Introduction for editors
Authorship
Wikijunior:Countries A-Z
If you have contributed to the book, please feel free to add your name to Wikijunior:Countries A-Z/Authors. Also feel free to put on your userpage.
Included countries
The following are included;
- All UN members
- The following countries:
Continent
This parameter defines the continent the country is located on. It’s only visible use is in the “quick info” section at the bottom of the page, where it appears along side the link to the Wikipedia article and the name of the capital city. If the country is transcontinental (located on multiple continents, for example: , , ) use , , etc.
If a country has territories on a continent but is not itself located on that continent, use , , etc. Please do not be to too technical about what is a territory and what is not. If you have questions ask on the talk page.
Below is a list of allowed continents. For consistency use only these continents. Allowed continents
/Special pages
Written for younger readers
Introduction for editors, in simpler words
This version comes from Wikijunior, a set of books written for children aged 8 to 11. It is shorter and uses plainer language than the article above.
From Wikijunior: Countries A-Z
Wikijunior:Countries A-Z
If you have contributed to the book, please feel free to add your name to Wikijunior:Countries A-Z/Authors. Also feel free to put on your userpage.
The following are included;
- All UN members
- The following countries:
This parameter defines the continent the country is located on. It’s only visible use is in the “quick info” section at the bottom of the page, where it appears along side the link to the Wikipedia article and the name of the capital city. If the country is transcontinental (located on multiple continents, for example: , , ) use , , etc.
If a country has territories on a continent but is not itself located on that continent, use , , etc. Please do not be to too technical about what is a territory and what is not. If you have questions ask on the talk page.
Below is a list of allowed continents. For consistency use only these continents. Allowed continents
/Special pages
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