Stampa:Country data the United Kingdom

Template documentation

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

Template:Country data the 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.

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Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
`alias`	`United Kingdom`	Main article name (United Kingdom)
`flag alias`	`Flag of the United Kingdom.svg`	Image name (Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg, shown above 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`
`1707`		`Naval ensign of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg`
`civil-air`		`Civil Air Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`embassy`		`British Ambassador Flag.svg`
`consulate`		`UK-Consular.svg`
`GS`		`Government Service Ensign.svg`
`merchant`		`Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`RFA`		`British-Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary-Ensign.svg`
`naval`		`Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`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 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	Britania e Madhe
`U.K. (`view`)`	Stampa:Country data U.K.	Stampa:Country data U.K.
`the United Kingdom (`view`)`	the United Kingdom	United Kingdom

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}} → Britania e Madhe
{{flag|UK}} → UK

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates: