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Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
`alias`	`United Kingdom`	Main article name (United Kingdom)
`shortname alias`	`Great Britain`	(optional) Display name to be used for the wikilink, if `alias` is a disambiguated article name, for example
`flag alias`	`Flag of the United Kingdom.svg`	Image name (File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg, shown on right)

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
`GBR` (view)	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
`Great Britain and N.I.` (view)	Template:Country data Great Britain and N.I.	Template:Country data Great Britain and N.I.

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Great Britain}} → File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
{{flag icon|Great Britain}} → United Kingdom
{{flag country|Great Britain}} → File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain

Using a redirect alias

{{flag icon|GBR}} → United Kingdom
{{flag country|GBR}} → File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
{{flag|GBR}} → File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR

Related templates

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Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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