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This template employs intricate features of template syntax. You are encouraged to familiarise yourself with its setup and parser functions before editing the template. If your edit causes unexpected problems, please undo it quickly, as this template may appear on a large number of pages. Remember that you can conduct experiments, and should test all improvements, in either the general Template sandbox or your user space before changing anything here.

Usage

 {{Infobox Continent |image               =  |area                =  |population          =  |density             = |demonym             = |countries           = |list_countries      = |dependencies        =  |unrecognized        = |languages           =  |time                =  |internet            = |cities              =  }} 

Example

Infobox Continent

Area	24,709,000 km2 (9,540,000 sq mi)
Population	528,720,588 (July 2008 est.)
Pop. density	22.9/km2 (59.3/sq mi)
Demonym	North American, American
Countries	8 (List of countries)
Dependencies	see List of North American countries
Languages	List of languages
Time Zones	UTC-10 to UTC
Internet TLD	North American TLD
Largest cities	List of cities
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 {{Infobox Continent |image               = [[File:LocationNorthAmerica.png|200px]] |area                = 24,709,000 km<sup>2</sup> (9,540,000 sq mi) |population          = 528,720,588 (July 2008 est.) |density             = 22.9/km<sup>2</sup> (59.3/sq mi) |demonym             = [[North American]], [[American (disambiguation)|]] |countries           = 8 |list_countries      = List of North American countries |dependencies        = See [[List of North American countries]] |languages           = [[Languages of North America|List of languages]] |time                = [[UTC-10]] to [[UTC±0|UTC]] |internet            = [[Country code top-level domain#List of ccTLDs|North American TLD]] |cities              = [[List of the largest urban agglomerations in North America|List of cities]] }} 

Collapsible list

 {{Infobox Continent |unrecognized =   {{Collapsible list    | title       = {{Voidd}}    | frame_style = border: none; padding: 0;    | list_style  = display: none;    | 1 = Testing 1 | 2 = Testing 2 | 3 = Testing 3 | 4 = Testing 4 | 5 = Testing 5  }} }} 

Parameters

All template parameters are optional.

image

visual interpretation of the borders of a continent on a file

area

amount of space inside of the continent

population

number of people who inhabit the continent

density

measurement of population on the continent per unit area

demonym

a name for a resident of a locality which is derived from the name of that particular locality (e.g. North American, Asian)

countries

number of recognized countries on a continent

list_countries

the title of the list of countries for that continent (eg. List of North American countries)

dependencies

a continent's dependencies; if this is not outlined on that continent's countries list, use the {{collapsible list}} template as shown here

unrecognized

a continent's unrecognized republics and territories; if this is not outlined on that continent's countries list, use the {{collapsible list}} template as shown here

languages

a continent's languages; if there is no list form, use the {{collapsible list}} template as shown here

time

a continent's time zones (e.g. UTC-10 to UTC)

internet

the top-level domains for a country; link to Country code top-level domain#List of ccTLDs

cities

the most notable and highly populated cities on a continent (eg. List of the largest urban agglomerations in North America)