Template:Infobox government agency

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{{Infobox government agency}} is an infobox template for use in articles on government agencies.

Syntax

{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name     = 
| type            = 
| nativename      = 
| nativename_a    = 
| nativename_r    = 
| logo            = 
| logo_width      = 
| logo_caption    = 
| seal            = 
| seal_width      = 
| seal_caption    = 
| picture         = 
| picture_width   = 
| picture_caption = 
| formed          = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} OR {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| preceding1      = 
| preceding2      = 
<!-- (etc.) -->
| dissolved       = 
| superseding     = 
| jurisdiction    = 
| headquarters    = 
| latd  = | latm  = | lats  = | latNS  = 
| longd = | longm = | longs = | longEW = 
| region_code     = 
| coordinates     = <!--{{coord|LATITUDE|LONGITUDE|type:landmark_region:US|display=inline,title}}-->
| motto           = 
| employees       = 
| budget          = 
| minister1_name  = 
| minister1_pfo   = 
| minister2_name  = 
| minister2_pfo   = 
<!-- (etc.) -->
| deputyminister1_name = 
| deputyminister1_pfo  = 
| deputyminister2_name = 
| deputyminister2_pfo  = 
<!-- (etc.) -->
| chief1_name     = 
| chief1_position = 
| chief2_name     = 
| chief2_position = 
<!-- (etc.) -->
| agency_type     = 
| parent_department = 
| parent_agency   = 
| child1_agency   = 
| child2_agency   = 
<!-- (etc.) -->
| keydocument1    = 
<!-- (etc.) -->
| website         = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| footnotes       = 
| map             = 
| map_width       = 
| map_caption     = 
}}

Parameters

All parameters except the agency name are optional.

Field Name	Required	Description	Values
agency_name	yes	Name of the agency	Text
type	no	Type of agency (defaults to "agency")	Text
logo	no	Logo for the agency	filename
nativename	no	Agency name in a native language using Western characters (French, German, Spanish, etc.), such as Port Lotniczy im. Fryderyka Chopina. Can also be used for two different names in the same language.	Text; wrap with {{Lang}}
nativename_a	no	(optional) Agency name in a native language with non-Western characters (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, etc.), such as 北京首都国际机场.	Text; wrap with {{Lang}}
nativename_r	no	(optional) Use in conjunction with above for Romanized name of the agency, such as Běijīng Shǒudū Guójì Jīcháng.	Text; wrap with {{Lang}}
logo_width	no	Image width for the agency logo (limited to 180 px maximum)	Numbers
logo_caption	no	Caption for the agency logo	Text
seal	no	Seal for the agency	filename
seal_width	no	Image width for the agency seal (limited to 180 px maximum)	Numbers
seal_caption	no	Caption for the agency seal	Text
picture	no	Image for the agency	filename
picture_width	no	Image width for the agency image (limited to 180 px maximum)	Numbers
picture_caption	no	Caption for the agency image	Text
formed	no	Date of foundation of the agency	Use {{Start date}}
preceding1	no	Name of preceding agency. Can be repeated up to six times (preceding1 to preceding6). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of preceding2.	Text
dissolved	no	Date of dissolution of the agency	Text eg; 25 July 2005, or 1876
superseding	no	Name of superseding agency	Text
jurisdiction	no	Name of the jurisdiction in which the agency resides	Text eg; [[Government of Western Australia]] or [[United States Government]]
headquarters	no	Location of the agency's headquarters.	Text eg; [[Sydney, New South Wales]], [[Australia]]
latd	no	Headquarters coordinates; latitude in degrees.	Numbers
latm	no	Headquarters coordinates; latitude in minutes.	Numbers
lats	no	Headquarters coordinates; latitude in seconds.	Numbers
latNS	no	Headquarters coordinates; specifies northern (N) or southern (S) latitude.	Text eg; N
longd	no	Headquarters coordinates; longitude in degrees.	Numbers
longm	no	Headquarters coordinates; longitude in minutes.	Numbers
longs	no	Headquarters coordinates; longitude in seconds.	Numbers
longEW	no	Headquarters coordinates; specifies eastern (E) or western (W) longitude.	Text eg; E
region_code	no	Headquarters coordinates; sets the preferred map region of coverage, used in selecting appropriate map resources for the area. The region should be supplied as either a two character ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, or an ISO 3166-2 region code.	Text eg; US
coordinates	no	Headquarters coordinates using {{coord}} option instead of the above. See documentation at {{coord}} for fields.	{{coord|45|31|7|N|122|50|16|W|type:landmark_region:US|display=inline,title}}
motto	no	Official motto/slogan of the agency	Motto/slogan
employees	no	Number of employees of the agency	Number
budget	no	Annual budget of the agency	Text eg; $95 m [[United States dollar|USD]] (2006)
minister1_name	no	For westminster systems: Name of current minister responsible for the agency. Can be repeated up to seven times (minister1_name to minister7_name). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of minister2_name.	Text
minister1_pfo	no	For westminster systems: Portfolio title of responsible minister. Can be repeated up to seven times (minister1_pfo to minister7_pfo).	Text
deputyminister1_name	no	For westminster systems with deputy ministers: Name of current deputy minister responsible for the agency. Can be repeated up to seven times (deputyminister1_name to deputyminister7_name). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of minister2_name.	Text
deputyminister1_pfo	no	For westminster systems with deputy ministers: Portfolio title of responsible deputy minister. Can be repeated up to seven times (minister1_pfo to minister7_pfo).	Text
chief1_name	no	Name of current agency chief/director/executive director. Can be repeated up to four times (chief1_name to chief4_name). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of chief2_name.	Text
chief1_position	no	Position title of current agency chief/director/executive director. Can be repeated up to four times (chief1_position to chief4_position).	Text
agency_type	no	Type of agency	Text
parent_department	no	Parent department of this agency (when the parent is not an agency)	Text
parent_agency	no	Parent agency of this agency (when the parent is also an agency)	Text
child1_agency	no	List of current child agencies reporting to this agency. Can be repeated up to twenty five times (child1_agency to child25_agency). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of child2_agency.	Text
keydocument1	no	Hyperlink of key document for organisation. Can be repeated up to six times (keydocument1 to keydocument6). Note: Title of box will automatically pluralise upon use of keydocument2.	Text
website	no	Web address for agency website	Use {{URL}}. Don't forget to take out the "example.com"!
footnotes	no	Footnotes or references for included information	Text
map	no	Image for the map	filename
map_width	no	Image width for the map (limited to 180 px maximum)	Numbers
map_caption	no	Caption for the map	Text
child	no	Child (subsidiary) infobox	Infobox template

