Complex sentence: This template is similar to, except that the region abbreviations don't use superscript and appear "after" the date in parentheses, and the regions/dates appear in the order in which they are inputted.
Split into simpler sentences: This template is similar to, except that the region abbreviations don't use superscript and appear "after" the date in parentheses. The regions/dates also appear in the order in which they are inputted.