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<onlyinclude>{{#switch: {{lc: {{{1|}}}}}
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| jp = [[File:Flag-Japan.png|22px|Japan|link=]]{{#vardefine:language|{{Tt|Japanese|日本語}}}}{{#vardefine:region|Japan}}
| jp = [[File:Flag-Japan.png|22px|Japan|link=]]{{#vardefine:language|{{Tt|Japanese|日本語}}}}{{#vardefine:region|Japan}}
| na = [[File:Flag-United-States.png|22px|North America|link=]]{{#vardefine:language|English}}{{#vardefine:region|North America}}
| na = [[File:Flag-United-States.png|22px|North America|link=]]{{#vardefine:language|English}}{{#vardefine:region|North America}}
| eu = [[File:Flag-European.png|22px|Europe|link=]]{{#vardefine:language|English}}{{#vardefine:region|Europe}}
| eu = [[File:Flag-European.png|22px|Europe|link=]]{{#vardefine:language|English}}{{#vardefine:region|Europe}}
| au = [[File:Flag-Australia.png|22px|Australia|link=]]{{#vardefine:language|English}}{{#vardefine:region|Australia}}
| au = [[File:Flag-Australia.png|22px|Australia|link=]]{{#vardefine:language|English}}{{#vardefine:region|Australia}}
| cn = [[File:Flag-China.png|22px|China|link=]]{{#vardefine:language|{{Tt|Chinese|漢語}}}}{{#vardefine:region|China}}
| kr = [[File:Flag-Korea.png|22px|South Korea|link=]]{{#vardefine:language|{{Tt|Korean|한국어}}}}{{#vardefine:region|South Korea}}
| kr = [[File:Flag-Korea.png|22px|South Korea|link=]]{{#vardefine:language|{{Tt|Korean|한국어}}}}{{#vardefine:region|South Korea}}
| us = [[File:Flag-United-States.png|22px|United States|link=]]{{#vardefine:language|English}}{{#vardefine:region|United States}}
| us = [[File:Flag-United-States.png|22px|United States|link=]]{{#vardefine:language|English}}{{#vardefine:region|United States}}
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| {{Void}} = {{#var:region}}
| {{Void}} = {{#var:region}}
| {{{2|}}}
| {{{2|}}}
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{{Documentation}}
==Purpose==
</noinclude>
This is an all-purpose template for identifying various regions, countries, and languages. It is also used to represent release dates for these regions in a consistent format.
 
==Usage==
===Region===
To identify a region with the region's name and its flag:
 
{{Usage|region}}
{{Usage/Param|region|One of the region codes in the table below.}}
 
Example: <code><nowiki>{{Region|jp}}</nowiki></code> → {{Region|jp}}
 
===Language===
To identify a region's language similarly to above, add "language" as an additional argument.
 
{{Usage|region|'''language'''}}
{{Usage/Param|region|One of the region codes in the table below.}}
{{Usage/Param|language|"language" tells the template to display the name of that region's language.}}
 
Example: <code><nowiki>{{Region|jp|language}}</nowiki></code> → {{Region|jp|language}}
 
===Release Date===
For release dates, specify the year, month, and day like so:
 
{{Usage|region|y{{=}}|m{{=}}|d{{=}}}}
{{Usage/Param|region|One of the region codes in the table below.|optional}}
{{Usage/Param|y, m, d|Year, Month, and Day, respectively.|optional}}
 
Example: <code><nowiki>{{Region|jp|y=2013|m=1|d=29}}</nowiki></code> → {{Region|jp|y=2013|m=1|d=29}}
 
===Other===
To display just the flag alongside other information, place that other information in the template.
 
{{Usage|region|information}}
{{Usage/Param|region|One of the region codes in the table below.}}
{{Usage/Param|information|Information pertaining to that region.}}
 
Example: <code><nowiki>{{Region|jp|Japan-specific information}}</nowiki></code> → {{Region|jp|Japan-specific information}}
 
==Region Codes==
{|class="wikitable"
! Region !! Abbreviation
|-
| Japan || jp
|-
| North America || na
|-
| Europe || eu
|-
| Australia || au
|-
| Korea || kr
|-
| United States || us
|-
| United Kingdom || uk
|-
| Spain || sp
|-
| Latin America || la
|-
| France || fr
|-
| Canada || ca
|-
| Germany || ge
|-
| Italy || it
|}
 
 
{{Cat|Formatting Templates}}