Template:Infobox ethnic group

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Syntax

Basic usage

{{{group}}}

{{{native_name}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|frameless|alt={{{image_alt}}}]] {{{image_caption}}}
Total population
{{{total}}} ({{{total_year}}}, {{{genealogy}}}) {{{genealogy}}} (including those of ancestral descent)
Regions with significant populations
{{{regions}}}
Languages
{{{languages}}}
Religion
{{{religions}}}
Related ethnic groups
{{{related_groups}}}
{{{footnotes}}}

{{Infobox ethnic group
| group            = <!-- (defaults to {{PAGENAME}}) -->
| native_name      = 
| native_name_lang = 
| image            = 
| image_caption    = 
| image_alt        = 
| image_upright    = 
| total            = <!-- total population worldwide -->
| total_year       = <!-- year of total population -->
| total_source     = <!-- source of total population; may be ''census'' or ''estimate'' -->
| total_ref        = <!-- references supporting total population -->
| genealogy        = 
| regions          = <!-- e.g., a list of regions (countries), especially if regionN etc below not used -->

| languages        =
| religions        =
| related_groups   = 
| footnotes        = 
}}

Usage with detailed per-region population

{{{group}}}

{{{native_name}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|frameless|alt={{{image_alt}}}]] {{{image_caption}}}
Total population
{{{total}}} ({{{total_year}}}, {{{genealogy}}}) {{{genealogy}}} (including those of ancestral descent)
{{{total1_year}}}	{{{total1}}}{{{total1_ref}}}
Regions with significant populations
{{{regions}}}
{{{region1}}}	{{{pop1}}}
{{{region2}}}	{{{pop2}}}
{{{region3}}}	{{{pop3}}}
............
{{{region33}}}	{{{pop33}}}
Languages
{{{languages}}}
Religion
{{{religions}}}
Related ethnic groups
{{{related_groups}}}
{{{footnotes}}}

{{Infobox ethnic group
| group            = <!-- (defaults to {{PAGENAME}}) -->
| native_name      = 
| native_name_lang = 
| image            = <!-- filename -->
| image_caption    = 
| image_alt        = 
| image_uprigh     = 
| total            = <!-- total population worldwide -->
| total_year       = <!-- year of total population -->
| total_source     = <!-- source of total population; may be ''census'' or ''estimate'' -->
| total_ref        = <!-- references supporting total population -->
| total1           = <!-- up to | total3 = -->
| total1_year      = <!-- up to | total3_year = -->
| total1_source    = <!-- up to | total3_source = -->
| total1_ref       = <!-- up to | total3_ref = -->
| genealogy        = 
| regions          = <!-- e.g., a list of regions (countries), especially if regionN etc below not used -->

| region1          = <!-- first region (country)'s name -->
| pop1             = <!-- population in first region -->
| ref1             = <!-- <ref>erence/s supporting pop1 data -->
| region2          = 
| pop2             = 
| ref2             = 
| region3          = <!-- up to | region33 = -->
| pop3             = <!-- up to | pop33 = -->
| ref3             = <!-- up to | ref33 = -->

| languages        = 
| religions        = 
| related_groups   = 
| footnotes        = 
}}

