This template may be used on any page formatted as '(Year) in (Place)' (e.g. 1967 in Australia). But as of 2021-10-06 it is common only on pages about 'Year in Australia'.

Usage edit

{{Infobox year in country
| year             = 
| country          = 
| monarch          = 
| president        = 
| governor-general = 
| pm               =  
| population       = 
| australian       =  
| elections        = 
}}

Parameters edit

All parameters are optional. Separate multiple values using {{Plainlist}} or {{Flatlist}}

year
country
May be wikilinked; if not present, infobox title defaults to page name
monarch
president
governor-general
pm
Prime minister
population
australian
Australian of the Year awardee; for Australia only
elections

Examples edit

Infobox year in country/doc
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II
Governor-GeneralRichard Casey
Prime ministerHarold Holt, then John McEwen
Population11,912,253
Australian of the YearThe Seekers
Elections
2007 in Australia
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II
Governor-GeneralMichael Jeffery
Prime ministerJohn Howard, then Kevin Rudd
Population21,161,323
Australian of the YearTim Flannery
Elections

How to get information for Australia edit

  • Monarch: Generally contained within the article, but if not, see here for a good list.
  • Governor-General: Generally contained within the article, but if not, see here for a good list.
  • Prime Minister: Generally contained within the article, but if not, see here for a good list.
  • Population: See here (since 1901) or here (since 1788). Some older results do not include indigenous peoples. 'Since 1901' generally contains this data.
  • Australian of the Year: See Australian of the Year.
  • Elections: See here for state elections (specify state and date - both are optional). See here for federal elections.