Template documentationTemplate: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.
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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 on right) |
Flag variants
| Label | Flag image (40px) | Image name |
|---|---|---|
1776 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1776–1777).svg |
1777 |  | Flag of the United States (1777-1795).svg |
1795 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1795–1818).svg |
1818 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1818-1819).svg |
1819 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1819-1820).svg |
1820 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1820-1822).svg |
1822 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1822-1836).svg |
1836 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1836-1837).svg |
1837 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg |
1845 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1845-1846).svg |
1846 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1846-1847).svg |
1847 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1847-1848).svg |
1848 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1848-1851).svg |
1851 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg |
1858 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1858-1859).svg |
1859 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1859-1861).svg |
1861 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg |
1863 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1863-1865).svg |
1865 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1865-1867).svg |
1867 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg |
1877 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg |
1890 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1890-1891).svg |
1891 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1891-1896).svg |
1896 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg |
1908 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1908-1912).svg |
1912 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg |
1959 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg |
1960 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the United States (Pantone).svg |
coast guard-1915 | .png){kind=small} | Ensign of the United States Coast Guard (1915-1953).png |
marines-1914 | .png){kind=small} | Flag of the United States Marine Corps (1914-1939).png |
marines |  | Flag of the United States Marine Corps.svg |
coast guard |  | Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg |
navy |  | Flag of the United States Navy (official).svg |
air force |  | Flag of the United States Air Force.svg |
space force |  | Flag of the United States Space Force.svg |
army |  | Flag of the United States Army.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 |
|---|---|---|
USA (view) |  USA | United States |
US (view) | US | United States |
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. |
See What links here for a full list of redirects.
Example usage
{{flag|United States}}→ United States{{flagicon|United States}}→
Using a flag variant
{{flag|United States|1776}}→
United States{{flagicon|United States|1776}}→
Using a redirect alias
{{flagicon|USA}}→{{flagcountry|USA}}→ United States{{flag|USA}}→ USA
Military ensigns
This nation's naval ensign is the same as its national flag, so Template:Naval produces the following:
{{naval|United States}}→ Template:Naval
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}}→
This template includes a space force ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Space force:
{{space force|United States}}→ Template:Space force{{flagicon|United States|space force}}→
This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Marines:
{{marines|United States}}→ Template:Marines{{flagicon|United States|marines}}→
This template includes a navy flag variant that can be used with Template:Navy:
{{navy|United States}}→ Template:Navy{{flagicon|United States|navy}}→
This template includes a coast guard ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Coast guard:
{{coast guard|United States}}→ Template:Coast guard{{flagicon|United States|coast guard}}→
This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Army:
{{army|United States}}→ Template:Army{{flagicon|United States|army}}→
TemplateData
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TemplateData for Country data United States
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"description": "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.",
"params": {}
} </templatedata>