Guide to a Wiki-Style Factbook, Embassies, and Consulates

by **Republic of Astana** » Sat Sep 28, 2013 5:37 am

One question, how do i know my location or my map? or do i just choose one in world map?

by **Daskoxian** » Sat Sep 28, 2013 10:33 am

Republic of Astana wrote:One question, how do i know my location or my map? or do i just choose one in world map?

You make your own. Combine or split up countries, create new continents, etc.

by **Daskoxian** » Sat Sep 28, 2013 11:45 am

Demania wrote::mad: err... Not a chance!

There are threads where you can ask people to make a map for you.

by **Britanno** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 11:38 am

Still not finished it, but thanks to this guide I have so far managed to get this far with my Factbook:

http://www.nationstates.net/nation=brit ... /id=160407

Great help, thanks again!

by **Freechrist** » Wed Oct 02, 2013 8:33 pm

I found a lot of issues with the first pose.
This is my more condensed fix.

Code: Select all: [size=200][b]The Federation of Freechrist[/size][/b] [hr] The PRETITLE of NATION commonly called NATION, is a GOVERNMENT TYPE in LOCATION. It is bordered on the north by OTHER-NATION, on the south by OTHER-NATION, by the east by OTHER-NATION and on the west by OTHER-NATION. NATION covers LAND AREAsquare kilometers and has has an estimated population of POPULATION. NATION comprises of NUMBER SUBDIVISIONS and NUMBER TERRITORIES. [floatright][box] [b][u]Economic Indicators[/b][/u] [b]Rank:[/b] [b]Currency:[/b] [b]Fiscal Year:[/b] [hr] [b]GDP (nominal):[/b] [b]GDP (nominal) per capita:[/b] [b]Labor Force:[/b] [b]Unemployment:[/b] [/floatright][/box] [floatright][box]DESCRIPTION OF YOUR NATION’S ROLE IN THE WORLD [b]Official Language:[/b] [hr] [b]National Language:[/b] [hr] [b]Demonym:[/b] [hr] [b]Government[/b] - President: - Vice President: - Speaker of the House: - Chief Justice: [hr] [b]Legislature[/b]: - Upper House: -Lower House: [hr] [b]Establishment:[/b] from (INSERT OTHER NATION) Independence: INSERT FOUNDING DATE [hr] [b]Land Area:[/b] mile² km² Water Area: km² Water %: [hr] [b]Elevation[/b] Highest Point: Lowest Point: [hr] [b]GDP (nominal):[/b] [b]GDP (nominal) per capita:[/b] [hr] [b]Human Development Index (NS Version):[/b] [hr] [b]Currency:[/b] [hr] [b]Time Zone:[/b] [hr] [b]Drives on the:[/b] [hr] [b]Calling code:[/b] [hr] [b]Internet TLD:[/b] [/box][/floatright] [floatleft][box][b] Contents[/b] [url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Ety]1 Etymology[/url] [url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Hist]2 History[/url] [url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Geo]3 Geography[/url] [url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Demo]4 Demographics[/url] [url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Pop]4.1 Population[/url] [url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Lan]4.2 Language[/url] [url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Reli]4.3 Race[/url] [url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#City]4.4 Largest Cities[/url] [url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Govt]5 Government[/url] [url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#FRM]5.1 Foreign Relations and Military[/url] [url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Econ]6 Economy[/url] [url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Cult]7 Culture[/url] [url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Infra]8 Infrastructure[/url] [url=INSERT-FACTBOOK-URL#Energy]8.1 Energy[/url] [/box][/floatleft] [b][u][size=150][anchor=Ety]Etymology[/anchor][/b][/u][/size] DESCRIBE ORIGIN OF NATION NAME The standard way to refer to a citizen of NATION is as a "DEMONYM." [b][u][size=150][anchor=Hist]History[/anchor][/b][/u][/size] DESCRIBE HISTORY [b][u][size=150][anchor=Geo]Geography[/anchor][/b][/u][/size] DESCRIBE GEOGRAPHY DESCRIBE CLIMATE DESCRIBE ENVIRONMENT INSERT MAP [b][u][size=150][anchor=Demo]Demographics[/anchor][/b][/u][/size] [b][u][anchor=Pop]Population[/anchor][/b][/u] DESCRIBE POPULATION [u][b][anchor=Lan]Language[/anchor][/b][/u] DESCRIBE LANGUAGE [u][b][anchor=Reli]Religion[/anchor][/b][/u] DESCRIBE RELIGION [u][b][anchor=Race]Race[/anchor][/b][/u] DESCRIBE RACE [u][b][anchor=City]Largest Cities[/anchor][/b][/u] 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) [b][u][size=150][anchor=Govt]Government[/anchor][/b][/u][/size] DESCRIBE GOVERNMENT [b][u][anchor=FRM]Foreign Relations and Military[/anchor][/b][/u] DESCRIBE DIPLOMACY DESCRIBE MILITARY [b][u][size=150][anchor=Econ]Economy[/anchor][/b][/u][/size] DESCRIBE ECONOMY [size=150][b][u][anchor=Cult]Culture[/anchor][/size][/b][/u] DESCRIBE CULTURE [size=150][b][u][anchor=Infra]Infrastructure[/anchor][/size][/b][/u] DESCRIBE INFRASTRUCTURE [b][u][anchor=Energy]Energy[/anchor][/b][/u] DESCRIBE ENERGY

by **Sunny Skies** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 10:11 pm

How do I make that map thingy? I'm wanting to make a good factbook for Sunny Skies and the other nations I have but I want to know a way to draw those map thingies.

