Template:Country data Soviet Union

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File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg

Standard parameters

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

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1922`	File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1922–1923).svg	`Flag of the Soviet Union (1922–1923).svg`
`1923`	File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1924).svg	`Flag of the Soviet Union (1924).svg`
`1924`	File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1924–1936).svg	`Flag of the Soviet Union (1924–1936).svg`
`1936`	File:Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg	`Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg`
`1955`	File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg	`Flag of the Soviet Union.svg`
`naval-1924`	File:Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1923–1935).svg	`Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1923–1935).svg`
`naval-1935`	File:Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union 1935.svg	`Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union 1935.svg`
`coast guard-1924`	File:USSR, Flag KGB 1924.svg	`USSR, Flag KGB 1924.svg`
`coast guard-1935`	File:USSR, Flag KGB 1935.svg	`USSR, Flag KGB 1935.svg`
`naval`	File:Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950–1991).svg	`Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950–1991).svg`
`marines`	File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg	`Flag of the Soviet Union.svg`
`military`	File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg	`Flag of the Soviet Union.svg`
`coast guard`	File:USSR, Flag KGB 1950.svg	`USSR, Flag KGB 1950.svg`
`navy`	File:Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950–1991).svg	`Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950–1991).svg`
`air force`	File:Flag of the Soviet Air Force.svg	`Flag of the Soviet Air Force.svg`
`army`	File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg	`Flag of the Soviet Union.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
`URS` (view)	File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg URS	File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
`USSR` (view)	Template:Country data USSR	Template:Country data USSR
`SUN` (view)	Template:Country data SUN	Template:Country data SUN
`the Soviet Union` (view)	Template:Country data the Soviet Union	Template:Country data the Soviet Union

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Soviet Union}} → File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} → Soviet Union

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Soviet Union|1922}} → File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1922–1923).svg Soviet Union
{{flagicon|Soviet Union|1922}} → Soviet Union

Using a redirect alias

{{flagicon|URS}} → Soviet Union
{{flagcountry|URS}} → File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
{{flag|URS}} → File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg URS

Military ensigns

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

{{naval|Soviet Union}} → Template:Naval
{{flagicon|Soviet Union|naval}} → Soviet Union

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

{{air force|Soviet Union}} → File:Flag of the Soviet Air Force.svg Soviet Air Forces
{{flagicon|Soviet Union|air force}} → Soviet Union

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

{{marines|Soviet Union}} → Template:Marines
{{flagicon|Soviet Union|marines}} → Soviet Union

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

{{Armed forces|Soviet Union}} → Template:Armed forces
{{flagicon|Soviet Union|military}} → Soviet Union

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

{{navy|Soviet Union}} → Template:Navy
{{flagicon|Soviet Union|navy}} → Soviet Union

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

{{coast guard|Soviet Union}} → Template:Coast guard
{{flagicon|Soviet Union|coast guard}} → Soviet Union

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

{{army|Soviet Union}} → Template:Army
{{flagicon|Soviet Union|army}} → Soviet Union

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

Template:Country data Commonwealth of Independent StatesTemplate:Country data Commonwealth of Independent 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 Soviet Union in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Country data Soviet Union

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
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
No parameters specified

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