Template:Infobox government agency
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{{{native_name}}} {{{native_name_a}}} {{{native_name_r}}} | |
[[File:{{{seal}}}|{{{seal_size}}}|alt={{{seal_alt}}}]] {{{seal_caption}}} | |
[[File:{{{logo}}}|{{{logo_size}}}|alt={{{logo_alt}}}]] {{{logo_caption}}} | |
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{image_alt}}}]] {{{image_caption}}} | |
{{{type}}} overview | |
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Formed | {{{formed}}} |
Preceding agencies |
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Dissolved | {{{dissolved}}} |
Superseding agencies |
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Type | {{{agency_type}}} |
Jurisdiction | {{{jurisdiction}}} |
Status | {{{status}}} |
Headquarters | {{{headquarters}}} {{{coordinates}}} |
Motto | {{{motto}}} |
Employees | {{{employees}}} |
Annual budget | {{{budget}}} |
{{{minister_type}}} responsible |
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{{{deputyminister_type}}} responsible |
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{{{type}}} executives |
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Parent department | {{{parent_department}}} |
Parent {{{parent_agency_type}}} | {{{parent_agency}}} |
Child agencies |
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Key documents |
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Website | {{{website}}} |
Agency ID | {{{agency_id}}} |
Map | |
[[File:{{{map}}}|{{{map_size}}}|alt={{{map_alt}}}]] {{{map_caption}}} | |
Footnotes | |
{{{footnotes}}} |
{{Infobox government agency}} is an infobox for use in articles on government agencies, departments, ministries, etc.
Usage
Syntax
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto;"> </syntaxhighlight>
Parameters
All parameters except the agency name are optional.
Field Name | Required | Description | Values |
name | yes | Name of the agency | Text |
native_name | no | Agency name in a native language using Western characters (French, German, Spanish, etc.), such as Port Lotniczy im. Fryderyka Chopina. Can also be used for two different names in the same language. | Text; wrap with {{Lang}} |
native_name_a | no | (optional) Agency name in a native language with non-Western characters (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, etc.), such as 北京首都国际机场. | Text; wrap with {{Lang}} |
native_name_r | no | (optional) Use in conjunction with above for Romanized name of the agency, such as Běijīng Shǒudū Guójì Jīcháng. | Text; wrap with {{Lang}} |
agency_type | no | Type of agency, rendered on separate line as "Type" | Text |
type | no | Type of agency, rendered elsewhere in infobox, e.g. "type overview in first line (defaults to "agency") | Text |
seal | no | Seal for the agency | filename |
seal_size | no | Image size for the agency seal (limited to 180 px maximum) | Numbers |
seal_caption | no | Caption for the agency seal | Text |
seal_alt | no | Alt caption for the agency seal | Text |
logo | no | Logo for the agency | filename |
logo_size | no | Image size for the agency logo (limited to 220 px maximum) | Numbers |
logo_caption | no | Caption for the agency logo | Text |
logo_alt | no | Alt caption for the agency logo | Text |
image | no | Image for the agency | filename |
image_size | no | Image size for the agency image (limited to 220 px maximum) | Numbers |
image_caption | no | Caption for the agency image | Text |
image_alt | no | Alt caption for the agency image | Text |
formed | no | Date of foundation of the agency | Use {{Start date}} |
preceding1 | no | Name of preceding agency. Can be repeated up to six times (preceding1 to preceding6). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of preceding2. |
Text |
dissolved | no | Date of dissolution of the agency | Text e.g.; 25 July 2005, or 1876 |
superseding1 | no | Name of superseding agency. Can be repeated up to six times (superseding1 to superseding6). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of superseding2. |
Text |
jurisdiction | no | Name of the jurisdiction in which the agency resides | Text e.g.; [[Government of Western Australia]] or [[United States Government]] |
headquarters | no | Location of the agency's headquarters. | Text e.g.; [[Sydney, New South Wales]] |
coordinates | no | Headquarters coordinates using {{coord}}. See documentation at {{coord}} for fields. | {{coord|45|31|7|N|122|50|16|W|type:landmark_region:US|display=inline,title}} |
motto | no | Official motto/slogan of the agency | Motto/slogan |
employees | no | Number of employees of the agency | Number |
budget | no | Annual budget of the agency | Text e.g.; $95 m [[United States dollar|USD]] (2006) |
minister1_name | no | For Westminster systems: Name of current minister responsible for the agency. Can be repeated up to eight times (minister1_name to minister8_name). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of minister2_name. |
Text |
minister1_pfo | no | For Westminster systems: Portfolio title of responsible minister. Can be repeated up to eight times (minister1_pfo to minister8_pfo). | Text |
deputyminister1_name | no | For Westminster systems with deputy ministers: Name of current deputy minister responsible for the agency. Can be repeated up to eight times (deputyminister1_name to deputyminister8_name). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of minister2_name. |
Text |
deputyminister1_pfo | no | For Westminster systems with deputy ministers: Portfolio title of responsible deputy minister. Can be repeated up to eight times (minister1_pfo to minister8_pfo). | Text |
