadhan Empire</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Talk:Magadhan_Empire" title="Talk:Magadhan Empire">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Magadhan_Empire&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Magadhan_Empire&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> was AfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:NXcrypto" title="User:NXcrypto">NXcrypto</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:NXcrypto" title="User talk:NXcrypto">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/NXcrypto" title="Special:Contributions/NXcrypto">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Magadhan_Empire" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Magadhan Empire">discussion</a> <small>(<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="del: 5, keep: 2"><b>9</b> participants</span>)</small></li> <li>10 Nov 2024 – <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Shukuup" title="Kingdom of Shukuup">Kingdom of Shukuup</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:Kingdom_of_Shukuup&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Talk:Kingdom of Shukuup (page does not exist)">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_Shukuup&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_Shukuup&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> was AfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:Adabow" title="User:Adabow">Adabow</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Adabow" title="User talk:Adabow">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Adabow" title="Special:Contributions/Adabow">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Kingdom_of_Shukuup" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kingdom of Shukuup">discussion</a> <small>(<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="del: 1, keep: 0"><b>3</b> participants</span>; <b><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FF4F00">relisted</span></b>)</small></li></ul> <p><span class="anchor" id="PROD"></span><span style="font-weight: bold">Proposed deletions</span> </p> <ul><li>22 Nov 2024 – <b><a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_future_gross_government_debt" title="List of countries by future gross government debt">List of countries by future gross government debt</a></b> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Talk:List_of_countries_by_future_gross_government_debt" title="Talk:List of countries by future gross government debt">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_countries_by_future_gross_government_debt&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_countries_by_future_gross_government_debt&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> was PRODed by <a href="/wiki/User:HudecEmil" title="User:HudecEmil">HudecEmil</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:HudecEmil" title="User talk:HudecEmil">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/HudecEmil" title="Special:Contributions/HudecEmil">c</a>)</small>: <small><i>not updated enough</i></small></li></ul> <p><span class="anchor" id="CfD"></span><span style="font-weight: bold">Categories for discussion</span> </p> <ul><li>22 Nov 2024 – <b><a href="/wiki/Category:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_South_America_by_country" title="Category:Recognition of same-sex unions in South America by country">Category:Recognition of same-sex unions in South America by country</a></b> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Category_talk:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_South_America_by_country" title="Category talk:Recognition of same-sex unions in South America by country">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_South_America_by_country&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_South_America_by_country&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> was CfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:Web-julio" title="User:Web-julio">Web-julio</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Web-julio" title="User talk:Web-julio">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Web-julio" title="Special:Contributions/Web-julio">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_November_22#Category:LGBTQ_by_continent_and_country" title="Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 November 22">discussion</a></li> <li>22 Nov 2024 – <b><a href="/wiki/Category:LGBTQ_rights_in_North_America_by_country" title="Category:LGBTQ rights in North America by country">Category:LGBTQ rights in North America by country</a></b> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Category_talk:LGBTQ_rights_in_North_America_by_country" title="Category talk:LGBTQ rights in North America by country">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:LGBTQ_rights_in_North_America_by_country&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:LGBTQ_rights_in_North_America_by_country&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> was CfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:Web-julio" title="User:Web-julio">Web-julio</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Web-julio" title="User talk:Web-julio">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Web-julio" title="Special:Contributions/Web-julio">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_November_22#Category:LGBTQ_by_continent_and_country" title="Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 November 22">discussion</a></li> <li>22 Nov 2024 – <b><a href="/wiki/Category:LGBTQ_rights_in_Oceania_by_country" title="Category:LGBTQ rights in Oceania by country">Category:LGBTQ rights in Oceania by country</a></b> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Category_talk:LGBTQ_rights_in_Oceania_by_country" title="Category talk:LGBTQ rights in Oceania by country">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:LGBTQ_rights_in_Oceania_by_country&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:LGBTQ_rights_in_Oceania_by_country&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> was CfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:Web-julio" title="User:Web-julio">Web-julio</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Web-julio" title="User talk:Web-julio">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Web-julio" title="Special:Contributions/Web-julio">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_November_22#Category:LGBTQ_by_continent_and_country" title="Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 November 22">discussion</a></li> <li>22 Nov 2024 – <b><a href="/wiki/Category:LGBTQ_rights_in_South_America_by_country" title="Category:LGBTQ rights in South America by country">Category:LGBTQ rights in South America by country</a></b> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Category_talk:LGBTQ_rights_in_South_America_by_country" title="Category talk:LGBTQ rights in South America by country">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:LGBTQ_rights_in_South_America_by_country&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:LGBTQ_rights_in_South_America_by_country&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> was CfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:Web-julio" title="User:Web-julio">Web-julio</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Web-julio" title="User talk:Web-julio">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Web-julio" title="Special:Contributions/Web-julio">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_November_22#Category:LGBTQ_by_continent_and_country" title="Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 November 22">discussion</a></li> <li>22 Nov 2024 – <b><a href="/wiki/Category:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Africa_by_country" title="Category:Recognition of same-sex unions in Africa by country">Category:Recognition of same-sex unions in Africa by country</a></b> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Category_talk:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Africa_by_country" title="Category talk:Recognition of same-sex unions in Africa by country">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Africa_by_country&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Africa_by_country&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> was CfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:Web-julio" title="User:Web-julio">Web-julio</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Web-julio" title="User talk:Web-julio">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Web-julio" title="Special:Contributions/Web-julio">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_November_22#Category:LGBTQ_by_continent_and_country" title="Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 November 22">discussion</a></li> <li>22 Nov 2024 – <b><a href="/wiki/Category:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Asia_by_country" title="Category:Recognition of same-sex unions in Asia by country">Category:Recognition of same-sex unions in Asia by country</a></b> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Category_talk:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Asia_by_country" title="Category talk:Recognition of same-sex unions in Asia by country">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Asia_by_country&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Asia_by_country&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> was CfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:Web-julio" title="User:Web-julio">Web-julio</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Web-julio" title="User talk:Web-julio">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Web-julio" title="Special:Contributions/Web-julio">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_November_22#Category:LGBTQ_by_continent_and_country" title="Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 November 22">discussion</a></li> <li>22 Nov 2024 – <b><a href="/wiki/Category:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Europe_by_country" title="Category:Recognition of same-sex unions in Europe by country">Category:Recognition of same-sex unions in Europe by country</a></b> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Category_talk:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Europe_by_country" title="Category talk:Recognition of same-sex unions in Europe by country">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Europe_by_country&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Europe_by_country&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> was CfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:Web-julio" title="User:Web-julio">Web-julio</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Web-julio" title="User talk:Web-julio">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Web-julio" title="Special:Contributions/Web-julio">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_November_22#Category:LGBTQ_by_continent_and_country" title="Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 November 22">discussion</a></li> <li>22 Nov 2024 – <b><a href="/wiki/Category:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_North_America_by_country" title="Category:Recognition of same-sex unions in North America by country">Category:Recognition of same-sex unions in North America by country</a></b> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Category_talk:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_North_America_by_country" title="Category talk:Recognition of same-sex unions in North America by country">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_North_America_by_country&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_North_America_by_country&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> was CfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:Web-julio" title="User:Web-julio">Web-julio</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Web-julio" title="User talk:Web-julio">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Web-julio" title="Special:Contributions/Web-julio">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_November_22#Category:LGBTQ_by_continent_and_country" title="Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 November 22">discussion</a></li> <li>22 Nov 2024 – <b><a href="/wiki/Category:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Oceania_by_country" title="Category:Recognition of same-sex unions in Oceania by country">Category:Recognition of same-sex unions in Oceania by country</a></b> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Category_talk:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Oceania_by_country" title="Category talk:Recognition of same-sex unions in Oceania by country">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Oceania_by_country&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Oceania_by_country&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> was CfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:Web-julio" title="User:Web-julio">Web-julio</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Web-julio" title="User talk:Web-julio">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Web-julio" title="Special:Contributions/Web-julio">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_November_22#Category:LGBTQ_by_continent_and_country" title="Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 November 22">discussion</a></li> <li>22 Nov 2024 – <b><a href="/wiki/Category:LGBTQ_rights_in_Europe_by_country" title="Category:LGBTQ rights in Europe by country">Category:LGBTQ rights in Europe by country</a></b> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Category_talk:LGBTQ_rights_in_Europe_by_country" title="Category talk:LGBTQ rights in Europe by country">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:LGBTQ_rights_in_Europe_by_country&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:LGBTQ_rights_in_Europe_by_country&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> was CfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:Web-julio" title="User:Web-julio">Web-julio</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Web-julio" title="User talk:Web-julio">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Web-julio" title="Special:Contributions/Web-julio">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_November_22#Category:LGBTQ_by_continent_and_country" title="Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 November 22">discussion</a></li></ul> <dl><dd>(<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries/Article_alerts#CfD" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries/Article alerts">21 more</a>...