Template:Country data United States

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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

Redirect aliases

This template can also be used via an alias name (implemented as a redirect to this template):

Alias name	`{{flag\|alias}}` output	`{{flag country\|alias}}` output
`USA` (view)	Error creating thumbnail: USA	Error creating thumbnail: United States
`US` (view)	Error creating thumbnail: US	Error creating thumbnail: United States
`United States of America` (view)	Error creating thumbnail: United States of America	Error creating thumbnail: United States
`U.S.` (view)	Error creating thumbnail: U.S.	Error creating thumbnail: United States

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|United States}} → Error creating thumbnail: United States
{{flag icon|United States}} → Error creating thumbnail:

Using a flag variant

{{flag|United States|1776}} → Error creating thumbnail: United States
{{flag icon|United States|1776}} → Error creating thumbnail:

Using a redirect alias

{{flag icon|USA}} → Error creating thumbnail:
{{flag country|USA}} → Error creating thumbnail: United States
{{flag|USA}} → Error creating thumbnail: USA

Military ensigns

This nation's naval flag is the same as its national flag, so Template:Naval produces the following:

{{naval|United States}} → Error creating thumbnail: United States Navy

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

{{air force|United States}} → File:Flag of the United States Air Force.svg United States Air Force
{{flag icon|United States|air force}} → United States

This template includes a space force ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Space force:

{{space force|United States}} → File:Flag of the United States Space Force.svg United States Space Force
{{flag icon|United States|space force}} → United States

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

{{marines|United States}} → File:Flag of the United States Marine Corps.svg United States Marine Corps
{{flag icon|United States|marines}} → United States

This nation's military ensign is the same as its national flag, so Template: Armed forces produces the following:

{{Armed forces|United States}} → Error creating thumbnail: United States Armed Forces

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

{{navy|United States}} → File:Flag of the United States Navy (official).svg United States Navy
{{flag icon|United States|navy}} → United States

This template includes a coast guard ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Coast guard:

{{coast guard|United States}} → United States Coast Guard
{{flag icon|United States|coast guard}} → Error creating thumbnail:

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

{{army|United States}} → File:Flag of the United States Army.svg United States Army
{{flag icon|United States|army}} → United States

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Country data United States in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Country data United States

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