chief1_name | no | Name of current agency chief/director/executive director. Can be repeated up to nine times (chief1_name to chief9_name). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of chief2_name. |
Text |
chief1_position | no | Position title of current agency chief/director/executive director. Can be repeated up to nine times (chief1_position to chief9_position). | Text |
parent_department | no | Parent department of this agency (when the parent is not an agency) | Text |
parent_agency | no | Parent agency of this agency (when the parent is also an agency) | Text |
parent_agency_type | no | Parent agency type (defaults to type) | Text |
child1_agency | no | List of current child agencies reporting to this agency. Can be repeated up to twenty five times (child1_agency to child25_agency). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of child2_agency. |
Text |
keydocument1 | no | Hyperlink of key document for organisation. Can be repeated up to six times (keydocument1 to keydocument6). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of keydocument2. |
Text |
website | no | Web address for agency website | Use {{URL}}. Don't forget to take out the "example.com"! |
agency_id | no | Unique identifier assigned by records office or similar organisation | Text |
map | no | Image for the map | filename |
map_size | no | Image size for the map (limited to 220 px maximum) | Numbers |
map_caption | no | Caption for the map | Text |
map_alt | no | Alt caption for the map | Text |
footnotes | no | Footnotes or references for included information | Text |
child | no | to make this a child (subsidiary) infobox | Infobox template |
embed | no | to embed another child (subsidiary) infobox at the bottom | infobox template |
Examples
![]() Seal of the Department of Agriculture | |
![]() Logo of the USDA | |
Department overview | |
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Formed | February 15, 1889 |
Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
Headquarters | 1301 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 38°53′12″N 77°01′47″W / 38.88667°N 77.02972°W |
Employees | 105,778 (June 2007) |
Annual budget | $94 billion USD (2006) |
Department executives |
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Child Department |
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Website | usda |
For the United States Department of Agriculture: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto;">
![]() Seal of the Department of Agriculture | |
![]() Logo of the USDA | |
Department overview | |
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Formed | February 15, 1889 |
Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
Headquarters | 1301 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 38°53′12″N 77°01′47″W / 38.88667°N 77.02972°W |
Employees | 105,778 (June 2007) |
Annual budget | $94 billion USD (2006) |
Department executives |
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Child Department |
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Website | usda |
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Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland | |
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 3 July 1953 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Germany |
Headquarters | Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 11, D-65189, Wiesbaden 50°4′18.7068″N 8°15′6.2676″E / 50.071863000°N 8.251741000°E |
Employees | 2,780 |
Minister responsible | |
Agency executive |
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Parent department | Federal Ministry of the Interior |
Website | destatis |
For the Federal Statistical Office of Germany: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto;">
Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland | |
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 3 July 1953 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Germany |
Headquarters | Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 11, D-65189, Wiesbaden 50°4′18.7068″N 8°15′6.2676″E / 50.071863000°N 8.251741000°E{{#coordinates:}}: cannot have more than one primary tag per page |
Employees | 2,780 |
Minister responsible | |
Agency executive |
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Parent department | Federal Ministry of the Interior |
Website | destatis |
</syntaxhighlight>
国土交通省 Kokudokōtsūshō | |
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Agency overview | |
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Preceding agencies |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Japan |
Headquarters | 2-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8918 Japan 35°40′34″N 139°45′01″E / 35.6759842°N 139.7502087°E{{#coordinates:}}: cannot have more than one primary tag per page |
Ministers responsible |
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Website | mlit.go.jp |
For the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Japan: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto;">
国土交通省 Kokudokōtsūshō | |
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Agency overview | |
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Preceding agencies |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Japan |
Headquarters | 2-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8918 Japan 35°40′34″N 139°45′01″E / 35.6759842°N 139.7502087°E{{#coordinates:}}: cannot have more than one primary tag per page |
Ministers responsible |
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Website | mlit.go.jp |
</syntaxhighlight>
TemplateData
See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox government agency in articles based on its TemplateData.
