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  |Italy = [[Category:Former countries on the Italian Peninsula|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
  |Balkans = [[Category:Former countries in the Balkans|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
  |British Isles = [[Category:Former countries in the British Isles|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
  |Low Countries |Netherlands = [[Category:Former polities in the Netherlands|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
  |Japan = [[Category:Former countries in Japanese history|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
  |Korea = [[Category:Former countries in Korean history|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
  |Malaysia = [[Category:Former countries in Malaysian history|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
  |China = [[Category:Former countries in Chinese history|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
  |Central Asia|South Asia|Southeast Asia|East Asia = [[Category:Former countries in {{{region}}}|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
  |the Middle East|Middle East = [[Category:Former countries in the Middle East|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
  |#default = {{#switch:{{ucfirst:{{{country}}}}}
    |China|Japan|Korea|Malaysia = [[Category:Former countries in {{{country}}} history|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]]
    |#default = {{#switch:{{{continent}}}
      |Africa|Asia|Europe|North America|South America = [[Category:Former countries in {{{continent}}}|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
      |Australia|Oceania = [[Category:Former countries in Oceania|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
      |Asia, Europe|Eurasia = [[Category:Former countries in Europe|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]][[Category:Former countries in Asia|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
      |Africa, Asia|Afroasia = [[Category:Former countries in Africa|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]][[Category:Former countries in Asia|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
      |Africa, Europe|Afroeurope = [[Category:Former countries in Africa|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]][[Category:Former countries in Europe|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
      |Africa, Asia, Europe|Afroeurasia = [[Category:Former countries in Europe|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]][[Category:Former countries in Asia|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]][[Category:Former countries in Africa|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
      |Caribbean=<!-- No category yet -->
}}}}}}
 }} <!-- End Continent/Region Categories
--><!-- Start Status Categories 
-->{{#if:{{{status|}}}| {{#switch:{{ucfirst:{{{status}}}}}
  |Empire = [[Category:Former empires|{{{common_name}}}]]
  |Federation |Federal = [[Category:Former federations|{{{common_name}}}]]
  |Confederation = [[Category:Former confederations|{{{common_name}}}]]
  |State union |State Union |Union = [[Category:Former state unions|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
  |Unrecognized |Unrecognised |Unrecognized state |Unrecognised state |Unrecognized State |Unrecognised State=[[Category:Former unrecognized countries|{{{common_name}}}]]
  |City-state |City-State |City state |City State |City ={{#switch:{{{empire|}}}
    |Holy Roman Empire |HRE = [[Category:States of the Holy Roman Empire|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]][[Category:City-states|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]][[Category:Imperial free cities|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
    |#default = [[Category:City-states|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
  }}
  |Commonwealth realm |Commonwealth Realm = [[Category:Former Commonwealth realms|{{{common_name}}}]]
  |League of Nations Mandate |League of Nations |Mandate = [[Category:League of Nations mandates|{{{common_name}}}, {{{empire}}}]]
  |United Nations Trust Territory| UN Trust Territory |Trust Territory=[[Category:United Nations Trust Territories|{{{common_name}}}, {{{empire}}}]]
  |Protectorate = [[Category:Former {{#switch:{{{empire}}}|United Kingdom|UK|Britain=British}} protectorates|{{{common_name}}}, {{{empire}}}]]
  |Client |Client state |Client State |Puppet |Puppet-state |Puppet state={{#switch:{{{empire|}}}
    |First French Empire | France = [[Category:Client states of the Great French War|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
    |#default =  [[Category:Former client states|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
  }}
  |Vassal |Fief |Abbey= {{#switch:{{{empire|}}}
    |Holy Roman Empire |HRE = [[Category:States of the Holy Roman Empire|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
    |#default =  [[Category:Former vassal states|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]
  }}
  |Satellite |Satellite State | Satellite state =[[Category:Soviet satellite states|{{{common_name}}}]]
  |Colony={{#switch:{{ucfirst:{{{empire}}}}}
    |United Kingdom |UK |British Empire |England| Britain= [[Category:Former British colonies|{{{common_name}}}, {{{empire}}}]]
    |France |First French Empire| French Empire=[[Category:Former colonies of France|{{{common_name}}}, {{{empire}}}]]
    |NL |Netherlands |The Netherlands=[[Category:Former Dutch colonies|{{{common_name}}}, {{{empire}}}]]
    |Belgium=[[Category:Former Belgian colonies|{{{common_name}}}, {{{empire}}}]]
    |Spain |Spanish Empire=[[Category:Former Spanish colonies|{{{common_name}}}, {{{empire}}}]]
    |Portugal=[[Category:Former Portuguese colonies|{{{common_name}}}, {{{empire}}}]]
    |Germany |German Empire=[[Category:Former German colonies|{{{common_name}}}, {{{empire}}}]]
    |Italy=[[Category:Former Italian colonies|{{{common_name}}}, {{{empire}}}]]
    |Sweden=[[Category:Former Swedish colonies|{{{common_name}}}, {{{empire}}}]]
    |Denmark=[[Category:Former Danish colonies|{{{common_name}}}, {{{empire}}}]]
    |Norway=[[Category:Former Norwegian colonies|{{{common_name}}}, {{{empire}}}]]
    |Japan=[[Category:Former Japanese colonies|{{{common_name}}}, {{{empire}}}]]
    |#default = [[Category:Former colonies|{{{common_name}}}, {{{empire}}}]]
  }}
  |Exile |Exiled Government = [[Category:Governments in exile|{{{common_name}}}]] 
  |Provisional |Provisional Government |Provisional government = [[Category:Provisional governments|{{{common_name}}}]] 
  |Special |Special territory |Military occupation |Rump state= 
 
}}}}<!-- End Status Categories
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    -->|[[Category:Established in the {{{year_start}}}|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_start}}}]]<!--
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-->}}<!-- End Established Categories
--><!-- Start Disestablished Categories
-->{{#if:{{{year_end|}}}<!--
-->|{{#ifexist:Category:States and territories disestablished in the {{{year_end}}}<!--
    -->|[[Category:Disestablished in the {{{year_end}}}|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_end}}}]]<!--
    -->|{{#ifexist:Category:States and territories disestablished in {{{year_end}}}<!--
       -->|[[Category:Disestablished in {{{year_end}}}|{{{common_name}}}, {{{year_end}}}]]<!--
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This subtemplate of {{tl|Infobox country}} is used to automatically add categories to articles which transclude this template.  It should not be used directly

=== Establishment dates ===
First the template tests to see if "Category:States and territories established in the {{{year_start}}}" exists.  If so, it is added, otherwise, the template tests to see if "Category:States and territories established in {{{year_start}}}" exists.  If so, it is added.

The reason for these two cases is to cases like "the 820s" or "the 18th century", before trying precise dates like "1820".

=== Disestablishment dates ===
First the template tests to see if "Category:States and territories disestablished in the {{{year_end}}}" exists.  If so, it is added, otherwise, the template tests to see if "Category:States and territories disestablished in {{{year_end}}}" exists.  If so, it is added.

The reason for these two cases is to cases like "the 820s" or "the 18th century", before trying precise dates like "1820".

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