Example

Tajiks

تاجيکcode: tgk promoted to code: tg Тоҷик
Total population
c. 16.5 to 28.5 million
Regions with significant populations
Afghanistan	8,400,000
Tajikistan	5,849,331
Uzbekistan	1,365,356 or 4,915,284 or 11,000,000
Iran	1,700,000
Pakistan	900,000
Russia	500,000
Germany	120,000
United States	93,000
Qatar	87,000
China (PRC)	41,000
Ukraine	419
Languages
Persian (varieties of Dari and Tajik)
Religion
Islam (mostly Sunni)
Related ethnic groups
Other Iranian peoples
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{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Tajiks
| native_name = {{lang|tgk|size=115%|تاجيک}} {{lang|tg|size=90%|Тоҷик}}
| image = Thomas Edward Gordon Lake Victoria, Great Pamir, May 2nd, 1874.png
| image_alt = Thomas Edward Gordon Lake Victoria, Great Pamir, May 2nd, 1874
| image_upright = 1.2
| population = {{circa}} 16.5 to 28.5 million
| region1  = Afghanistan
| pop1     = 8,400,000
| ref1     = <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/afghanistan CIA - The World Factbook - Afghanistan]</ref>
| region2  = Tajikistan
| pop2     = 5,849,331
| ref2     = <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/tajikistan CIA - The World Factbook - Tajikistan]</ref>
| region3  = Uzbekistan
| pop3     =
   {{Unbulleted list |class=nowrap
    | 1,365,356<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/uzbekistan CIA - The World Factbook - Uzbekistan]</ref>
    | or 4,915,284<ref>[http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/1999/369.htm US Department of State Report]</ref>
    | or 11,000,000<ref>D. Carlson, ''Uzbekistan: Ethnic Composition and Discriminations'', [[Harvard University]], August 2003.</ref>
   }}
| region4  = Iran
| pop4     = 1,700,000
| ref4     = 
| region5  = Pakistan
| pop5     = 900,000
| ref5     = 
| region6  = Russia
| pop6     = 500,000
| ref6     = 
| region7  = Germany
| pop7     = 120,000
| ref7     = 
| region8  = United States
| pop8     = 93,000
| ref8     = 
| region9  = Qatar
| pop9     = 87,000
| ref9     = 
| region10 = China (PRC)
| pop10    = 41,000
| ref10    = 
| region11 = Ukraine
| pop11    = 419
| ref11    = <ref>[http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/results/nationality_population/nationality_popul1/select_5/?botton=cens_db&box=5.1W&k_t=00&p=75&rz=1_1&rz_b=2_1%20%20%20&n_page=4 State statistics committee of Ukraine - National composition of population, 2001 census] (Ukrainian)</ref><ref>[http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/1999/369.htm  US Department of State Report]</ref><ref>D. Carlson, ''"Uzbekistan:  Ethnic Composition and Discriminations"'', [[Harvard University]], August 2003</ref>
| languages = [[Persian language|Persian]] (varieties of [[Dari (Eastern Persian)|Dari]] and [[Tajik language|Tajik]])
| religions = [[Islam]] (mostly [[Sunni]])
| related_groups = Other [[Iranian peoples]]
| footnotes = ''Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...''<br/>{{reflist}}
}}

Parameters

All parameters optional except group.

Parameter	Description
group	Name of the group (e.g., "Armenians").
native_name	Name in local language. If more than one, separate using {{Plain list}}
native_name_lang	ISO 639-2 code, e.g., "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead
flag	To specify a flag image below the titlebar; see below for example. Please be cautious about using this: most ethnic groups do not have a strongly associated flag.
flag_border	set to no to suppress the thin border around the flag image.
flag_caption	Caption to be placed below flag (if used).
flag_alt	Alt caption to be placed on flag image, per WP:ACCIM.
image	To specify an image below the titlebar (or flag); see below for example.
image_caption	(or caption) Caption to be placed below image (if used).
image_alt	Alt caption to be placed on image, per WP:ACCIM.
total	(or population or pop) Worldwide population.
genealogy	Worldwide population under criteria, including assimilated diasporas (useful to distinguish from population for certain ethnicities).
regions	(or popplace) To introduce and/or indicate regional populations.
tablehdr	Heading above list of regions (region1, region2, etc.).
region1	To list first region. Requires |pop1= or |ref1=.
pop1	To list population in first region.
ref1	To list footnote/s and/or URL/s for first region's information.
region2	Ditto second region.
pop2
ref2
......
region40	Ditto fortiest (and, currently, last) region.
pop40
ref40
languages	(or langs) List of languages spoken by group.
religions	(or rels) List of group's religious affiliations.
related_groups	List of other ethnic groups related to the group.
footnotes	List of footnotes

Example use of flag and image parameters

(flag and flag_caption for Basque people, image and image_caption for Zulu people)

|flag          = Flag of the Basque Country.svg
|flag_caption  = The [[Ikurriña]], flag of the [[Basque Country]]
|flag_alt      = The Ikurriña, flag of the Basque Country

|image         = ZuluWarriors.jpg
|image_caption = Zulu warriors (late nineteenth century)
|image_alt     = Zulu warriors (late nineteenth century)

Microformat

The HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat that makes an organization's details readily parsable by computer programs. This aids tasks such as the cataloguing of articles and maintenance of databases. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please visit the Microformat WikiProject.

