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.

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.

File:Flag of the United States.svg

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
`1912`	40px	`US flag 48 stars.svg`
`1959`	40px	`US flag 49 stars.svg`
`coast guard`	40px	`Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg`
`air force`	40px	`Flag of the United States Air Force.png`
`army`	40px	`Army flag.gif`

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}} → 22x20px

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

{{army|United States}} → Template:Army
{{flagicon|United States|army}} → 22x20px

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`)`	Template:Country data USA	Template:Country data USA
`US (`view`)`	Template:Country data US	Template:Country data US
`United States of America (`view`)`	Template:Country data United States of America	Template:Country data United States of America
`U.S. (`view`)`	Template:Country data U.S.	Template:Country data U.S.

Example usage

{{flag|United States}} → 22x20px United States
{{flagicon|United States}} → 22x20px

Using a flag variant

{{flag|United States|1912}} → 22x20px United States
{{flagicon|United States|1912}} → 22x20px

Using a redirect alias

{{flagicon|USA}} → Template:Country data USA
{{flagcountry|USA}} → Template:Country data USA
{{flag|USA}} → Template:Country data USA

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