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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.
| 40x40px | 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. |
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 | Flag of the United States Army (1775).gif |
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Military ensigns
This nation's naval ensign is the same as its national flag, so Template:Navy produces the following:
- {{navy|United States}} → 22x20px United States Navy
This template includes an air force ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Air force:
- {{air force|United States}} → 22x20px United States Air Force
- {{flagicon|United States|air force}} → 23x15px
This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Army:
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) | 23x15px USA | 23x15px United States |
| 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
Using a flag variant
Using a redirect alias
| This is the documentation for Template:Country data United States. It is automatically generated by Template:Country showdata. Please after making any changes to this template. Any categories should be added to the template's /doc subpage, which does not exist yet. |