Template:Outlying territories of European countries/doc

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}}
  • shows the template collapsed to the title bar if there is a {{navbar}}, a {{sidebar}}, or some other table on the page with the collapsible attribute
  • shows the template in its expanded state if there are no other collapsible items on the page

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

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:

1. has any political status other than independent, sovereign state;
2. has a common sovereignty with some member state of the Council of Europe;
3. 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.