Examples

United States Department of Agriculture
Seal of the Department of Agriculture
Logo of the USDA
Agency overview
Formed	February 15, 1889 (1889-02-15)
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	1301 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 38°53′12″N 77°01′47″W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Employees	105,778 (June 2007)
Annual budget	$94 billion USD (2006)
Agency executives	Mike Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Conner, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
Child agency	Several
Website	usda.gov

For the United States Department of Agriculture:

{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name   = United States Department of Agriculture
| logo          = USDA logo.svg
| logo_width    = 140 px
| logo_caption  = Logo of the USDA
| seal          = US-DeptOfAgriculture-Seal2.svg
| seal_width    = 140 px
| seal_caption  = Seal of the Department of Agriculture
| formed        = {{Start date|1889|02|15}}
| preceding1    = 
| dissolved     = 
| superseding   = 
| jurisdiction  = [[Federal government of the United States]]
| headquarters  = 1301 [[Independence Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|Independence Avenue]], S.W., [[Washington, D.C.]]
| latd=38  |latm=53  |lats=12  |latNS=N
| longd=77 |longm=01 |longs=47 |longEW=W
| region_code   = US
| employees     = 105,778 (June 2007)
| budget        = $94 billion [[United States dollar|USD]] (2006)
| minister1_name  = 
| minister1_pfo   = 
| minister2_name  = 
| minister2_pfo   = 
| chief1_name     = [[Mike Johanns]]
| chief1_position = [[United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]]
| chief2_name     = [[Charles F. Conner]]
| chief2_position = Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
| parent_department =
| parent_agency = 
| child1_agency = Several
| website       = {{URL|usda.gov}}
| footnotes     = 
| map       = 
| map_width = 
| map_caption = 
}}

Federal Statistical Office of Germany
Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland
Agency overview
Formed	July 3, 1953 (1953-07-03)
Jurisdiction	Government of Germany
Headquarters	Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 11, D-65189, Wiesbaden 50°4′18.7068″N 8°15′6.2676″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Employees	2780
Minister responsible	Wolfgang Schauble, German Interior Minister
Agency executive	Walter Radermacher, Bureau president
Parent department	Federal Ministry of the Interior
Website	destatis.de

For the Federal Statistical Office of Germany:

{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name   = Federal Statistical Office of Germany
| nativename    = Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland
| logo          = <!--Non-free image removed: Destatis_logo.gif-->
| logo_caption  = 
| seal          = 
| seal_width    = 
| seal_caption  = 
| headquarters  = Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 11, D-65189, [[Wiesbaden]]
| latd=50 |latm=4   |lats=18.7068 |latNS=N
| longd=8 |longm=15 |longs=6.2676 |longEW=E
| region_code   = DE
| formed        = {{Start date|1953|07|03}}
| preceding     = 
| dissolved     = 
| superseding   = 
| jurisdiction  = [[Politics of Germany|Government of Germany]]
| employees     = 2780
| budget        = 
| minister1_name  = [[Wolfgang Schäuble|Wolfgang Schauble]]
| minister1_pfo   = [[Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany)|German Interior Minister]]
| chief1_name     = Walter Radermacher
| chief1_position = Bureau president
| chief2_name     = 
| chief2_position = 
| parent_department = [[Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany)|Federal Ministry of the Interior]]
| parent_agency =
| child1_agency = 
| child2_agency = 
| website         = {{URL|destatis.de}}
| footnotes       =
| map       = 
| map_width = 
| map_caption = 
}}

See also