</i>)</dd></dl> <p><span class="anchor" id="RfD"></span><span style="font-weight: bold">Redirects for discussion</span> </p> <ul><li>20 Nov 2024 – <a href="/wiki/A_.R_._Egypt" title="A .R . Egypt">A .R . Egypt</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:A_.R_._Egypt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Talk:A .R . Egypt (page does not exist)">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_.R_._Egypt&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_.R_._Egypt&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> →<a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a> was RfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:TeapotsOfDoom" title="User:TeapotsOfDoom">TeapotsOfDoom</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:TeapotsOfDoom" title="User talk:TeapotsOfDoom">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/TeapotsOfDoom" title="Special:Contributions/TeapotsOfDoom">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2024_November_20#A_.R_._Egypt" title="Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 November 20">discussion</a></li> <li>20 Nov 2024 – <a href="/wiki/Eytp" title="Eytp">Eytp</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:Eytp&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Talk:Eytp (page does not exist)">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eytp&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eytp&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> →<a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a> was RfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:TeapotsOfDoom" title="User:TeapotsOfDoom">TeapotsOfDoom</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:TeapotsOfDoom" title="User talk:TeapotsOfDoom">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/TeapotsOfDoom" title="Special:Contributions/TeapotsOfDoom">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2024_November_20#Eytp" title="Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 November 20">discussion</a></li> <li>20 Nov 2024 – <a href="/wiki/Eypt" title="Eypt">Eypt</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:Eypt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Talk:Eypt (page does not exist)">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eypt&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eypt&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> →<a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a> was RfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:TeapotsOfDoom" title="User:TeapotsOfDoom">TeapotsOfDoom</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:TeapotsOfDoom" title="User talk:TeapotsOfDoom">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/TeapotsOfDoom" title="Special:Contributions/TeapotsOfDoom">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2024_November_20#Eypt" title="Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 November 20">discussion</a></li> <li>20 Nov 2024 – <a href="/wiki/A_.R_._EGYPT" title="A .R . EGYPT">A .R . EGYPT</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:A_.R_._EGYPT&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Talk:A .R . EGYPT (page does not exist)">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_.R_._EGYPT&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_.R_._EGYPT&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> →<a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a> was RfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:TeapotsOfDoom" title="User:TeapotsOfDoom">TeapotsOfDoom</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:TeapotsOfDoom" title="User talk:TeapotsOfDoom">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/TeapotsOfDoom" title="Special:Contributions/TeapotsOfDoom">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2024_November_20#A_.R_._EGYPT" title="Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 November 20">discussion</a></li> <li>12 Nov 2024 – <a href="/wiki/Unietd_States" title="Unietd States">Unietd States</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:Unietd_States&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Talk:Unietd States (page does not exist)">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Unietd_States&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Unietd_States&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> →<a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> was RfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:TeapotsOfDoom" title="User:TeapotsOfDoom">TeapotsOfDoom</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:TeapotsOfDoom" title="User talk:TeapotsOfDoom">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/TeapotsOfDoom" title="Special:Contributions/TeapotsOfDoom">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2024_November_12#Unietd_States" title="Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 November 12">discussion</a></li> <li>12 Nov 2024 – <a href="/wiki/Canadaa" title="Canadaa">Canadaa</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:Canadaa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Talk:Canadaa (page does not exist)">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Canadaa&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Canadaa&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> →<a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> was RfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:TeapotsOfDoom" title="User:TeapotsOfDoom">TeapotsOfDoom</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:TeapotsOfDoom" title="User talk:TeapotsOfDoom">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/TeapotsOfDoom" title="Special:Contributions/TeapotsOfDoom">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2024_November_12#Canadaa" title="Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 November 12">discussion</a></li> <li>12 Nov 2024 – <a href="/wiki/Cnada" title="Cnada">Cnada</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:Cnada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Talk:Cnada (page does not exist)">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cnada&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cnada&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> →<a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> was RfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:TeapotsOfDoom" title="User:TeapotsOfDoom">TeapotsOfDoom</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:TeapotsOfDoom" title="User talk:TeapotsOfDoom">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/TeapotsOfDoom" title="Special:Contributions/TeapotsOfDoom">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2024_November_12#Cnada" title="Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 November 12">discussion</a></li> <li>07 Nov 2024 – <a href="/wiki/Mongola" title="Mongola">Mongola</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:Mongola&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Talk:Mongola (page does not exist)">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mongola&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mongola&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> →<a href="/wiki/Mongolia" title="Mongolia">Mongolia</a> was RfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:TeapotsOfDoom" title="User:TeapotsOfDoom">TeapotsOfDoom</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:TeapotsOfDoom" title="User talk:TeapotsOfDoom">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/TeapotsOfDoom" title="Special:Contributions/TeapotsOfDoom">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2024_November_7#Mongola" title="Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 November 7">discussion</a></li> <li>29 Oct 2024 – <a href="/wiki/%E4%B8%89%E5%B7%9E%E5%BA%9C" title="三州府">三州府</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:%E4%B8%89%E5%B7%9E%E5%BA%9C&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Talk:三州府 (page does not exist)">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E4%B8%89%E5%B7%9E%E5%BA%9C&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E4%B8%89%E5%B7%9E%E5%BA%9C&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> →<a href="/wiki/Straits_Settlements" title="Straits Settlements">Straits Settlements</a> was RfDed by <a href="/wiki/User:GreenLipstickLesbian" title="User:GreenLipstickLesbian">GreenLipstickLesbian</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:GreenLipstickLesbian" title="User talk:GreenLipstickLesbian">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/GreenLipstickLesbian" title="Special:Contributions/GreenLipstickLesbian">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2024_October_29#三州府" title="Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 October 29">discussion</a></li> <li>28 Oct 2024 – <a href="/wiki/Greater_Region_of_Luxembourg" title="Greater Region of Luxembourg">Greater Region of Luxembourg</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Talk:Greater_Region_of_Luxembourg" class="mw-redirect" title="Talk:Greater Region of Luxembourg">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greater_Region_of_Luxembourg&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greater_Region_of_Luxembourg&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> →<a href="/wiki/Greater_Region_of_SaarLorLux" title="Greater Region of SaarLorLux">Greater Region of SaarLorLux</a> was RfDed by <a href="/w/index.php?title=User:%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%96&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User:РоманЖ (page does not exist)">РоманЖ</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%96" title="User talk:РоманЖ">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%96" title="Special:Contributions/РоманЖ">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2024_October_28#Greater_Region_of_Luxembourg" title="Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 October 28">discussion</a></li></ul> <dl><dd>(<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries/Article_alerts#RfD" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries/Article alerts">9 more</a>...</i>)</dd></dl> <p><span class="anchor" id="GAN"></span><span style="font-weight: bold">Good article nominees</span> </p> <ul><li>27 Oct 2024 – <a href="/wiki/Central_Powers" title="Central Powers">Central Powers</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Talk:Central_Powers" title="Talk:Central Powers">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Powers&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Powers&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> was GA nominated by <a href="/wiki/User:History6042" title="User:History6042">History6042</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:History6042" title="User talk:History6042">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/History6042" title="Special:Contributions/History6042">c</a>)</small>; start <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Central_Powers/GA2&action=edit&preload=Template:GAN/preload&editintro=Template:GAN/editintro">discussion</a></li> <li>25 Oct 2024 – <a href="/wiki/Mizo_Chieftainship" title="Mizo Chieftainship">Mizo Chieftainship</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Talk:Mizo_Chieftainship" title="Talk:Mizo Chieftainship">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mizo_Chieftainship&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mizo_Chieftainship&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> was GA nominated by <a href="/wiki/User:Mmis325" title="User:Mmis325">Mmis325</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Mmis325" title="User talk:Mmis325">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Mmis325" title="Special:Contributions/Mmis325">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Talk:Mizo_Chieftainship/GA1" title="Talk:Mizo Chieftainship/GA1">discussion</a></li> <li>01 Oct 2024 – <a href="/wiki/Regency_of_Algiers" title="Regency of Algiers">Regency of Algiers</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Talk:Regency_of_Algiers" title="Talk:Regency of Algiers">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Regency_of_Algiers&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Regency_of_Algiers&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> was GA nominated by <a href="/wiki/User:Nourerrahmane" title="User:Nourerrahmane">Nourerrahmane</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Nourerrahmane" title="User talk:Nourerrahmane">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Nourerrahmane" title="Special:Contributions/Nourerrahmane">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Talk:Regency_of_Algiers/GA2" title="Talk:Regency of Algiers/GA2">discussion</a></li> <li>01 Oct 2024 – <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Colony" title="Connecticut Colony">Connecticut Colony</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Talk:Connecticut_Colony" title="Talk:Connecticut Colony">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Connecticut_Colony&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Connecticut_Colony&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> was GA nominated by <a href="/wiki/User:Gazingo" title="User:Gazingo">Gazingo</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Gazingo" title="User talk:Gazingo">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Gazingo" title="Special:Contributions/Gazingo">c</a>)</small>; start <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Connecticut_Colony/GA1&action=edit&preload=Template:GAN/preload&editintro=Template:GAN/editintro">discussion</a></li></ul> <p><span class="anchor" id="FAR"></span><span style="font-weight: bold">Featured article reviews</span> </p> <ul><li>30 Oct 2023 – <a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire" title="Byzantine Empire">Byzantine Empire</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Talk:Byzantine_Empire" title="Talk:Byzantine Empire">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Byzantine_Empire&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Byzantine_Empire&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> was put up for FA review by <a href="/wiki/User:SandyGeorgia" title="User:SandyGeorgia">SandyGeorgia</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:SandyGeorgia" title="User talk:SandyGeorgia">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/SandyGeorgia" title="Special:Contributions/SandyGeorgia">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_article_review/Byzantine_Empire/archive3" title="Wikipedia:Featured article review/Byzantine Empire/archive3">discussion</a></li></ul> <p><span class="anchor" id="RfC"></span><span style="font-weight: bold">Requests for comments</span> </p> <ul><li>22 Nov 2024 – <b><a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a></b> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Talk:Israel" title="Talk:Israel">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Israel&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Israel&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> has an RfC by <a href="/wiki/User:Huldra" title="User:Huldra">Huldra</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Huldra" title="User