Template:Country data United States

Template documentation

Template:Country data United States is an internal data container not intended to be transcluded directly. It is used indirectly by templates such as flag, flagicon, and others.

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This template is within the scope of WikiProject Flag Template, a collaborative effort to maintain flag templates on Wikipedia. A more thorough discussion of the flag template system, including parameters not described here, can be found on the project page.

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Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
`alias`	`United States`	Main article name (United States)
`flag alias`	`Flag of the United States.svg`	Image name (File:Flag of the United States.svg, shown above right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1776`	File:Flag of the United States (1776–1777).svg	`Flag of the United States (1776–1777).svg`
`1777`	Error creating thumbnail:	`Flag of the United States (1777–1795).svg`
`1777-Ross`	File:Betsy Ross flag.svg	`Betsy Ross flag.svg`
`1795`	Error creating thumbnail:	`Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg`
`1795FM`	File:Flag of the United States (1795–1818).svg	`Flag of the United States (1795–1818).svg`
`1818`	File:Flag of the United States (1818-1819).svg	`Flag of the United States (1818-1819).svg`
`1819`		`Flag of the United States (1819-1820).svg`
`1820`	File:Flag of the United States (1820-1822).svg	`Flag of the United States (1820-1822).svg`
`1822`		`Flag of the United States (1822-1836).svg`
`1836`		`Flag of the United States (1836-1837).svg`
`1837`		`Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg`
`1845`	File:Flag of the United States (1845-1846).svg	`Flag of the United States (1845-1846).svg`
`1846`		`Flag of the United States (1846-1847).svg`
`1847`		`Flag of the United States (1847-1848).svg`
`1848`	File:Flag of the United States (1848-1851).svg	`Flag of the United States (1848-1851).svg`
`air force`	File:Flag of the United States Air Force.svg	`Flag of the United States Air Force.svg`
`army`	File:Flag of the United States Army.svg	`Flag of the United States Army.svg`

Military ensigns

This nation's naval ensign is the same as its national flag, so Template:Navy produces the following:

{{navy|United States}} → Template:Navy

This template includes an air force ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Air force:

{{air force|United States}} → Template:Air force
{{flagicon|United States|air force}} → United States

This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Army:

{{army|United States}} → Template:Army
{{flagicon|United States|army}} → United States

Redirect aliases

This template can also be used via an alias name (implemented as a redirect to this template):

Alias name	`{{flag\|alias}}` output	`{{flagcountry\|alias}}` output
`USA (`view`)`	Error creating thumbnail: USA	Error creating thumbnail: United States
`US (`view`)`	Template:Country data US	Template:Country data US
`United States of America (`view`)`	Error creating thumbnail: United States of America	Error creating thumbnail: United States
`U.S. (`view`)`	Template:Country data U.S.	Template:Country data U.S.

Example usage

{{flag|United States}} → United States
{{flagicon|United States}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|United States|1776}} → File:Flag of the United States (1776–1777).svg United States
{{flagicon|United States|1776}} → United States

Using a redirect alias

{{flagicon|USA}} →
{{flagcountry|USA}} → United States
{{flag|USA}} → USA

This is the documentation for Template:Country data United States. It is automatically generated by Template:Country showdata.
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