Subtemplates

• Use {{Start date and age}} for the date on which an organisation was "established", "founded", "opened" or otherwise started, unless that date is before 1583 CE.
• Use {{URL}} for an organisation's URL.

Please do not remove instances of these subtemplates.

Classes used

The HTML classes of this microformat include:

• adr
• agent
• category
• country-name
• extended-address
• fn
• geo
• label
• latitude
• locality
• longitude
• nickname
• note
• org
• region
• street-address
• url
• vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Infobox ethnic group

Infobox template for an ethnic group

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	group	The name of the ethnic group. Defaults to the page name if empty. Default {{PAGENAME}} Example Armenians	String	suggested
Native name	native_name	The name of the ethnic group in the local language. If there is more than one, enter each using the following templates: {{Plainlist|*{{lang|ISO 639-2 code (e.g., "fr")|First name}} *{{lang|ISO code|Second name}} etc.}}.	Content	suggested
Native name language code	native_name_lang	ISO 639-2 code (e.g., "fr" for French) for the language of the native name, if there is only one. If there is more than one, use just the "Native name" parameter instead, following the instructions there. Example fr	Line	suggested
Flag	flag	A flag for the ethnic group	File	optional
Flag caption	flag_caption	A caption for the flag	String	optional
flag_alt	flag_alt	no description	Unknown	optional
raw image	rawimage	no description	File	optional
Image	image	no description	File	optional
image caption	image_caption caption	no description	Unknown	optional
image_alt	image_alt	no description	Unknown	optional
Population	population pop total total1	no description	Number	optional
total_ref	total_ref	no description	Unknown	optional
Ethnic population	genealogy	Population including ancestral descent	Number	optional
total_year	total_year	no description	Unknown	optional
Population source	total_source	"census" or "estimate" Example census	String	optional
total1_year	total1_year	no description	Unknown	optional
total1_source	total1_source	no description	Unknown	optional
total1_ref	total1_ref	no description	Unknown	optional
total2_year	total2_year	no description	Unknown	optional
total2_source	total2_source	no description	Unknown	optional
total2	total2	no description	Unknown	optional
total2_ref	total2_ref	no description	Unknown	optional
total3_year	total3_year	no description	Unknown	optional
total3_source	total3_source	no description	Unknown	optional
total3	total3	no description	Unknown	optional
total3_ref	total3_ref	no description	Unknown	optional
popplace	popplace	no description	Unknown	optional
regions	regions	no description	Unknown	optional
region1	region1	no description	Unknown	optional
tablehdr	tablehdr	no description	Unknown	optional
pop_embed	pop_embed	no description	Unknown	optional
pop1	pop1	no description	Unknown	optional
ref1	ref1	no description	Unknown	optional
region2	region2	no description	Unknown	optional
pop2	pop2	no description	Unknown	optional
ref2	ref2	no description	Unknown	optional
region3	region3	no description	Unknown	optional
pop3	pop3	no description	Unknown	optional
ref3	ref3	no description	Unknown	optional
region4	region4	no description	Unknown	optional
pop4	pop4	no description	Unknown	optional
ref4	ref4	no description	Unknown	optional
region5	region5	no description	Unknown	optional
pop5	pop5	no description	Unknown	optional
ref5	ref5	no description	Unknown	optional
region6	region6	no description	Unknown	optional
pop6	pop6	no description	Unknown	optional
ref6	ref6	no description	Unknown	optional
region7	region7	no description	Unknown	optional
pop7	pop7	no description	Unknown	optional
ref7	ref7	no description	Unknown	optional
region8	region8	no description	Unknown	optional
pop8	pop8	no description	Unknown	optional
ref8	ref8	no description	Unknown	optional
region9	region9	no description	Unknown	optional
pop9	pop9	no description	Unknown	optional
ref9	ref9	no description	Unknown	optional
region10	region10	no description	Unknown	optional
pop10	pop10	no description	Unknown	optional
ref10	ref10	no description	Unknown	optional
region11	region11	no description	Unknown	optional
pop11	pop11	no description	Unknown	optional
