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This template is for use in any article about a physical location or political state within the Forgotten Realms. This is a general template for use on locations and states, but be aware that there might be a more specific template available for the type of location you are editing. See the list below. This template has been through a few iterations with new parameters added at various times, not to mention the merge with the State template. Therefore, there are a few different ways to use this template depending on how much historical data there is for a particular location and how you want it presented. Please read the explanations of the parameters and view the examples below.

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Example
An example is shown to the right:

Parameters

 * image : Optional. An image that describes the location, or a map showing its location. Just list the name of the file. For backward compatibility,  and   should still work.
 * caption : Optional. A description of the image, if necessary. This field will be italicized for you.
 * name : Required. Name of the location.

Geography

 * alt spelling : Optional. Any alternate ways to spell the name of the location.
 * aliases : Optional. Any nicknames, slang names, or names in other languages for the location.
 * type : Optional. Geographical, topological, architectural, or political description. E.g., Desert, Lake, Mountain, Bridge, City, Kingdom, Country, etc. If the location is a building or a habitable structure, then you should probably use Building.
 * region : Optional. The region of Toril, e.g., the Western Heartlands or Maztica. If its not on Toril then put the plane of existence and/or a realm for this.
 * size : Optional. Square area, or something from Category:Settlements by type, if applicable.
 * elevation : Optional. The height above sea-level of the location.
 * capital : Optional. Capital city, if applicable.
 * largest city : Optional. If no capital, or the capital is not the largest, you can use this.
 * georefs : Optional. You can place &lt;ref&gt; tags here and they will go in the Geography subheading rather than clutter up the infobox.

Society

 * demonym : Optional. The name used for the inhabitants of this location.
 * population : Optional. The latest population figure for this location. Please add the date, as in "12,300 in 1370 DR". Note that the History section below has two more ways to present the population, so you may use one of those if you know past census data.
 * races : Optional. The races of the known inhabitants. Use a percentage table if the proportions are known.
 * languages : Optional. The predominant languages spoken in this location.
 * religion : Optional. List the deities worshiped or the name of the religious organizations operating in this location. You may separate them with commas or with &lt;br /&gt; tags, whichever looks best.
 * alignment : Optional. The general alignment of the inhabitants of this location. For any edition except 4th, you may use an alignment grid if specific alignments are known.
 * socrefs : Optional. You can place &lt;ref&gt; tags here and they will go in the Society subheading rather than clutter up the infobox.

Commerce

 * imports : Optional. List the goods and services imported by this location.
 * exports : Optional. List the goods and services exported by this location.
 * currency : Optional. The name(s) used for currency in this location. Use a currency table if possible.
 * comrefs : Optional. You can place &lt;ref&gt; tags here and they will go in the Commerce subheading rather than clutter up the infobox.

Politics

 * government : Optional. The political system governing the location, e.g., City-State, Feudalism, Dictatorship, Theocracy, Mageocracy, Matriarchy, Monarchy, Tyranny, etc.
 * rulertype : Optional. A title, like King, Queen, First Sorceress, Mayor, High Imperceptor of the Sacred Bovine, etc.
 * ruler : Optional. The name of the current ruler, if applicable. If you specify rulertype then it will be used as the label for this field.
 * head of state : Optional. The title of the head of state. You may use this and leader1 instead of rulertype and ruler if it is more appropriate. This is also used to distinguish between a figurehead (like a queen) and the head of government (like a prime minister).
 * leader1 : Optional. The name of the most recent person who was the head of state. This combines with head of state just like rulertype and ruler.
 * head of government : Optional. If some other entity actually runs the government, put their title here, otherwise leave it blank.
 * leader2 : Optional. The name of the most recent person who was the head of the government, if different from the head of state.
 * executive : Optional. Yet another way to specify a person in power, if there are separation of duties and responsibilities where this makes sense. Give title and name here.
 * legislature : Optional.
 * population1, population2, population3, etc. : Optional. Set this field to the number of inhabitants in this location.
 * popyear1, popyear2, popyear3, etc. : Optional. The year the population was known, in Dalereckoning. Do not link the year, it will be linked for you. Up to five different population/year combinations may be specified.
 * allegiances : Optional. List allies, trade pacts, or whatever fits.
 * founded   : Optional. The year the location was founded, if applicable, in Dalereckoning. Do not link the year, it will be linked for you.
 * destroyed : Optional. The year the location was destroyed, if applicable, in Dalereckoning. Do not link the year, it will be linked for you.
 * ruler1, ruler2, ruler3, ruler4, ruler5 : Optional. Names of the rulers of this location.
 * ruleryear1, ruleryear2, ruleryear3, ruleryear4, ruleryear5 : Optional. The year, in Dalereckoning,that the ruler assumed office or control. Do not link the year, it will be linked for you.
 * rulertable : Optional. An alternative to ruler1/ruleryear1 etc. Use a split table to list the names and dates or date ranges. Dates are NOT automatically linked. Example:
 * govrefs : Optional. You can place &lt;ref&gt; tags here and they will go in the Government subheading rather than clutter up the infobox.
 * usethe : Optional. Modifies the generated category links: Set these to any value (typically yes) if you want the category links to use "the" before the name. E.g., "Settlements in the Moonshaes" instead of "Settlements in Moonshaes".
 * useon : Optional. Modifies the generated category links: Set these to any value (typically yes) if you want the category links to use "on" instead of "in" before the name. E.g., "Locations on Mount Ieldroun" instead of "Locations in Mount Ieldroun".
 * inhabitants, locations, organizations, settlements, roads, mountains, events, food and drink, items : Optional. Set these to any value (typically yes) to have the template automatically generate a link to the category.

Standardized Sections
These are the typical section headers for an article about a location, as discussed in this forum thread. You can easily cut and paste it from here and delete the ones you don't use:

Other Location Templates

 * Template:Building
 * Template:Road