TemplateData for Infobox government agency <templatedata>
{
"description": "An infobox template for use in articles on government agencies",
"format": "Template:\n\n",
"params": {
"name": {
"suggested": true,
"aliases": [
"agency_name"
],
"label": "Name",
"description": "Name of the agency",
"type": "line",
"default": "Name of the page"
},
"native_name": {
"aliases": [
"nativename"
],
"label": "Native name",
"description": "Agency FB as Unicode font with sub-characteristic derivated from phonetic alphanumeric dialect or characters, with new additions. (DOS Western Europe, U.S.A., Windows Greek, Hebrew etc.), such as Port Lotniczy im. Fryderyka Chopina. Can also be used for two different names in the same language.",
"example": "Port Lotniczy im",
"type": "line"
},
"native_name_a": {
"aliases": [
"nativename_a"
],
"label": "Direct native name",
"description": "Agency name in a native language with non-Western characters (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, etc.).",
"example": "北京首都国际机场",
"type": "line"
},
"native_name_r": {
"aliases": [
"nativename_r"
],
"label": "Romanised native name",
"description": "(optional) Use in conjunction with above for Romanized name of the agency.",
"example": "[Běijīng Shǒudū Guójì Jīcháng] Error: {{Lang}}: unrecognized language tag: zh-p (help)",
"type": "line"
},
"seal": {
"label": "Seal",
"description": "Seal for the agency",
"type": "wiki-file-name",
"suggested": true
},
"seal_size": {
"aliases": [
"seal_width"
],
"label": "Seal size",
"description": "Image size for the agency seal (limited to 180 px maximum)",
"type": "number"
},
"seal_caption": {
"label": "Seal caption",
"description": "Caption for the agency seal",
"type": "line"
},
"logo": {
"label": "Logo",
"description": "Image for the agency\t",
"type": "wiki-file-name",
"suggested": true
},
"logo_size": {
"aliases": [
"logo_width"
],
"label": "Logo size",
"description": "Image size for the agency image (limited to 180 px maximum)\t",
"type": "number"
},
"logo_caption": {
"description": "Caption for the agency logo",
"type": "line",
"label": "Logo caption"
},
"image": {
"aliases": [
"picture"
],
"label": "Image",
"description": "Image for the agency",
"type": "wiki-file-name"
},
"image_size": {
"aliases": [
"picture_width"
],
"label": "Image size",
"description": "Image size for the agency image (limited to 180 px maximum)",
"type": "number"
},
"image_caption": {
"aliases": [
"picture_caption"
],
"label": "Image caption",
"description": "Caption for the agency image\t",
"type": "line"
},
"formed": {
"label": "Date founded",
"description": "Date of foundation of the agency",
"example": "25 December 1066 ",
"type": "line",
"suggested": true
},
"preceding1": {
"label": "Preceding agency 1",
"description": "Name of a preceding agency. Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of more than one.",
"type": "line"
},
"preceding2": {
"inherits": "preceding1",
"label": "Preceding agency 2"
},
"preceding3": {
"inherits": "preceding1",
"label": "Preceding agency 3"
},
"preceding4": {
"inherits": "preceding1",
"label": "Preceding agency 4"
},
"preceding5": {
"inherits": "preceding1",
"label": "Preceding agency 5"
},
"preceding6": {
"inherits": "preceding1",
"label": "Preceding agency 6"
},
"dissolved": {
"label": "Date dissolved",
"description": "Date of dissolution of the agency",
"example": "1782 "
},
"superseding1": {
"aliases": [
"superseding"
],
"label": "Superseding agency 1",
"description": "Name of a superseding agency. Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of more than one.",
"type": "line"
},
"superseding2": {
"inherits": "superseding1",
"label": "Superseding agency 2"
},
"superseding3": {
"inherits": "superseding1",
"label": "Superseding agency 3"
},
"superseding4": {
"inherits": "superseding1",
"label": "Superseding agency 4"
},
"superseding5": {
"inherits": "superseding1",
"label": "Superseding agency 5"
},
"superseding6": {
"inherits": "superseding1",
"label": "Superseding agency 6"
},
"jurisdiction": {
"label": "Jurisdiction",
"description": "Name of the jurisdiction in which the agency resides\t",
"example": "Government of Western Australia",
"type": "line",
"suggested": true
},
"headquarters": {
"label": "Headquarters",
"description": "Location of the agency's headquarters. Do not list country unless it is not already clear from context.",
"example": "Sydney, New South Wales",
"type": "line"
},
"latd": {
"label": "Latitude in degrees",
"description": "Headquarters co-ordinates; latitude in degrees.",
"type": "number"
},
"longd": {
"label": "Longitude in degrees.",
"description": "Headquarters co-ordinates; longitude in degrees.",
"type": "number"
},
"latm": {
"label": "Latitude in minutes",
"description": "Headquarters co-ordinates; latitude in minutes.",
"type": "number"
