Template:Infobox polity/doc

This infobox template is used to generate an infobox for the right-hand side of an article for countries, subdivisions, and geopolitical organisations. Parameter syntax and examples are detailed in the collapsed sections immediately below.

Syntax

{{Infobox polity
|name =                      <!-- Full name of polity e.g. Kingdom of England -->
|native_name =               <!-- Native name of polity e.g. Regnum Anglorum (Anglorum) -->
|type =                      <!-- e.g. Sovereign state, Unrecognised state, International organisation, State of the United States, etc -->
|life_span =                 <!-- e.g. 2017-2034, should be used for former polities -->
|flag =                      <!-- e.g. Flag of England.svg -->
|flag_border =               <!-- Default: border -->
|flag_type =                 <!-- Default: Flag, Examples: Banner, Royal flag, Vexilloid -->
|logo =                      <!-- Usually the coat of arms -->
|logo_border =               <!-- Default is none -->
|logo_type =                 <!-- Default: Coat of arms -->
|image =                     <!-- Usually a map -->
|image_size =                
|image_caption =             
|anthem =                    
|anthem_type =               <!-- Default: Anthem (National anthem if second_anthem) -->
|second_anthem =             
|second_anthem_type =        <!-- Default: Royal anthem -->
|motto = 
|motto_type =                <!-- Default: Motto ->
|status =                    <!-- Usually unrecognised states -->
|members =                   <!-- These are for members of the polity, not what the polity is part of -->
|members_type =              <!-- Default: Membership, used for Subdivisions like States, Constituent countries, etc -->
|membership =                <!-- These are for what the polity is part of -->
|membership_type =           <!-- Default: Country -->
|membership2 = 
|membership_type2 =          <!-- Default: State -->
|membership3 = 
|membership_type3 =          
|capital_type =              <!-- Default: Capital -->
|capital = 
|largest = 
|largest_type =              <!-- Default: city --> 
|language = 
|language_type =             <!-- Default: Official language -->
|languages = 
|languages_type =            <!-- Default: Common languages -->
|demonyms = 
|religion_type =             <!-- Default: State religion -->
|religion = 
|ideology_type =             <!-- Default: State ideology -->
|ideology =                  <!-- Use sparingly, only really for constitutionally enshrined ideologies like Marxism-Leninism -->
|party_type =                <!-- Default: Ruling party -->
|party =                     <!-- Use for one-party states -->
|government =                <!-- Usually something like Unitary/Federal/Confederal [Marxist-Leninist] presidential/semi-presidential/parliamentary [constitutional/socialist] monarchy/republic [under a totalitarian/authoritarian dictatorship]
|government_type =           <!-- Default: Government, could use Structure for organisations -->
|title_leader1 =
|leader1 = 
 ...                         <!-- 1 - 8 leaders and titles -->
|title_leader8 = 
|leader8 = 
|historical_title_leader = 
|historical_leader1 = 
|historcial_year1 = 
 ...                         <!-- 1 - 8 historcial leaders per title -->
|historical_year8 = 
|historical_leader8 = 
 ...                         <!-- 1 - 4 different historcial titles -->
|historical4_title_leader = 
|historical4_leader1 = 
|historcial4_year1 = 
 ...                         <!-- 1 - 8 -->
|historical4_year8 = 
|historical4_leader8 = 
|legislature =               <!-- Name for a whole or unicameral legislature -->
|upper_house =  
|upper_house_type =          <!-- Default: Upper house -->   
|lower_house = 
|lower_house_type =          <!-- Default: Upper house -->
|economy =                   <!-- Centrally planned socialist command economy, Free market capitalist economy, etc -->
|history =                   <!-- Default: History, also can be stuff like Formation, Independence -->
|history_year1 = 
|history_event1 = 
...
|history_year8 = 
|history_event8 = 
|area_year =                 <!-- Not required, usually for historical countries where territory changed -->
|area_total =                <!-- km2 -->
|area_water =                <!-- Not required -->
|population_estimate = 
|population_census = 
|population_estimate_year = 
|population_census_year = 
|population_density =        
|gdp_ppp = 
|gdp_ppp_capita = 
|gdp_nominal = 
|gdp_nominal_capita = 
|gini_year = 
|gini = 
|hdi_year = 
|hdi = 
|currency = 
|currency_symbol = 
|currency_code = 
|time_zone = 
|time_zone_dst = 
|date_format
|driving_side = 
|calling_code = 
|iso_3166_code = 
|internet_tld = 
|p1 =                        <!-- Name of predecessor country -->
|flag_p1 =                   <!-- Flag of predecessor country -->
 ...
|p21 =                       
|flag_p21 =                  
|s1 =                        <!-- Name of successor country -->
|flag_s1 =                   <!-- Flag of successor country -->
 ...
|s21 =                       
|flag_s21 =                  
}}

Examples

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Союз Советских Социалистических Республик (Russian)
Historical sovereign state
1922-1921
Flag (1955-1991) State Emblem (1956-1991)
The Soviet Union during the Cold War
Anthem: "The Internationale" (1922-1944) "State Anthem of the Soviet Union" (1944-1991)
Motto: "Workers of the world, unite!"
Constituent republics	List Russian SFSR Ukrainian SSR Byelorussian SSR
Capital and largest city	Moscow
Official language	Russian
Common languages	Ukrainian, Belarusian, Uzbek, Kazakh, Georgian, Azerbaijani, Lithuanian, Moldavian, Latvian, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Armenian, Turkmen, Estonian
Demonyms	Soviet
State religion	State secularism (de jure) State atheism (de facto)
Government	Federal Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist republic
• State ideology	Marxism-Leninism
• Ruling party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Leader
• 1922-1924	Vladimir Lenin
• 1924-1953	Joseph Stalin
• 1985-1991	Mikhail Gorbachev
Head of state
• 1922-1946	Mikhail Kalinin
• 1988-1991	Mikhail Gorbachev
Head of government
• 1922-1924	Vladimir Lenin
• 1991	Ivan Silayev
Legislature	Congress of Soviets (1922-1936) Supreme Soviet (1936-1991)
• Upper house	Soviet of Nationalities (1936-1991) Soviet of Republics (1991)
• Lower house	Soviet of the Union (1936-1991)
Economy	Centrally-planned socialist command economy
History
• October Revolution	7 November 1917
• Treaty on Creation	30 December 1922
• Dissolution	26 December 1991
Area
• Total	22,402,200 km2
• Water	2,767,198 km2
HDI	0.920 (very high)
Currency	Soviet ruble (Rbl) (SUR)
Preceded by Succeeded by Russian Empire Russian Federation Ukraine

{{Infobox polity
|name = {{nowrap|Union of Soviet Socialist Republics}}
|native_name = Союз Советских Социалистических Республик (Russian)
|type = Historical sovereign state
|life_span = 1922-1921
|flag = Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
|flag_type = Flag (1955-1991)
|logo = Coat of arms of the Soviet Union (1956–1991).svg
|logo_type = State Emblem (1956-1991)
|image = Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (orthographic projection).svg
|image_size = 200px
|image_caption = The Soviet Union during the Cold War
|anthem = "The Internationale" (1922-1944)<br>"State Anthem of the Soviet Union" (1944-1991)
|second_anthem = 
|motto = "Workers of the world, unite!"
|members_type = Constituent republics
|members = {{collapsible list|{{flagicon image|Flag of Russian SFSR.svg}} Russian SFSR
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Ukrainian SSR.svg}} Ukrainian SSR
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Byelorussian SSR.svg}} Byelorussian SSR}}
|capital = Moscow
|largest = Moscow
|language = Russian
|languages = Ukrainian, Belarusian, Uzbek, Kazakh, Georgian, Azerbaijani, Lithuanian, Moldavian, Latvian, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Armenian, Turkmen, Estonian
|religion = State secularism (de jure)<br>State atheism (de facto)
|demonyms = Soviet
|ideology = Marxism-Leninism
|party = Communist Party of the Soviet Union
|government = Federal Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist republic
|historical_title_leader = Leader
|historical_year1 = 1922-1924
|historical_leader1 = Vladimir Lenin
|historical_year2 = 1924-1953
|historical_leader2 = Joseph Stalin
|historical_year3 = 1985-1991
|historical_leader3 = Mikhail Gorbachev
|historical2_title_leader = Head of state
|historical2_year1 = 1922-1946
|historical2_leader1 = Mikhail Kalinin
|historical2_year2 = 1988-1991
|historical2_leader2 = Mikhail Gorbachev
|historical3_title_leader = Head of government
|historical3_year1 = 1922-1924
|historical3_leader1 = Vladimir Lenin
|historical3_year2 = 1991
|historical3_leader2 = Ivan Silayev
|legislature = Congress of Soviets (1922-1936)<br>Supreme Soviet (1936-1991)
|upper_house = Soviet of Nationalities (1936-1991)<br>Soviet of Republics (1991)
|lower_house = Soviet of the Union (1936-1991)
|history_year1 = 7 November 1917
|history_event1 = October Revolution
|history_year2 = 30 December 1922
|history_event2 = Treaty on Creation
|history_year3 = 26 December 1991
|history_event3 = Dissolution
|economy = Centrally-planned socialist command economy
|area_total = 22,402,200
|area_water = 2,767,198
|hdi = 0.920 (very high)
|currency = Soviet ruble
|currency_symbol = Rbl
|currency_code = SUR
|p1 = Russian Empire
|flag_p1 = Flag of Russia.svg
|s1 = Russian Federation
|flag_s1 = Flag of Russia.svg
|s2 = Ukraine
|flag_s2 = Flag of Ukraine.svg
}}

Unitarist Kingdom of England Regnum Unitarium Angliae (Latin)
Proposed sovereign state
Flag Coat of Arms
Current map of the United Kingdom
Anthem: "God Save the King"
Motto: "God and my right"
Capital and largest city	London
Official language	England
Demonyms	English
State religion	Church of England
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• State ideology	English nationalism
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	House of Lords
• Lower house	House of Commons

{{Infobox polity
|name = Unitarist Kingdom of England
|native_name = Regnum Unitarium Angliae (Latin)
|type = Proposed sovereign state
|flag = Flag of England.svg
|flag_type = Flag
|logo = Tudor_Rose,_royally_crowned.svg
|logo_type = Coat of Arms
|image = Europe-UK_(orthographic_projection).svg
|image_size = 200px
|image_caption = Current map of the United Kingdom
|anthem = "God Save the King"
|second_anthem = 
|motto = "God and my right"
|capital = London
|largest = London
|language = England
|religion = Church of England
|demonyms = English
|ideology = English nationalism
|government = Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
|title_leader1 = Monarch
|legislature = Parliament
|upper_house = House of Lords
|lower_house = House of Commons
}}