Template: Ethnic group

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{{{group}}}
Total population {{{poptime}}}
Regions with significant populations {{{popplace}}}
Language {{{langs}}}
Religion {{{rels}}}

Usage note

The parameters are:

  • {{{group}}} — the name of the group (e.g. Armenians).
  • {{{image}}} — place an appropriate image here. (Optional)
  • {{{caption}}} — place an appropriate caption for the image here. (Optional, should be used only if there is an image)
  • {{{poptime}}} — show how the population has changed over time; you can use {{population}} to format each entry.
  • {{{popplace}}} — show the population of the group in various different places; you can use {{population}} to format each entry.
  • {{{langs}}} — list the languages spoken by the group.
  • {{{rels}}} — list the religious affiliations of the group.
  • {{{related}}} — list ethnic groups that are related to the group.

Here's an example of using the image and caption fields appropriately:

|image=[[Image:Praying Tibetan Women.jpg|250px|Two Tibetan women in front of the Potala, Lhasa (2005)]]

|caption=Two Tibetan women<br>in front of the [[Potala]], [[Lhasa]] (2005)

Comment This template contains one or more optional parameters: see the talk page for details.

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