Template:Outlying territories of European countries
Starting visibility: currently automatically selects itself to autocollapse
To set this template's starting visibility, the |state= parameter may be used:
|state=collapsed:{{Outlying territories of European countries|state=collapsed}}to show the template collapsed, i.e., hidden apart from its title bar|state=expanded:{{Outlying territories of European countries|state=expanded}}to show the template expanded, i.e., fully visible|state=autocollapse:{{Outlying territories of European countries|state=autocollapse}}
If the |state= parameter in the template on this page is not set, the template's starting visibility is taken from the |default= parameter in the Collapsible option template. For the template on this page, that currently evaluates to autocollapse.
Inclusion criteria[change source]
In order to avoid possible confusion and misunderstanding, the eligibility for inclusion in this template is defined as follows:
- A European outlying territory is a territory which:
- has any political status other than independent, sovereign state;
- has a common sovereignty with some member state of the Council of Europe;
- either
- (a) the nearest independent country is not a member of the Council of Europe, or
- (b) the distance to the nearest European territory is more than 400 nautical miles.
- The distance in (a) is measured to the nearest other territory; the distance in (b) is twice the EEZ limit under the Law of the Sea Convention, ensuring that the respective jurisdictional waters are not contiguous.