talk:Huldra">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Huldra" title="Special:Contributions/Huldra">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Talk:Israel#rfctag" title="Talk:Israel">discussion</a></li> <li>20 Nov 2024 – <a href="/wiki/List_of_fictional_countries_set_on_Earth" title="List of fictional countries set on Earth">List of fictional countries set on Earth</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Talk:List_of_fictional_countries_set_on_Earth" title="Talk:List of fictional countries set on Earth">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_fictional_countries_set_on_Earth&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_fictional_countries_set_on_Earth&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> has an RfC by <a href="/w/index.php?title=User:TompaDompa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User:TompaDompa (page does not exist)">TompaDompa</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:TompaDompa" title="User talk:TompaDompa">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/TompaDompa" title="Special:Contributions/TompaDompa">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Talk:List_of_fictional_countries_set_on_Earth#rfctag" title="Talk:List of fictional countries set on Earth">discussion</a></li> <li>08 Nov 2024 – <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Talk:Australia" title="Talk:Australia">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Australia&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Australia&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> has an RfC by <a href="/wiki/User:OntologicalTree" title="User:OntologicalTree">OntologicalTree</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:OntologicalTree" title="User talk:OntologicalTree">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/OntologicalTree" title="Special:Contributions/OntologicalTree">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Talk:Australia#rfctag" title="Talk:Australia">discussion</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:darkred">15 Nov 2024</span> – <a href="/wiki/Maurya_Empire" title="Maurya Empire">Maurya Empire</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Talk:Maurya_Empire" title="Talk:Maurya Empire">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maurya_Empire&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maurya_Empire&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> RfC by <a href="/wiki/User:Edasf" title="User:Edasf">Edasf</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Edasf" title="User talk:Edasf">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Edasf" title="Special:Contributions/Edasf">c</a>)</small> was <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Note: Closure details have not been implemented for this workflow yet">closed</span>; see <a href="/wiki/Talk:Maurya_Empire#rfctag" title="Talk:Maurya Empire">discussion</a></li></ul> <p><span class="anchor" id="RM"></span><span style="font-weight: bold">Requested moves</span> </p> <ul><li>18 Nov 2024 – <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Georgia_(1256%E2%80%931329)" title="Kingdom of Georgia (1256–1329)">Kingdom of Georgia (1256–1329)</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Talk:Kingdom_of_Georgia_(1256%E2%80%931329)" title="Talk:Kingdom of Georgia (1256–1329)">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_Georgia_(1256%E2%80%931329)&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kingdom_of_Georgia_(1256%E2%80%931329)&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> is requested to be moved to <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Eastern_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of Eastern Georgia">Kingdom of Eastern Georgia</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Emperor_of_Emperors" title="User:Emperor of Emperors">Emperor of Emperors</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Emperor_of_Emperors" title="User talk:Emperor of Emperors">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Emperor_of_Emperors" title="Special:Contributions/Emperor of Emperors">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Talk:Kingdom_of_Georgia_(1256%E2%80%931329)#Requested_move_18_November_2024" title="Talk:Kingdom of Georgia (1256–1329)">discussion</a></li> <li>16 Nov 2024 – <a href="/wiki/Nanda_Empire" title="Nanda Empire">Nanda Empire</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Talk:Nanda_Empire" title="Talk:Nanda Empire">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nanda_Empire&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nanda_Empire&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> is requested to be moved to <a href="/wiki/Nanda_dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Nanda dynasty">Nanda dynasty</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:JingJongPascal" title="User:JingJongPascal">JingJongPascal</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:JingJongPascal" title="User talk:JingJongPascal">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/JingJongPascal" title="Special:Contributions/JingJongPascal">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Talk:Nanda_Empire#Requested_move_16_November_2024" title="Talk:Nanda Empire">discussion</a></li> <li>15 Nov 2024 – <a href="/wiki/Shunga_Empire" title="Shunga Empire">Shunga Empire</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Talk:Shunga_Empire" title="Talk:Shunga Empire">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shunga_Empire&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shunga_Empire&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> is requested to be moved to <a href="/wiki/Shunga_dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Shunga dynasty">Shunga dynasty</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:JingJongPascal" title="User:JingJongPascal">JingJongPascal</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:JingJongPascal" title="User talk:JingJongPascal">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/JingJongPascal" title="Special:Contributions/JingJongPascal">c</a>)</small>; see <a href="/wiki/Talk:Shunga_Empire#Requested_move_15_November_2024" title="Talk:Shunga Empire">discussion</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:darkred">20 Nov 2024</span> – <a href="/wiki/Maurya_Empire" title="Maurya Empire">Maurya Empire</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Talk:Maurya_Empire" title="Talk:Maurya Empire">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maurya_Empire&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maurya_Empire&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> move request to <a href="/wiki/Mauryan_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Mauryan Empire">Mauryan Empire</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:JingJongPascal" title="User:JingJongPascal">JingJongPascal</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:JingJongPascal" title="User talk:JingJongPascal">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/JingJongPascal" title="Special:Contributions/JingJongPascal">c</a>)</small> was <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Discussion page result retrieval failed, you may report this if you think it should have succeeded">closed</span>; see <a href="/wiki/Talk:Maurya_Empire#Requested_move_20_November_2024" title="Talk:Maurya Empire">discussion</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:darkred">15 Nov 2024</span> – <b><a href="/wiki/Gupta_Empire" title="Gupta Empire">Gupta Empire</a></b> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Talk:Gupta_Empire" title="Talk:Gupta Empire">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gupta_Empire&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gupta_Empire&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> move request to <a href="/wiki/Gupta_dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Gupta dynasty">Gupta dynasty</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:JingJongPascal" title="User:JingJongPascal">JingJongPascal</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:JingJongPascal" title="User talk:JingJongPascal">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/JingJongPascal" title="Special:Contributions/JingJongPascal">c</a>)</small> was <i>not moved</i>; 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see <a href="/wiki/Talk:Ja_Thak_Wa_uprising" title="Talk:Ja Thak Wa uprising">discussion</a></li> <li>06 Sep 2024 – <a href="/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_flying_aces_by_country" title="List of World War II flying aces by country">List of World War II flying aces by country</a> <span class="plainlinks"><small>(<a href="/wiki/Talk:List_of_World_War_II_flying_aces_by_country" title="Talk:List of World War II flying aces by country">talk</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_World_War_II_flying_aces_by_country&action=edit">edit</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_World_War_II_flying_aces_by_country&action=history">hist</a>)</small></span> is proposed for merging to <a href="/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_flying_aces" class="mw-redirect" title="List of World War II flying aces">List of World War II flying aces</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:MisterBee1966" title="User:MisterBee1966">MisterBee1966</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:MisterBee1966" title="User talk:MisterBee1966">t</a> · <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/MisterBee1966" title="Special:Contributions/MisterBee1966">c</a>)</small>; 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height: 0px;"></div> </td> <td> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; z-index: 15;">Here are some tasks awaiting attention: <ul style="font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 0.3em 0px 0.3em 25px;"> <li><b><i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_articles" title="Wikipedia:Requested articles">Article requests</a></i> :</b> Check out the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries/Article_alerts" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries/Article alerts">article alerts</a>; see if anything catches your fancy.</li><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup">Cleanup</a></i> :</b> <span class="plainlinks" style="border-radius: 7px; font-size: 0.9em; padding: 4px 12px; width: 25em; background-color: #EEE"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bambots.brucemyers.com/cwb/bycat/Countries.html">clean-up listing for Countries</a><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/User:CleanupWorklistBot" title="the tool's wiki page"><img alt="the tool's wiki page" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/20px-Edit-clear.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/30px-Edit-clear.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a></span></span></li><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">Stubs</a></i> :</b> de-stub articles in <a href="/wiki/Category:Stubs_by_region" title="Category:Stubs by region">Category:Stubs by region</a>.</li><li><b><i>Other</i> :</b> add <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:WPCountries" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:WPCountries">WPCountries</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> to <i>talk</i> pages of related articles, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries/Assessment" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries/Assessment">assess</a>.</li> </ul> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Scope" data-mw-thread-id="h-Scope"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Scope"></span>Scope<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Scope"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Scope"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This <a href="/wiki/WikiProject" title="WikiProject">WikiProject</a> is focused on country coverage (content/gaps) and presentation (navigation, page naming, layout, formatting) on Wikipedia, especially country articles (articles with countries as their titles), country outlines, and articles with a country in their name (such as <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Germany" title="Demographics of Germany">Demographics of Germany</a>), but also all other country-related articles, stubs, categories, and lists pertaining to countries. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Navigation" data-mw-thread-id="h-Navigation-Scope"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Navigation-Scope"></span>Navigation<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Navigation-Scope"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Navigation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This WikiProject helps Wikipedia's navigation-related WikiProjects (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Outline_of_knowledge" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Outline of knowledge">Wikipedia:WikiProject Outline of knowledge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Categories" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Categories">WikiProject Categories</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Portals" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Portals">WikiProject Portals</a>, etc.) develop and maintain the navigation structures (menus, outlines, lists, templates, and categories) pertaining to countries. And since most countries share the same subtopics ("Cities of", "Cuisine of", "Religion in", "Prostitution in", etc.), it is advantageous to standardize their naming, and their order of presentation in Wikipedia's indexes and table-of-contents-like pages. