Template:Country data Benin

Template documentation

Template:Country data Benin 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 Benin.svg

Standard parameters

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

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1975`	40px	`Flag of Benin (1975-1990).svg`

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
`BEN (`view`)`	Template:Country data BEN	Template:Country data BEN

Example usage

{{flag|Benin}} → 22x20px Benin
{{flagicon|Benin}} → 22x20px

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Benin|1975}} → 22x20px Benin
{{flagicon|Benin|1975}} → 22x20px

Using a redirect alias

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

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

Template:Country data DahomeyTemplate:Country data Dahomey

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