Template:Country: Difference between revisions

* country_name: Official name of the country.

* continent: Continent (e.g., Europe, Africa).

* region: Modern region (e.g., North Africa); leave blank for historic countries if inapplicable.

* historical_region: Historical region (e.g., Gaul, Central Europe); used for historic countries.

* area_sq_km: Land area in square kilometers (approximate for historic countries).

* population: Estimated population (modern or historical).

* catholic_population: Number of Catholics (modern or historical estimate).

* catholic_percentage: Percentage of population that is Catholic.

* rank_among_religions: Catholicism’s position relative to other religions (modern countries).

* official_languages: Official languages (comma-separated).

* capital_city: Capital city or primary seat of government.

* date_catholicism_introduced: Year/century Catholicism was introduced.

* catholicism_status: Role of Catholicism (e.g., “State religion”, “Minority religion”); max 150 characters, especially for historic countries.

* ecclesiastical_provinces_count: Number of ecclesiastical provinces (modern countries).

* dioceses_count: Total number of dioceses (modern countries).

* patron_saints: Patron saints (comma-separated).

* start_year: Year or century the country was established (e.g., “27 BC”, “9th century”).

* end_year: Year or century the country ceased to exist (leave blank for modern countries).

* predecessor_states: Primary states that preceded the country (comma-separated, max 150 characters; full list in article text).

* successor_states: Primary states that succeeded the country (comma-separated, max 150 characters; full list in article text).

* historic: Indicates if the country is historic (“Yes” for countries that no longer exist, “No” for modern countries).