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Categories" data-mw-thread-id="h-Categories-Scope"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Categories-Scope"></span>Categories<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Categories-Scope"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Categories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toc"> <tbody><tr> <th>Click on "►" below to display subcategories: </th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="CategoryTreeTag" data-ct-options="{"mode":0,"hideprefix":20,"showcount":false,"namespaces":false,"notranslations":false}"><div class="CategoryTreeSection"><div class="CategoryTreeItem"><span class="CategoryTreeBullet"><a class="CategoryTreeToggle" data-ct-title="Countries" aria-expanded="false"></a> </span> <bdi dir="ltr"><a href="/wiki/Category:Countries" title="Category:Countries">Countries</a></bdi></div><div class="CategoryTreeChildren" style="display:none"></div></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="toc"> <tbody><tr> <th>Click on "►" below to display subcategories: </th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="CategoryTreeTag" data-ct-options="{"mode":0,"hideprefix":20,"showcount":false,"namespaces":false,"notranslations":false}"><div class="CategoryTreeSection"><div class="CategoryTreeItem"><span class="CategoryTreeBullet"><a class="CategoryTreeToggle" data-ct-title="WikiProject_Countries" aria-expanded="false"></a> </span> <bdi dir="ltr"><a href="/wiki/Category:WikiProject_Countries" title="Category:WikiProject Countries">WikiProject Countries</a></bdi></div><div class="CategoryTreeChildren" style="display:none"></div></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Subpages" data-mw-thread-id="h-Subpages-Scope"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Subpages-Scope"></span>Subpages<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Subpages-Scope"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Subpages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>List of <a href="/wiki/Special:PrefixIndex/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries/" title="Special:PrefixIndex/Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries/">all subpages of this page</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Formatting" data-mw-thread-id="h-Formatting-Scope"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Formatting-Scope"></span>Formatting<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Formatting-Scope"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Formatting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Many country and country-related articles have been extensively developed, but much systematic or similar information about many countries is not presented in a consistent way. Inconsistencies are rampant in article naming, headings, data presented, types of things covered, order of coverage, etc. This WikiProject works towards standardizing page layouts of country-related articles of the same type ("Geography of", "Government of", "Politics of", "Wildlife of", etc.). </p><p>We are also involved with the standardization of country-related stubs, standardizing the structure of country-related lists and categories (the category trees for countries should be identical for the most part, as most countries share the same subcategories – though there will be some differences of course). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Goals" data-mw-thread-id="h-Goals"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Goals"></span>Goals<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Goals"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Goals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol><li>Provide a centralized resource guide of all related topics in Wikipedia, as well as spearhead the effort to improve and develop them.</li> <li>Create uniform templates that serve to identify all related articles as part of this project, as well as stub templates to englobe all related stubs under specific categories.</li> <li>Standardize articles about different nations, cultures, holidays, and geography.</li> <li>Verify historical accuracy and neutrality of all articles within the scope of the project.</li> <li>Create, expand and cleanup related articles.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Structure_and_guidelines" data-mw-thread-id="h-Structure_and_guidelines"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Structure_and_guidelines"></span>Structure and guidelines<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Structure_and_guidelines"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Structure and guidelines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Essay.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Essay.svg/30px-Essay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Essay.svg/45px-Essay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Essay.svg/60px-Essay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="35" data-file-height="42"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div style="padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><b>This section contains an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essays#WikiProject_advice_page" title="Wikipedia:Essays">essay</a> on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style">style</a></b>, consisting of the advice or opinions of one or more <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject">WikiProjects</a> on how to format and present article content within their area of interest.<div style="font-size: 90%;"><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Guide#Advice_pages" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide">This information</a></b> is not a formal <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">Wikipedia policy or guideline</a>, as it has not been <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Local_consensus" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Local consensus">thoroughly vetted by the community</a>.</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Although referenced during <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_article" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Featured article">FA</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Good_article" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Good article">GA</a> reviews, this structure guide is advisory only, and should not be enforced against the wishes of those actually working on the article in question.</b> Articles may be best modeled on the layout of an existing article of appropriate structure and topic (See: <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Main_polities" data-mw-thread-id="h-Main_polities-Structure_and_guidelines"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Main_polities-Structure_and_guidelines"></span>Main polities<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Main_polities-Structure_and_guidelines"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Main polities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Country" title="Country">Country</a></div> <p>A <b>country</b> is a distinct part of the world, such as a <a href="/wiki/State_(polity)" title="State (polity)">state</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nation" title="Nation">nation</a>, or other <a href="/wiki/Polity" title="Polity">political entity</a>. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may refer to a <a href="/wiki/Sovereign_state" title="Sovereign state">sovereign state</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">states with limited recognition</a>, <a href="/wiki/Constituent_country" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Constituent country">constituent country</a>, or a <a href="/wiki/Dependent_territory" title="Dependent territory">dependent territory</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Lead_section" data-mw-thread-id="h-Lead_section-Main_polities"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Lead_section-Main_polities"></span>Lead section<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Lead_section-Main_polities"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Lead section"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:COUNTRYLEAD"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:COUNTRYLEAD&redirect=no">WP:COUNTRYLEAD</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Lead_section" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Lead section">WP:Lead section</a></div> <dl><dd><i>For lead length see, <a href="#Size">#Size</a></i></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Opening_paragraphs" data-mw-thread-id="h-Opening_paragraphs-Lead_section"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Opening_paragraphs-Lead_section"></span>Opening paragraphs<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Opening_paragraphs-Lead_section"></span></h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Opening paragraphs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/MOS:INTRO" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:INTRO">MOS:INTRO</a></div> <p>The article should start with a good simple <b>introduction</b>, giving name of the country, general location in the world, bordering countries, seas and the like. Also give other names by which the country may still be known (for example Holland, Persia). Also, add a few facts about the country, the things that it is known for (for example the mentioning of windmills in the Netherlands article). The primary purpose of a Wikipedia lead is not to summarize the topic, but to summarize the content of the article. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="First_sentence" data-mw-thread-id="h-First_sentence-Lead_section"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-First_sentence-Lead_section"></span>First sentence<span data-mw-comment-end="h-First_sentence-Lead_section"></span></h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: First sentence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/MOS:FIRST" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:FIRST">MOS:FIRST</a></div> <p>The first sentence should introduce the topic, and tell the nonspecialist reader <em>what</em> the subject is, and <em>where</em>. It should be in <a href="/wiki/Plain_English" title="Plain English">plain English</a>. </p><p>The etymology of a country's name, if worth noting and naming disputes, may be dealt with in the etymology section. Foreign-languages, pronunciations and acronyms may also belong in the etymology section or in a <a href="/wiki/Help:Footnotes" title="Help:Footnotes">note</a> to avoid <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:LEADCLUTTER" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:LEADCLUTTER">WP:LEADCLUTTER</a>. </p><p><b>Example:</b> </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <small><b>Sweden</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> formally the <b>Kingdom of Sweden</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe</small>.<br/> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span> <small><b>Sweden</b>,(<a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">Sverige</i> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="sv-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Swedish" title="Help:IPA/Swedish">[ˈsvæ̌rjɛ]</a></span> <span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-3" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/5\/59\/Sv-Sverige.ogg\/Sv-Sverige.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"Sv-Sverige.ogg"},"classes":["ext-phonos-PhonosButton","noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/59/Sv-Sverige.ogg/Sv-Sverige.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:Sv-Sverige.ogg" title="File:Sv-Sverige.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span>) formally the <b>Kingdom of Sweden</b>,(Swedish: <i lang="sv">Konungariket Sverige</i> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="sv-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Swedish" title="Help:IPA/Swedish">[ˈkôːnɵŋaˌriːkɛt<span class="wrap"> </span>ˈsvæ̌rjɛ]</a></span> <span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-4" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/0\/0d\/Sv-Konungariket_Sverige.ogg\/Sv-Konungariket_Sverige.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"Sv-Konungariket Sverige.ogg"},"classes":["ext-phonos-PhonosButton","noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0d/Sv-Konungariket_Sverige.ogg/Sv-Konungariket_Sverige.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:Sv-Konungariket_Sverige.ogg" title="File:Sv-Konungariket Sverige.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span>) is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.</small><br/> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Detail,_duplication_and_tangible_information" data-mw-thread-id="h-Detail,_duplication_and_tangible_information-Lead_section"><span id="Detail.2C_duplication_and_tangible_information"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Detail,_duplication_and_tangible_information-Lead_section"></span>Detail, duplication and tangible information<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Detail,_duplication_and_tangible_information-Lead_section"></span></h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Detail, duplication and tangible information"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:COUNTRYDETAIL"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:COUNTRYDETAIL&redirect=no">WP:COUNTRYDETAIL</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_create_and_manage_a_good_lead_section" title="Wikipedia:How to create and manage a good lead section">Wikipedia:How to create and manage a good lead section</a></div> <p>Overly detailed information or <a href="/wiki/Template:Infobox_country#Syntax" title="Template:Infobox country"> infobox data duplication</a> such as listing random examples, excessive numbered statistics or naming individuals should be reserved for the infobox or body of the article. The lead prose should provide clear, relevant information through links to relevant sub-articles about the country an relevant terms, rather than listing random stats and articles with minimal information about the country. </p><p><b>Example:</b> </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <small>A <a href="/wiki/Developed_country" title="Developed country">developed country</a>, Canada has a <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita" title="List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita">high nominal per capita income globally</a> and its advanced economy ranks among the <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)" title="List of countries by GDP (nominal)">largest in the world</a>, relying chiefly upon <a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Canada#Natural_resources" title="Geography of Canada">its abundant natural resources</a> and well-developed <a href="/wiki/List_of_the_largest_trading_partners_of_Canada" title="List of the largest trading partners of Canada">international trade networks</a>. Recognized as a <a href="/wiki/Middle_power" title="Middle power">middle power</a>, Canada's strong support for <a href="/wiki/Multilateralism" title="Multilateralism">multilateralism</a> and <a href="/wiki/Internationalism_(politics)" title="Internationalism (politics)">internationalism</a> has been closely related to <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Canada" title="Foreign relations of Canada">its foreign relations policies</a> of <a href="/wiki/Canadian_peacekeeping" title="Canadian peacekeeping">peacekeeping</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aid" title="Aid">aid for developing countries</a>. Canada is part of multiple <a href="/wiki/International_organisation_membership_of_Canada" title="International organisation membership of Canada">international organizations and forums</a></small>.