by **Nikolia** » Thu Oct 10, 2013 2:58 pm

Sunny Skies wrote:How do I make that map thingy? I'm wanting to make a good factbook for Sunny Skies and the other nations I have but I want to know a way to draw those map thingies.

Well, the easiest way for drawing map is with MS Paint. If you want more advance look of the map, use Illustrator, Paint.net or any other photo editing software. Start with base, Is your nation island, landlocked or coastal? Does it have neighbouring nations from your region? Then is your nation full of mountains, or is it like the Netherlands, all flat. Start with basic borders of your nation, and then add elevation in layers, after that, the cities.

by **Ponderosa** » Sun Oct 13, 2013 9:02 am

Sunny Skies wrote:How do I make that map thingy? I'm wanting to make a good factbook for Sunny Skies and the other nations I have but I want to know a way to draw those map thingies.

The orthographic globe thing? I took one from Wikipedia and edited it with MS Paint.

by **Bolguria** » Sun Oct 13, 2013 11:06 am

Any improvements needed for this?

viewtopic.php?f=23&t=265625

All questions and inquiries welcome.

by **Daskoxian** » Sun Oct 13, 2013 7:45 pm

Bolguria wrote:Any improvements needed for this?

viewtopic.php?f=23&t=265625

All questions and inquiries welcome.

Quite nice, though I personally find the last pic to be a bit odd.

by **Bolguria** » Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:43 am

Daskoxian wrote:
Bolguria wrote:Any improvements needed for this?

viewtopic.php?f=23&t=265625

All questions and inquiries welcome.

Quite nice, though I personally find the last pic to be a bit odd.

Fixed.

by **Drawkland** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 4:55 am

Thank you so much! I'd been needing help with this, the NSwiki was a bit weird with it.

I'll post a link to my Factbook here soon.

by **The Soodean Imperium** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 5:21 am

Very good job! I've been working on a wiki-ish factbook for a while (link). I think I did a good job with the individual posts (especially the military tech ones), BUT my main page needs a serious face-lift. This is just the kind of template I needed.

by **Verdum** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 5:26 am

Tagged for future use.
Kewl mayne.

by **Renzynistan** » Sun Oct 20, 2013 5:15 am

how do you inser images with captions in you factbook? like the ones in wikipedia?

by **The Soodean Imperium** » Sun Oct 20, 2013 5:38 am

Renzynistan wrote:how do you inser images with captions in you factbook? like the ones in wikipedia?

You could try putting an image in a box, with text also in the box:

(floatleft)(box)(img)image link(/img)
Caption(/box)(/floatleft)

by **Nervium** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:25 am

Well, guess I started a wiki style factbook... Maybe some feedback?

by **Bolguria** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 4:34 pm

Nervium wrote:Well, guess I started a wiki style factbook... Maybe some feedback?

Very nice formatting.

It looks like your on the way to creating an awesome wiki-like Factbook.

by **Republic of Astana** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 5:32 am

i dont my facebook quite while ago, but any feedback is welcome i feel its missing something: http://www.nationstates.net/nation=repu ... /id=168504

by **Britonisea** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 11:11 am

Look at my factbook. Please rate it, it's really good. By the way it is best at size 100%

by **Flormenia** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 11:47 am

Does anyone know how to insert pictures into the sidebar?

by **Maltropia** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 12:49 pm

Flormenia wrote:Does anyone know how to insert pictures into the sidebar?

Put [img] tags around the URL of the picture you want, and usually with tags to align it to the centre, with the code looking like this:

Code: Select all: [align=center][img]http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u650/IngoldPunk/MaltropiaFlag_zpsd885b2d0.png[/img][/align]

which gives this:

Try to keep the picture to less than 250 pixels in width so that it doesn't look too big.

by **Flormenia** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 11:25 pm

Doesn't work for me because my flag is not uploaded anywhere on the internet.
All I get is an annoying text in the flag section when I press preview.

by **Nervium** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 11:29 pm

Flormenia wrote:Doesn't work for me because my flag is not uploaded anywhere on the internet.
All I get is an annoying text in the flag section when I press preview.

Just click on your flag with the right mouse button, click view image, copy url of that image into the [img] tags. Worked for me.

by **Flormenia** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 12:15 am

Nervium wrote:
Flormenia wrote:Doesn't work for me because my flag is not uploaded anywhere on the internet.
All I get is an annoying text in the flag section when I press preview.

Just click on your flag with the right mouse button, click view image, copy url of that image into the [img] tags. Worked for me.

Thank you so much! It finally worked!

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