},
"lats": {
"label": "Latitude in seconds",
"description": "Headquarters co-ordinates; latitude in seconds.",
"type": "number"
},
"latNS": {
"label": "Latitude polarity",
"description": "Headquarters co-ordinates; specifies Northern (N) or Southern (S) latitude.",
"example": "N",
"type": "line"
},
"longm": {
"label": "Longitude in minutes",
"description": "Headquarters co-ordinates; longitude in minutes.",
"type": "number"
},
"longs": {
"label": "Longitude in seconds",
"description": "Headquarters co-ordinates; longitude in seconds.",
"type": "number"
},
"longEW": {
"label": "Longitude polarity",
"description": "Headquarters co-ordinates; specifies Western (W) or Eastern (E) latitude.",
"example": "W",
"type": "line"
},
"region_code": {
"label": "Region code",
"description": "Headquarters coordinates; sets the preferred map region of coverage, used in selecting appropriate map resources for the area. The region should be supplied as either a two character ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, or an ISO 3166-2 region code.",
"example": "AU",
"type": "line"
},
"coordinates": {
"label": "Headquarter co-ordinates template",
"description": "Headquarters coordinates using Coordinates: Missing latitude "agency_type": {}, "subbox": {}, "italic title": {}, "child": {}, "embed": {}, "seal_alt": {}, "logo_alt": {}, "image_alt": {}, "status": {}, "minister_type": {}, "minister8_name": { "label": "Minister 8" }, "minister8_pfo": { "label": "Ministerial portfolio 8" }, "deputyminister_type": {}, "deputyminister8_name": { "label": "Deputy minister 8" }, "deputyminister8_pfo": { "label": "Deputy ministerial portfolio 8" }, "parent_agency_type": {}, "child21_agency": {}, "agency_id": {}, "map_alt": { "aliases": [ "pushpin_map_alt" ] }, "map_type": { "aliases": [ "pushpin_map" ] }, "map_dot_mark": {}, "map_dot_label": { "aliases": [ "map dot label", "pushpin_label" ] }, "relief": { "aliases": [ "pushpin_relief" ] }, "image_map": {} }, "paramOrder": [ "name", "native_name", "native_name_a", "native_name_r", "type", "seal", "seal_size", "seal_caption", "logo", "logo_size", "logo_caption", "image", "image_size", "image_caption", "formed", "preceding1", "preceding2", "preceding3", "preceding4", "preceding5", "preceding6", "dissolved", "superseding1", "superseding2", "superseding3", "superseding4", "superseding5", "superseding6", "jurisdiction", "headquarters", "latd", "longd", "latm", "lats", "latNS", "longm", "longs", "longEW", "region_code", "coordinates", "motto", "employees", "budget", "minister1_name", "minister1_pfo", "minister2_name", "minister2_pfo", "minister3_name", "minister3_pfo", "minister4_name", "minister4_pfo", "minister5_name", "minister5_pfo", "minister6_name", "minister6_pfo", "minister7_name", "minister7_pfo", "minister8_name", "deputyminister1_name", "deputyminister1_pfo", "deputyminister2_name", "deputyminister2_pfo", "deputyminister3_name", "deputyminister3_pfo", "deputyminister4_name", "deputyminister4_pfo", "deputyminister5_name", "deputyminister5_pfo", "deputyminister6_name", "deputyminister6_pfo", "deputyminister7_name", "deputyminister7_pfo", "chief1_name", "chief1_position", "chief2_name", "chief2_position", "chief3_name", "chief3_position", "chief4_name", "chief4_position", "chief5_name", "chief5_position", "chief6_name", "chief6_position", "chief7_name", "chief7_position", "chief8_name", "chief8_position", "chief9_name", "chief9_position", "parent_department", "parent_agency", "child1_agency", "child2_agency", "child3_agency", "child4_agency", "child5_agency", "child6_agency", "child7_agency", "child8_agency", "child9_agency", "child10_agency", "child11_agency", "child12_agency", "child13_agency", "child14_agency", "child15_agency", "child16_agency", "child17_agency", "child18_agency", "child19_agency", "child20_agency", "child31_agency", "child22_agency", "child23_agency", "child24_agency", "child25_agency", "keydocument1", "keydocument2", "keydocument3", "keydocument4", "keydocument5", "keydocument6", "website", "map", "map_size", "map_caption", "footnotes", "agency_type", "service", "subbox", "italic title", "child", "embed", "seal_alt", "logo_alt", "image_alt", "status", "minister_type", "minister8_pfo", "deputyminister_type", "deputyminister8_name", "deputyminister8_pfo", "parent_agency_type", "child21_agency", "agency_id", "map_alt", "map_type", "map_dot_mark", "map_dot_label", "relief", "image_map" ] } </templatedata> |
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See also
Note: 'Infobox government agency' is discouraged as the sole infobox for certain government bodies, such as law enforcement, military units, space programs, and a few others because they all have infoboxes specializing in those subjects. However, practical embedding of infoboxes is encouraged.