<br/> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span> <small>A highly <a href="/wiki/Developed_country" title="Developed country">developed country</a>, Canada has the <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita" title="List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita">seventeenth-highest nominal per-capita income globally</a> and the <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of countries by Human Development Index">sixteenth-highest</a> ranking in the <a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">Human Development Index</a>. Its advanced economy is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)" title="List of countries by GDP (nominal)">tenth-largest in the world</a> and the 14th for <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures" class="mw-redirect" title="List of countries by military expenditures">military expenditure by country</a>, Canada is part of several major international institutions including the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Group_of_Seven" class="mw-redirect" title="Group of Seven">G7</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Group_of_Ten_(economics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Group of Ten (economics)">Group of Ten</a>, the <a href="/wiki/G20" title="G20">G20</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Mexico%E2%80%93Canada_Agreement" title="United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement">United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth of Nations</a>, the <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Organisation_internationale_de_la_Francophonie" title="Organisation internationale de la Francophonie">Organisation internationale de la Francophonie</a></i></span>, the <a href="/wiki/Asia-Pacific_Economic_Cooperation" title="Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation">Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation</a> forum, and the <a href="/wiki/Organization_of_American_States" title="Organization of American States">Organization of American States</a>.</small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Infobox" data-mw-thread-id="h-Infobox-Lead_section"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Infobox-Lead_section"></span>Infobox<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Infobox-Lead_section"></span></h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Infobox"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Facts_table"></span> There is a table with quick facts about the country called an infobox. A template for the table can be found at the bottom of this page. </p><p>Although the table can be moved out to the template namespace (to e.g. [[Template:CountryName Infobox]]) and thus easen the look of the edit page, most Wikipedians still disapprove as of now, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Countries#Country-Specific_Infobox_Templates" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Countries">the talk page</a>. </p><p>The contents are as follows: </p> <ul><li>The official long-form name of the country in the local language is to go on top as the caption. If there are several official names (languages), list all (if reasonably feasible). The conventional long-form name (in English), if it differs from the local long-form name, should follow the local name(s). This is not a parameter to list every recognized language of a country, but rather for listing officially recognize national languages.</li> <li>The conventional short-form name of the country, recognised by the majority of the English-speaking world; ideally, this should also be used for the name of the article.</li> <li>A picture of the national flag. You can find flags at the <a href="/wiki/List_of_flags" class="mw-redirect" title="List of flags">List of flags</a>. A smaller version should be included in the table itself, a larger-sized version in a page titled <i>Flag of <country></i>, linked to via the "In Detail" cell. Instead of two different images, use the autothumbnail function that wiki offers.</li> <li>A picture of the national coat of arms. A good source is required for this, but not yet available. It should be no more than 125 pixels in width.</li> <li>Below the flag and coat of arms is room for the national motto, often displayed on the coat of arms (with translation, if necessary).</li> <li>The official language(s) of the country. (rot the place to list every recognized or used language)</li> <li>The political status. Specify if it is a sovereign state or a dependent territory.</li> <li>The capital city, or cities. Explain the differences if there are multiple capital cities using a footnote (see example at the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>).</li> <li>If the data on the population is recent and reliable, add the largest city of the country.</li> <li>Land area: The area of the country in square kilometres (km²) and square miles (sq mi) with the world-ranking of this country. Also add the % of water, which can be calculated from the data in the Geography article (make it negligible if ~0%).</li> <li>Population: The number of inhabitants and the world-ranking; also include a year for this estimate (should be <a href="/wiki/2000" title="2000">2000</a> for now, as that is the date of the ranking). For the population density you can use the numbers now available.</li> <li>GDP: The amount of the gross domestic product on ppp base and the world ranking. also include the amount total and per head.</li> <li>HDI: Information pertaining to the <a href="/wiki/UN" class="mw-redirect" title="UN">UN</a> <a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">Human Development Index</a> – the value, year (of value), rank (with <a href="/wiki/Ordinal_number_(linguistics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ordinal number (linguistics)">ordinal</a>), and category (colourised as per the <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of countries by Human Development Index">HDI country list</a>).</li> <li>Currency; the name of the local currency. Use the pipe if the currency name is also used in other countries: [[Australian dollar|dollar]].</li> <li>Time zone(s); the time zone or zones in which the country is relative to <a href="/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time" title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</a></li> <li>National anthem; the name of the <a href="/wiki/National_anthem" title="National anthem">National anthem</a> and a link to the article about it.</li> <li>Internet TLD; the <a href="/wiki/Top-level_domain" title="Top-level domain">top-level domain</a> code for this country.</li> <li>Calling Code; the international <a href="/wiki/List_of_country_calling_codes" title="List of country calling codes">Calling Code</a> used for dialing this country.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading6"><h6 id="Lead_map" data-mw-thread-id="h-Lead_map-Infobox"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Lead_map-Infobox"></span>Lead map<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Lead_map-Infobox"></span></h6><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Lead map"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There is a long-standing practice that areas out of a state's control should be depicted differently on introductory maps, to not give the impression the powers of a state extend somewhere they do not. This is for various types of a lack of control, be it another state (eg. <a href="/wiki/Crimea" title="Crimea">Crimea</a>, bits of <a href="/wiki/Kashmir" title="Kashmir">Kashmir</a>) or a separatist body (eg. <a href="/wiki/Democratic_People%27s_Republic_of_Korea" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic People's Republic of Korea">DPR</a>, <a href="/wiki/TRNC" class="mw-redirect" title="TRNC">TRNC</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Sections" data-mw-thread-id="h-Sections-Main_polities"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Sections-Main_polities"></span>Sections<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Sections-Main_polities"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Sections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Summary_style" title="Wikipedia:Summary style">Wikipedia:Summary style</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Too_much_detail" title="Wikipedia:Too much detail">Wikipedia:Too much detail</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:COUNTRYSECTIONS"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:COUNTRYSECTIONS&redirect=no">WP:COUNTRYSECTIONS</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>A section should be written in <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Summary_style" title="Wikipedia:Summary style">summary style</a></b>, containing just the important facts. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WEIGHT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WEIGHT">Undue weight</a> can be given in several ways, including but not limited to the depth of detail, the quantity of text, prominence of placement, the juxtaposition of statements, and the use of imagery. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Main_article_fixation" title="Wikipedia:Main article fixation">Main article fixation</a> is an observed effect that editors are likely to encounter in county articles. If a section it is too large, information should be transferred to the sub-article. Avoid <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CSECTION" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CSECTION">sections focusing on criticisms</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:STRUCTURE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:STRUCTURE">controversies</a>. Try to achieve a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_better_articles#Summary_style" title="Wikipedia:Writing better articles">more neutral text</a> by folding debates into the narrative, rather than isolating them into sections. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries/Common_section_size" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries/Common section size"><img resource="/wiki/File:Table_of_comparative_section_sizes_in_Wikipedia_country_articles.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Table_of_comparative_section_sizes_in_Wikipedia_country_articles.jpg/280px-Table_of_comparative_section_sizes_in_Wikipedia_country_articles.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="400" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Table_of_comparative_section_sizes_in_Wikipedia_country_articles.jpg/420px-Table_of_comparative_section_sizes_in_Wikipedia_country_articles.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Table_of_comparative_section_sizes_in_Wikipedia_country_articles.jpg/560px-Table_of_comparative_section_sizes_in_Wikipedia_country_articles.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1508" data-file-height="2152"/></a><figcaption>Comparison table of section sizes in country articles as a percentage of article size. Click image for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries/Common_section_size" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries/Common section size">latest data</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Articles may consist of the following sections: </p> <ul><li><i><b>Etymology</b></i> sections are often placed first (sometimes called <b>name</b> depending on the information in the article). Include only if due information is available.</li> <li><b>History</b> – An outline of the major events in the country's history (about 4 to 6 paragraphs, depending on complexity of history), including some detail on current events. Sub-article: "History of X"</li> <li><b>Politics</b> – Overview of the current governmental system, possibly previous forms, some short notes on the parliament. Sub-article: "Politics of X"</li> <li><b>Administrative divisions</b> – Overview of the administrative subdivisions of the country. Name the section after the first level of subdivisions (and subsequent levels, if available) (e.g. provinces, states, departments, districts, etc.) and give the English equivalent name, when available. Also include overseas possessions. This section should also include an overview map of the country and subdivisions, if available.</li> <li><b>Geography</b> – Details of the country's main geographic features and climate. <b>Historical weather boxes should be reserved for sub articles</b>. Sub-article: "Geography of X"</li> <li><b>Economy</b> – Details on the country's economy, major industries, bit of economic history, major trade partners, a tad comparison etc. Sub-article: "Economy of X"</li> <li><b>Demographics</b> – Mention the languages spoken, the major religions, some well known properties of the people of X, by which they are known. <b>Uncontextualized data and <a href="#Charts">charts</a> should be avoided</b>. (See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTSTATS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTSTATS">WP:NOTSTATS</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PROSE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PROSE">WP:PROSE</a>) Sub-article: "Demographics of X".</li> <li><b>Culture</b> – Summary of the country's specific forms of art (anything from painting to film) and its best known cultural contributions. <b>Caution should be taken to ensure that the sections are not simply a listing of names or mini biographies of individuals accomplishments.</b> Good example <a href="/wiki/Canada#Sports" title="Canada">Canada#Sports</a>. Sub-article: "Culture of X".</li> <li><b>See also</b> – 'See also" sections of country articles normally only contain links to "Index of country" and "Outline of country" articles, alongside the main portal(s).</li> <li><b>References</b> – Sums up "Notes", "References", and all "Further Reading" or "Bibliography"</li> <li><b>External links</b> – Links to official websites about the country. See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links" title="Wikipedia:External links">WP:External links</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Size" data-mw-thread-id="h-Size-Sections"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Size-Sections"></span>Size<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Size-Sections"></span></h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Size"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries/Article_attributes" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries/Article attributes"><img resource="/wiki/File:Table_of_attributes_of_country_articles.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Table_of_attributes_of_country_articles.jpg/220px-Table_of_attributes_of_country_articles.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="557" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Table_of_attributes_of_country_articles.jpg/330px-Table_of_attributes_of_country_articles.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Table_of_attributes_of_country_articles.jpg/440px-Table_of_attributes_of_country_articles.jpg 2x" data-file-width="589" data-file-height="1490"/></a><figcaption>Graphic showing article quality, size, contentiousness, protection, and vital level. Click for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries/Article_attributes" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries/Article attributes">live data</a>.