Template:Infobox former subdivision/Categories
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! Infobox parameter !! Value !! Assigned category |
| rowspan=10 style="background-color:#efefef;border-top:3px solid grey;"|continent
| style="border-top:3px solid grey;"| Europe | style="border-top:3px solid grey;"| :Category:Former countries in Europe |
| Asia |
| North America |
| South America |
| Africa |
| Oceania |
| Eurasia |
| Afroeurasia |
| Afroasia |
| (other) |
| rowspan=7 style="background-color:#efefef;border-top:3px solid grey;"|region
| style="border-top:3px solid grey;"| Italy | style="border-top:3px solid grey;"| :Category:Italian states |
| Balkans |
| British Isles |
| Low Countries / Netherlands |
| China |
| Japan |
| Korea |
| rowspan=22 style="background-color:#efefef;border-top:3px solid grey;"| status
| style="border-top:3px solid grey;"| City-states | style="border-top:3px solid grey;"| :Category:City-states |
| Commonwealth realm |
| Confederation |
| Empire |
| Nomadic empire |
| Ancient Chinese state |
| Federation |
| State union |
| Unrecognized states |
| League of Nations mandate |
| Satellite state |
| United Nations trust territory |
| Exile |
| colspan=2 style="background-color:#ffdead;border-top:3px solid grey; text-align:center"| {status = Colony} + empire = ... |
| United Kingdom France Netherlands Belgium Portugal Spain Germany Italy Sweden Norway Denmark Scotland Japan (other) (blank) | :Category:Former British colonies |
| colspan=2 style="background-color:#ffdead;border-top:3px solid grey; text-align:center"|{status = Protectorate} + empire = ... |
| (blank) United Kingdom | :Category:Former protectorates |
| colspan=2 style="background-color:#ffdead;border-top:3px solid grey; text-align:center"|{status = Vassal} + empire = ... |
| (blank) Holy Roman Empire | :Category:Former vassal states |
| (other) |
| colspan=2 style="background-color:#ffdead;border-top:3px solid grey; text-align:center"|{status = Client} + empire = ... |
| (blank) First French Empire | :Category:Former client states |
| rowspan=6 style="background-color:#efefef;border-top:3px solid grey;"| government_type
| style="border-top:3px solid grey;"| Republic | style="border-top:3px solid grey;"| :Category:Former republics |
| Socialist republic |
| Principality |
| colspan=2 style="background-color:#ffdead;border-top:3px solid grey; text-align:center"| {government_type = Constitutional monarchy or Monarchy} + continent = ... |
| (blank) Europe Asia North America South America Africa Eurasia Afroeurasia Afroasia | :Category:Former monarchies |
| (other) |
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:#efefef;border-top:3px solid grey;"| era
| style="border-top:3px solid grey;"| Interwar period | style="border-top:3px solid grey;"| :Category:Former countries of the interwar period |