ref11	ref11	no description	Unknown	optional
region12	region12	no description	Unknown	optional
pop12	pop12	no description	Unknown	optional
ref12	ref12	no description	Unknown	optional
region13	region13	no description	Unknown	optional
pop13	pop13	no description	Unknown	optional
ref13	ref13	no description	Unknown	optional
region14	region14	no description	Unknown	optional
pop14	pop14	no description	Unknown	optional
ref14	ref14	no description	Unknown	optional
region15	region15	no description	Unknown	optional
pop15	pop15	no description	Unknown	optional
ref15	ref15	no description	Unknown	optional
region16	region16	no description	Unknown	optional
pop16	pop16	no description	Unknown	optional
ref16	ref16	no description	Unknown	optional
region17	region17	no description	Unknown	optional
pop17	pop17	no description	Unknown	optional
ref17	ref17	no description	Unknown	optional
region18	region18	no description	Unknown	optional
pop18	pop18	no description	Unknown	optional
ref18	ref18	no description	Unknown	optional
region19	region19	no description	Unknown	optional
pop19	pop19	no description	Unknown	optional
ref19	ref19	no description	Unknown	optional
region20	region20	no description	Unknown	optional
pop20	pop20	no description	Unknown	optional
ref20	ref20	no description	Unknown	optional
region21	region21	no description	Unknown	optional
pop21	pop21	no description	Unknown	optional
ref21	ref21	no description	Unknown	optional
region22	region22	no description	Unknown	optional
pop22	pop22	no description	Unknown	optional
ref22	ref22	no description	Unknown	optional
region23	region23	no description	Unknown	optional
pop23	pop23	no description	Unknown	optional
ref23	ref23	no description	Unknown	optional
region24	region24	no description	Unknown	optional
pop24	pop24	no description	Unknown	optional
ref24	ref24	no description	Unknown	optional
region25	region25	no description	Unknown	optional
pop25	pop25	no description	Unknown	optional
ref25	ref25	no description	Unknown	optional
region26	region26	no description	Unknown	optional
pop26	pop26	no description	Unknown	optional
ref26	ref26	no description	Unknown	optional
region27	region27	no description	Unknown	optional
pop27	pop27	no description	Unknown	optional
ref27	ref27	no description	Unknown	optional
region28	region28	no description	Unknown	optional
pop28	pop28	no description	Unknown	optional
ref28	ref28	no description	Unknown	optional
region29	region29	no description	Unknown	optional
pop29	pop29	no description	Unknown	optional
ref29	ref29	no description	Unknown	optional
region30	region30	no description	Unknown	optional
pop30	pop30	no description	Unknown	optional
ref30	ref30	no description	Unknown	optional
region31	region31	no description	Unknown	optional
pop31	pop31	no description	Unknown	optional
ref31	ref31	no description	Unknown	optional
region32	region32	no description	Unknown	optional
pop32	pop32	no description	Unknown	optional
ref32	ref32	no description	Unknown	optional
region33	region33	no description	Unknown	optional
pop33	pop33	no description	Unknown	optional
ref33	ref33	no description	Unknown	optional
Languages	languages langs	no description Example [[American English]], [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[Yiddish]], minority [[Ladino]]	String	suggested
Religions	religions rels	Religions associated with the ethnic group Example [[Christianity]] ([[Roman Catholicism]] and [[Protestantism]]), minority [[Judaism]] and [[Buddhism]]	Content	suggested
Related ethnic groups	related_groups related	Ethnic groups related to this group Example [[Americans]], [[Canadians]], [[Han Chinese]]	Content	suggested
related-c	related-c	no description	Unknown	optional
footnotes	footnotes	no description	Unknown	optional

Tracking categories

• Category:"Related ethnic groups" needing confirmation (4,729)
• Category:Pages using infobox ethnic group with unsupported parameters (2)
• Category:Articles using infobox ethnic group with image parameters (5,511)
• Category:Articles using Template:Infobox ethnic group with deprecated parameters (4)

See also

• {{Infobox caste}}
• {{Infobox clan}}
• {{Infobox religious group}}
• {{Infobox tribe}}
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Ethnic groups/Template

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