</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:COUNTRYSIZE"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:COUNTRYSIZE&redirect=no">WP:COUNTRYSIZE</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main pages: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_size" title="Wikipedia:Article size">Wikipedia:Article size</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Summary_style#Article_size" title="Wikipedia:Summary style">Wikipedia:Summary style § Article size</a></div> <dl><dd>Articles that have gone through <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_article" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Featured article">FA</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Good_article" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Good article">GA</a> reviews generally consists of approximately 8,000 to 10,000 words as per <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SIZERULE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SIZERULE">WP:SIZERULE</a>, with a lead usually 250 to 400 words as per <a href="/wiki/MOS:LEADLENGTH" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:LEADLENGTH">MOS:LEADLENGTH</a>.</dd></dl> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/16px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/24px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/32px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180"/></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> = Prose size (text only): 60 kB (9,304 words) "<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RPS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RPS">readable prose size</a>"</li> <li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/16px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/24px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/32px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180"/></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a> = Prose size (text only): 56 kB (8,847 words) "readable prose size"</li> <li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/16px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/24px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/32px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180"/></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> = Prose size (text only): 67 kB (9,834 words) "readable prose size"</li> <li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/16px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/24px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/32px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180"/></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> = Prose size (text only): 54 kB (8,456 words) "readable prose size"</li> <li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Featured_article_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Featured article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/16px-Featured_article_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/24px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Featured_article_star.svg/32px-Featured_article_star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="180"/></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> = Prose size (text only): 51 kB (8,104 words) "readable prose size"</li> <li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Good article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Symbol_support_vote.svg/16px-Symbol_support_vote.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Symbol_support_vote.svg/23px-Symbol_support_vote.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Symbol_support_vote.svg/31px-Symbol_support_vote.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185"/></span></span> <a href="/wiki/East_Timor" title="East Timor">East Timor</a> = Prose size (text only): 53 kB (8,152 words) "readable prose size"</li> <li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Good article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Symbol_support_vote.svg/16px-Symbol_support_vote.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Symbol_support_vote.svg/23px-Symbol_support_vote.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Symbol_support_vote.svg/31px-Symbol_support_vote.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185"/></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a> = Prose size (text only): 57 kB (9,092 words) "readable prose size"</li> <li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Good article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Symbol_support_vote.svg/16px-Symbol_support_vote.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Symbol_support_vote.svg/23px-Symbol_support_vote.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Symbol_support_vote.svg/31px-Symbol_support_vote.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185"/></span></span> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> = Prose size (text only): 62 kB (9,761 words) "readable prose size"</li> <li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Good article"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Symbol_support_vote.svg/16px-Symbol_support_vote.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Symbol_support_vote.svg/23px-Symbol_support_vote.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Symbol_support_vote.svg/31px-Symbol_support_vote.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185"/></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> = Prose size (text only): 62 kB (9,178 words) "readable prose size"</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Hatnote" data-mw-thread-id="h-Hatnote-Sections"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Hatnote-Sections"></span>Hatnote<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Hatnote-Sections"></span></h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Hatnote"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The link should be shown as below: Avoid link clutter of multiple child articles in a hierarchical setup as hatnotes. Important links/articles shoukd be incorporated into the prose of the section. For example, <a href="/wiki/Canada#Economy" title="Canada">Canada#Economy</a> is a summary section with a hatnote to <a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Canada" title="Economy of Canada">Economy of Canada</a> that summarizes the history with a hatnote to <a href="/wiki/Economic_history_of_Canada" title="Economic history of Canada">Economic history of Canada</a>. See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SUMMARYHATNOTE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SUMMARYHATNOTE">WP:SUMMARYHATNOTE</a> for more recommended hatnote usages. </p> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/15px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/23px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span>== Economy ==<small><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"></small></p><small><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Canada" title="Economy of Canada">Economy of Canada</a></div></small> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/15px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/23px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span>== Economy ==<small><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"></small></p><small><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Canada" title="Economy of Canada">Economy of Canada</a></div></small> <p><small><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"></small></p><small><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Petroleum_industry_in_Canada" title="Petroleum industry in Canada">Petroleum industry in Canada</a> and <a href="/wiki/Agriculture_in_Canada" title="Agriculture in Canada">Agriculture in Canada</a></div></small> <p><small><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"></small></p><small><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Economic_history_of_Canada" title="Economic history of Canada">Economic history of Canada</a> and <a href="/wiki/Early_Canadian_banking_system" title="Early Canadian banking system">Early Canadian banking system</a></div></small> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Charts" data-mw-thread-id="h-Charts-Main_polities"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Charts-Main_polities"></span>Charts<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Charts-Main_polities"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:COUNTRYCHARTS"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:COUNTRYCHARTS&redirect=no">WP:COUNTRYCHARTS</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>As <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Prose" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Prose">prose text</a> is preferred, overly detailed statistical charts and diagrams that lack any context or explanation such as; economic trends, weather boxes, historical population charts, and past elections results, etc, should be reserved for main sub articles on the topic as per <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DETAIL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DETAIL">WP:DETAIL</a> as outlined at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTSTATS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTSTATS">WP:NOTSTATS</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Galleries" data-mw-thread-id="h-Galleries-Main_polities"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Galleries-Main_polities"></span>Galleries<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Galleries-Main_polities"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countries&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Galleries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:COUNTRYGALLERIE"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:COUNTRYGALLERIE&redirect=no">WP:COUNTRYGALLERIE</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Galleries or clusters of images are generally discouraged as they may cause <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WEIGHT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WEIGHT">undue weight to one particular section</a> of a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Summary_style" title="Wikipedia:Summary style">summary article</a> and may cause <a href="/wiki/MOS:ACCIM" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:ACCIM">accessibility problems</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/MOS:SANDWICH" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:SANDWICH">sandwiching of text</a>, images that are too small or fragmented image display for some readers as outlined at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GALLERY" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GALLERY">WP:GALLERY</a>. 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typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Wikiquote-logo.svg/23px-Wikiquote-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Wikiquote-logo.svg/35px-Wikiquote-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Wikiquote-logo.svg/46px-Wikiquote-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="355"/></span></span></span><span class="sister-link"><a href="https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Search/Countries" class="extiw" title="q:Special:Search/Countries">Quotations</a> from Wikiquote</span></li><li><span class="sister-logo"><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/26px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="26" height="27" class="mw-file-element" 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style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">Verifiability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research">No original research</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view" title="Wikipedia:Neutral point of view">Neutral point of view</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">What Wikipedia is not</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons">Biographies of living persons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights" title="Wikipedia:Copyrights">Copyright</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_violations" title="Wikipedia:Copyright violations">Copyright violations</a>)</li> <li><a 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style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Conduct <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="describes how editors can successfully collaborate and what behavior is acceptable">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility" title="Wikipedia:Civility">Civility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">Consensus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Harassment" 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protection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid-contribution_disclosure" title="Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure">Paid-contribution disclosure</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#0077A4;"><abbr title="Guidelines"><span style="font-size:120%">G</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith">Assume good faith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest" title="Wikipedia:Conflict of interest">Conflict of interest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disruptive_editing" title="Wikipedia:Disruptive editing">Disruptive editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_disrupt_Wikipedia_to_illustrate_a_point" title="Wikipedia:Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point">Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Etiquette" title="Wikipedia:Etiquette">Etiquette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Gaming_the_system" title="Wikipedia:Gaming the system">Gaming the system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_do_not_bite_the_newcomers" title="Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers">Please do not bite the newcomers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Courtesy_vanishing" title="Wikipedia:Courtesy vanishing">Courtesy vanishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Responding_to_threats_of_harm" title="Wikipedia:Responding to threats of harm">Responding to threats of harm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Talk_page_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines">Talk page guidelines</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Signatures" title="Wikipedia:Signatures">Signatures</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Deletion <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="explains the processes by which pages, revisions, and logs may be deleted">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="P" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_policy" title="Wikipedia:Deletion policy">Deletion policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Proposed_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Proposed deletion">Proposed