Template:Country data United Kingdom: Difference between revisions

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Template documentation

Template:Country data United Kingdom 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.

Standard parameters

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

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`civil`		`Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`government`		`Government Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`naval-RFA`		`British-Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary-Ensign.svg`
`naval-RMAS`		`British Royal Maritime Auxiliary Ensign.svg`
`naval-RNLI`		`Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg`
`1801`		`Flag of the United Kingdom (WFB 2000).svg`
`2004`		`Flag of the United Kingdom (WFB 2004).svg`
`2009`		`Flag of the United Kingdom (WFB 2009).svg`
`naval`		`Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`marines`	File:Flag of the Royal Marines.png	`Flag of the Royal Marines.png`
`air force`		`Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg`
`army`		`Flag of the British Army.svg`

Military ensigns

This template includes a naval ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Navy:

{{navy|United Kingdom}} → Royal Navy
{{flagicon|United Kingdom|naval}} →

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

{{air force|United Kingdom}} → Royal Air Force
{{flagicon|United Kingdom|air force}} →

This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Marines:

{{marines|United Kingdom}} → File:Flag of the Royal Marines.png Corps of Royal Marines
{{flagicon|United Kingdom|marines}} → United Kingdom

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

{{army|United Kingdom}} → British Army
{{flagicon|United Kingdom|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
`UK` (view)	UK	United Kingdom
`the United Kingdom` (view)	the United Kingdom	United Kingdom

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|United Kingdom}} → United Kingdom
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} → United Kingdom
{{flagicon|United Kingdom|civil}} →

Using a redirect alias

{{flagicon|UK}} →
{{flagcountry|UK}} → United Kingdom
{{flag|UK}} → UK

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

Other information

Country_data templates are also available for the following subdivisions and dependencies of the United Kingdom:

Constituent countries

Template:Country data England	England
Template:Country data Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland
Template:Country data Scotland	Scotland
Template:Country data Wales	Wales

Crown dependencies

Template:Country data Guernsey	Guernsey
Template:Country data Isle of Man	Isle of Man
Template:Country data Jersey	Jersey

British Overseas Territories

Template:Country data Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Template:Country data Anguilla	Anguilla
Template:Country data Bermuda	Bermuda
Template:Country data British Antarctic Territory	British Antarctic Territory
Template:Country data British Indian Ocean Territory	British Indian Ocean Territory
Template:Country data British Virgin Islands	British Virgin Islands
Template:Country data Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands
Template:Country data Falkland Islands	Falkland Islands
Template:Country data Gibraltar	Gibraltar
Template:Country data Montserrat	Montserrat
Template:Country data Pitcairn Islands	Pitcairn Islands
Template:Country data Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Template:Country data South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Template:Country data Turks and Caicos Islands	Turks and Caicos Islands

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Country data United Kingdom

This template should not be used directly. It is used indirectly by flag templates such as Template:Flag and Template:Flagicon. See Category:Flag template system for a full list of flag templates and Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template for further documentation.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
No parameters specified

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