| abstract
| - A national military infobox may be used to summarize information about a country's military and armed forces. The infobox should be added using the template, as shown below: {{Infobox National Military |country= |name= |native_name= |image= |caption= |image2= |caption2= |founded= |current_form= |disbanded= |branches= |headquarters= |commander-in-chief= |commander-in-chief_title= |minister= |minister_title= |commander= |commander_title= |age= |conscription= |manpower_data= |manpower_age= |available= |available_f= |fit= |fit_f= |reaching= |reaching_f= |active= |ranked= |reserve= |deployed= |amount= |percent_GDP= |domestic_suppliers= |foreign_suppliers= |imports= |exports= |history= |ranks= }}
* country – optional – the name of the country.
* name – optional – the name of the country's armed forces, if different from "Military of Country".
* native_name – optional – the name of the country's armed forces in that country's official language(s), if other than English.
* image – optional – an image relevant to the county's armed forces. The image must be given in the form [[Image:Example.jpg|300px]]; in particular, the thumb attribute must not be selected.
* caption – optional – the text to be placed below the image.
* image2 – optional – a secondary image relevant to the county's armed forces. The image must be given in the form [[Image:Example.jpg|300px]]; in particular, the thumb attribute must not be selected.
* caption2 – optional – the text to be placed below the secondary image.
* founded – optional – the date when the armed forces were founded.
* current_form – optional – in cases where the armed forces have undergone major reorganizations, the date when they took their current form.
* disbanded – optional – the date when the armed force were disbanded.
* branches – optional – the service branches (e.g. army, navy, air force, etc.) that comprise the armed forces.
* headquarters – optional – the headquarters of the armed forces. Leadership parameters:
* commander-in-chief – optional – the formal commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
* commander-in-chief_title – optional – the formal title of the commander-in-chief named above; this defaults to "Commander-in-Chief" if left blank.
* minister – optional – the civilian official (generally a minister or secretary) responsible for the armed forces.
* minister_title – optional – the formal title of the official named above; this defaults to "Minister of Defense" if left blank.
* commander – optional – the overall military commander or chief military leader of the armed forces.
* commander_title – optional – the formal title of the military commander named above; this defaults to "Chief of staff" if left blank. Manpower parameters:
* age – optional – the minumum (and, if applicable, maximum) ages for military service.
* conscription – optional – the conscription age and term.
* manpower_data – optional – the source of the manpower data; for example, if the data is a 1998 estimate, this should be indicated as "1998 est.".
* manpower_age – optional – the ages assumed for the manpower data; for example, if the data considers people of age 15–49 to be of military age, this should be indicated as "15–19".
* available – the total number of people of the proper age for military service; this may indicate either males and females together, or only males if the available_f field is used.
* available_f – for coutries that allow female military service, the total number of females of the proper age; if this field is used, the available field should only indicate males.
* fit – the total number of people of the proper age fit for service; this may indicate either males and females together, or only males if the fit_f field is used.
* fit_f – for coutries that allow female military service, the total number of females of the proper age fit for service; if this field is used, the fit field should only indicate males.
* reaching – the total number of people reaching military age each year; this may indicate either males and females together, or only males if the reaching_f field is used.
* reaching_f – for coutries that allow female military service, the total number of females reaching military age each year; if this field is used, the reaching field should only indicate males.
* active – optional – the total number of personnel currently in the country's armed forces.
* ranked – optional – the ranking of the country on the list of countries by number of active troops (e.g. "21st").
* reserve – optional – the total number of reserve personnel in the country's armed forces.
* deployed – optional – the total number of personnel currently deployed outside the country's borders. Financial parameters:
* amount – optional – the country's total military expendiures.
* percent_GDP – optional – the percent of the country's GDP spent on military expenditures. Industrial parameters:
* domestic_suppliers – optional – the major domestic suppliers of equipment to the country's armed forces.
* foreign_suppliers – optional – the major foreign suppliers of equipment to the country's armed forces; this may be either countries or more specific organizations.
* imports – optional – the total value of annual military imports by the country.
* exports – optional – the total value of annual military exports by the country. Related articles:
* history – optional – links to one or more articles about the country's military history.
* ranks – optional – links to one or more articles about the country's military ranks.
|