deletion</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Proposed_deletion_of_biographies_of_living_people" title="Wikipedia:Proposed deletion of biographies of living people">Biographies</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion">Criteria for speedy deletion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Attack_page" title="Wikipedia:Attack page">Attack page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Oversight" title="Wikipedia:Oversight">Oversight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Revision_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Revision deletion">Revision deletion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Enforcement <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="explains the various means by which standards may be enforced">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="P" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">Administrators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Banning_policy" title="Wikipedia:Banning policy">Banning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy" title="Wikipedia:Blocking policy">Blocking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Protection_policy" title="Wikipedia:Protection policy">Page protection</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Editing <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="documents the various protocols about style and grouping">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_policy" title="Wikipedia:Editing policy">Editing policy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#0077A4;"><abbr title="Guidelines"><span style="font-size:120%">G</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_size" title="Wikipedia:Article size">Article size</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Summary_style" title="Wikipedia:Summary style">Summary style</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_bold" title="Wikipedia:Be bold">Be bold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation" title="Wikipedia:Disambiguation">Disambiguation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Hatnote" title="Wikipedia:Hatnote">Hatnotes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Broad-concept_article" title="Wikipedia:Broad-concept article">Broad-concept article</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Make_technical_articles_understandable" title="Wikipedia:Make technical articles understandable">Understandability</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;">Style</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style">Manual of Style</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Contents" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Contents">Contents</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Accessibility" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility">Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers">Dates and numbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Images" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images">Images</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Layout" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout">Layout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lead_section" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section">Lead section</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Linking" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking">Linking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lists" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists">Lists</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;">Classification</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories,_lists,_and_navigation_templates" title="Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates">Categories, lists, and navigation templates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization" title="Wikipedia:Categorization">Categorization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_namespace" title="Wikipedia:Template namespace">Template namespace</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;">Project content <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="protocols related to administration">(?)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="G" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="color:#0077A4;"><abbr title="Guidelines"><span style="font-size:120%">G</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Project_namespace" title="Wikipedia:Project namespace">Project namespace</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Guide" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide">WikiProjects</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:User_pages" title="Wikipedia:User pages">User pages</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Userboxes" title="Wikipedia:Userboxes">User boxes</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Subpages" title="Wikipedia:Subpages">Subpages</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:6.9em;text-align:left;;background: #dddddd;color:inherit;"><abbr title="Wikimedia Foundation">WMF</abbr> <abbr title="official policies and statements of the Wikimedia Foundation">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="P" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left; font-weight: normal; background: #e6e6e6;color:inherit;"><b><span style="color:#118811;"><abbr title="Policies"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></abbr></span></b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct" class="extiw" title="wmf:Policy:Universal Code of Conduct">Universal Code of Conduct</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="wmf:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policies" class="extiw" title="wmf:Policies">List of policies</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Friendly_space_policy" class="extiw" title="wmf:Friendly space policy">Friendly space policy</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Licensing_policy" class="extiw" title="wmf:Resolution:Licensing policy">Licensing and copyright</a></li> <li><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="wmf:Privacy policy">Privacy policy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;;font-weight: normal;"><div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:List of policies and guidelines">List of all policies and guidelines</a></b> <ul><li><b><span style="color:#118811;"><span style="font-size:120%">P</span></span></b>: <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_policies" title="Wikipedia:List of policies">List of policies</a></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:#0077A4;"><span style="font-size:120%">G</span></span></b>: <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:List of guidelines">List of guidelines</a></b></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Principles" title="Wikipedia:Principles">Summaries of values and principles</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="20px_WikiProject_Council" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:WikiProject_Footer" title="Template:WikiProject Footer"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:WikiProject_Footer" title="Template talk:WikiProject Footer"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:WikiProject_Footer" title="Special:EditPage/Template:WikiProject Footer"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="20px_WikiProject_Council" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WikiProject_Council_with_transparent_background.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/WikiProject_Council_with_transparent_background.svg/20px-WikiProject_Council_with_transparent_background.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/WikiProject_Council_with_transparent_background.svg/30px-WikiProject_Council_with_transparent_background.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/WikiProject_Council_with_transparent_background.svg/40px-WikiProject_Council_with_transparent_background.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="459"/></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council">WikiProject Council</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 darkgray, inset -1px -1px 0 darkgray;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Book_icoline.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Book_icoline.svg/20px-Book_icoline.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Book_icoline.svg/30px-Book_icoline.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Book_icoline.svg/40px-Book_icoline.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="341" data-file-height="187"/></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Guide" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide">WikiProject guides</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 0 darkgray;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council">WikiProject Council</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Council" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Council">Talk</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Guide" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide">Guidelines/Intro</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Guide/WikiProject" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide/WikiProject">WikiProjects</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Guide/Task_forces" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide/Task forces">Task forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Guide/Technical_notes" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide/Technical notes">Technical notes</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Assessment_FAQ" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Assessment FAQ">Assessment FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/Work_via_WikiProjects" title="Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Work via WikiProjects">Work via WikiProjects</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 darkgray, inset -1px -1px 0 darkgray;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:People_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/People_icon.svg/20px-People_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/People_icon.svg/30px-People_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/People_icon.svg/40px-People_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100"/></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory">Directories and summaries</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 0 darkgray;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory">Directory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Proposals" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals">Proposals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Miscellany_for_deletion/WikiProjects" title="Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/WikiProjects">Deletion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Series/WikiProject_report" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Series/WikiProject report">Signpost</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut_directory/Project_shortcuts" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut directory/Project shortcuts">Shortcuts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/User:Community_Tech_bot/Popular_pages" title="User:Community Tech bot/Popular pages">Popular pages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Database_reports" title="Wikipedia:Database reports">Database reports</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Database_reports/WikiProject_watchers" title="Wikipedia:Database reports/WikiProject watchers">Watchers</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 darkgray, inset -1px -1px 0 darkgray;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gnome-applications-graphics.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Gnome-applications-graphics.svg/20px-Gnome-applications-graphics.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Gnome-applications-graphics.svg/30px-Gnome-applications-graphics.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Gnome-applications-graphics.svg/40px-Gnome-applications-graphics.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Culture" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Culture">Culture and the arts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 0 darkgray;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Culture#Arts" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Culture">Arts</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Culture/Music" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Culture/Music">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Culture#Performing_arts" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Culture">Performing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Culture#Plastic_arts" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Culture">Plastic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Culture#Visual_arts" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Culture">Visual</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Culture#Broadcasting" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Culture">Broadcasting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Culture#Crafts_and_hobbies" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Culture">Crafts and hobbies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Culture#Entertainment" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Culture">Entertainment</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Culture/Games" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Culture/Games">Games and toys</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Culture#Food_and_drink" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Culture">Food and drink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Culture#Internet_culture" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Culture">Internet culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Culture/Language_and_literature" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Culture/Language and literature">Language and literature</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Culture/Language_and_literature#Biography" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Culture/Language and literature">Biography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Culture/Language_and_literature#Linguistics" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Culture/Language and literature">Linguistics</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Culture#Media" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Culture">Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Culture/Philosophy_and_religion" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Culture/Philosophy and religion">Philosophy and religion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Culture/Sports" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Culture/Sports">Sports</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 darkgray, inset -1px -1px 0 darkgray;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ambox_globe_Americas.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Ambox_globe_Americas.svg/20px-Ambox_globe_Americas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Ambox_globe_Americas.svg/30px-Ambox_globe_Americas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Ambox_globe_Americas.svg/40px-Ambox_globe_Americas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Geographical" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Geographical">Geographical</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 0 darkgray;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Geographical#Bodies_of_water" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Geographical">Bodies of water</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Geographical#Cities" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Geographical">Cities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Geographical#Countries" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Geographical">Countries</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Geographical/Africa" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Geographical/Africa">Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Geographical/Americas" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Geographical/Americas">Americas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Geographical/Asia" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Geographical/Asia">Asia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Geographical/Europe" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Geographical/Europe">Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Geographical/Oceania" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Geographical/Oceania">Oceania</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Geographical#Landforms" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Geographical">Landforms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Geographical#Maps" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Geographical">Maps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Geographical#Parks,_conservation_areas,_and_historical_sites" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Geographical">Parks, conservation areas and historical sites</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 darkgray, inset -1px -1px 0 darkgray;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:System-users.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/System-users.svg/20px-System-users.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/System-users.svg/30px-System-users.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/System-users.svg/40px-System-users.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/History_and_society" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/History and society">History and society</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 0 darkgray;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/History_and_society#History_and_society" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/History and society">History and society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/History_and_society#Business_and_economics" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/History and society">Business and economics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/History_and_society#Education" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/History and society">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/History_and_society#Military_and_warfare" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/History and society">Military and warfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/History_and_society#Politics_and_government" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/History and society">Politics and government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/History_and_society#Transportation" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/History and society">Transportation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 darkgray, inset -1px -1px 0 darkgray;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tango_atom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Tango_atom.svg/20px-Tango_atom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Tango_atom.svg/30px-Tango_atom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Tango_atom.svg/40px-Tango_atom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Science" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Science">Science, technology<br/>and 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href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Science#Information_science" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Science">Information science</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Science#Mathematics" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Science">Mathematics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Science#Medicine" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Science">Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Science#Meteorology" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Science">Meteorology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Science#Physics" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Science">Physics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Science#Space" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Science">Space</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Science#Technology" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Science">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Science#Time" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Science">Time</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 darkgray, inset -1px -1px 0 darkgray;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tango_style_Wikipedia_Icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Tango_style_Wikipedia_Icon.svg/20px-Tango_style_Wikipedia_Icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Tango_style_Wikipedia_Icon.svg/30px-Tango_style_Wikipedia_Icon.svg.png 1.5x, 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<li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Wikipedia#Article_improvement_and_grading" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Wikipedia">Article improvement and grading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Wikipedia#Classroom_projects" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Wikipedia">Classroom projects</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory/Wikipedia#WikiProjects" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Wikipedia">WikiProjects</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Wikipedia_help_pages" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" 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title="Help:Directory">Wikipedia help pages</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><div> <ul><li><b>Visit the <i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse" title="Wikipedia:Teahouse">Teahouse</a></i> or the <i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk" title="Wikipedia:Help desk">Help desk</a></i> for an interactive <abbr title="questions and answers">Q & A</abbr> forum.</b></li></ul> <hr/> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ" title="Wikipedia:FAQ">FAQs</a></b> <b><abbr title="This is a list of frequently asked questions about using and contributing to Wikipedia.">(?)</abbr></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk">Reference desks</a></b> <b><abbr title="Works like a library reference desk. Ask a question here and Wikipedia volunteers will try to answer it.">(?)</abbr></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Noticeboards" title="Wikipedia:Noticeboards">Noticeboards</a></b> <b><abbr title="Pages where editors can ask questions and request assistance from people who are familiar with the policies and guidelines covered by each individual board.">(?)</abbr></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet" title="Help:Cheatsheet">Cheatsheet</a></b> <b><abbr title="For a list of the most commonly used Wiki markup and templates.">(?)</abbr></b></li> <li><b> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Directories_and_indexes" title="Wikipedia:Directories and indexes">Directories</a></b> <b><abbr title="For a list of Wikipedia's directories and indexes.">(?)</abbr></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a> <abbr title="Wikipedia's governess and customs">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administration" title="Wikipedia:Administration">Administration</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Purpose" title="Wikipedia:Purpose">Purpose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars" title="Wikipedia:Five pillars">Principles</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">Policies and guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">What Wikipedia is not</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer" title="Wikipedia:General disclaimer">Disclaimer</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Advice_for_parents" title="Wikipedia:Advice for parents">parental advice</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Request_directory" title="Wikipedia:Request directory">Making requests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Who_writes_Wikipedia%3F" title="Wikipedia:Who writes Wikipedia?">Who writes Wikipedia?</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reader%27s_index_to_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:Reader's index to Wikipedia">Help for readers</a> <abbr title="Concerns and questions readers may have about Wikipedia">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers">FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_book_creator_status" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia book creator status">Books</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Copyright" title="Help:Copyright">Copyright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Glossary" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Glossary">Glossary</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Guidance_for_younger_editors" title="Wikipedia:Guidance for younger editors">Advice for young editors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoiding_common_mistakes" title="Wikipedia:Avoiding common mistakes">Avoiding common mistakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Etiquette" title="Wikipedia:Etiquette">Etiquette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style">Simplified Manual of Style</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_ruleset" title="Wikipedia:Simplified ruleset">Simplified rule-set</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules" title="Wikipedia:Ignore all rules">"Ignore all rules"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_rules_are_principles" title="Wikipedia:The rules are principles">"The rules are principles"</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Styletips" title="Wikipedia:Styletips">Style-tips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Tip_of_the_day" title="Wikipedia:Tip of the day">Tip of the day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Your_first_article" title="Help:Your first article">Your first article</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_wizard" title="Wikipedia:Article wizard">article wizard</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Help:Getting_started" title="Help:Getting started">Getting started</a> <abbr title="Introductions and tutorials">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Why_create_an_account%3F" title="Wikipedia:Why create an account?">Why create an account?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Help:Introduction">Introductions by topic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Graphics_tutorials" title="Wikipedia:Graphics tutorials">Graphics tutorials</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Pictures" title="Help:Pictures">Picture tutorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial" title="Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial">IRC <span style="font-size:85%;">(live chat)</span> tutorial</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:VisualEditor/User_guide" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:VisualEditor/User guide">VisualEditor user guide</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Dos and don'ts">Dos and don'ts</a> <abbr title="Wikipedia policies, guidelines, and formatting standards in bullet points">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Accessibility_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Accessibility dos and don'ts">Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biography_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Biography dos and don'ts">Biographies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons dos and don'ts">Biographies (living)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Categorization dos and don'ts">Categorization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Consensus dos and don'ts">Consensus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Talk_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Talk dos and don'ts">Discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Disambiguation dos and don'ts">Disambiguation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Image_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Image dos and don'ts">Images</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Lead_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Lead dos and don'ts">Leads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Linking_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Linking dos and don'ts">Links</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:List dos and don'ts">Lists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:References_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:References dos and don'ts">References</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Table_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Table dos and don'ts">Tables</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_title_dos_and_don%27ts" title="Wikipedia:Article title dos and don'ts">Titles (of articles)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_how-to" title="Category:Wikipedia how-to">How-to pages</a> and<br/><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_information_pages" title="Category:Wikipedia information pages">information pages</a> <abbr title="Topic specific informative and instructional pages">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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