Template:Country data United Kingdom

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Template:Country data 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.

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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.

Standard parameters

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

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`civil`	40px	`Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`government`	40px	`Government Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`naval-RFA`	40px	`British-Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary-Ensign.svg`
`naval-RMAS`	40px	`British Royal Maritime Auxiliary Ensign.svg`
`naval-RNLI`	40px	`Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg`
`1707`	40px	`Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg`
`civil-air`	40px	`Civil Air Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`naval`	40px	`Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`marines`	40px	`Flag of the Royal Marines.svg`
`military`	40px	`Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg`
`coast guard`	40px	`Flag of Her Majesty's Coastguard.svg`
`air force`	40px	`Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg`
`army`	40px	`Flag of the British 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
`UK` (view)	UK	United Kingdom
`U.K.` (view)	U.K.	United Kingdom
`the United Kingdom` (view)	the United Kingdom	United Kingdom

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|United Kingdom}} → United Kingdom
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} → 23x15px United Kingdom
{{flagicon|United Kingdom|civil}} → 23x15px

Using a redirect alias

{{flagicon|UK}} →
{{flagcountry|UK}} → United Kingdom
{{flag|UK}} → UK

Military ensigns

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

{{naval|United Kingdom}} → 23x20px United Kingdom Navy
{{flagicon|United Kingdom|naval}} → 23x15px

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

{{air force|United Kingdom}} → 23x15px Royal Air Force
{{flagicon|United Kingdom|air force}} → 23x15px

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

{{marines|United Kingdom}} → 23x20px Corps of Royal Marines
{{flagicon|United Kingdom|marines}} → 23x15px

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

{{Armed forces|United Kingdom}} → 23x17px British Armed Forces
{{flagicon|United Kingdom|military}} → 23x15px

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

{{coast guard|United Kingdom}} → 23x20px Her Majesty's Coastguard
{{flagicon|United Kingdom|coast guard}} → 23x15px

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

{{army|United Kingdom}} → 23x17px British Army
{{flagicon|United Kingdom|army}} → 23x15px

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

Other information

Country_data templates are also available for the following subdivisions and dependencies of the United Kingdom:

Constituent countries

Template:Country data England	23x15px England
Template:Country data Northern Ireland	23x15px Northern Ireland
Template:Country data Scotland	23x15px Scotland
Template:Country data Wales	23x15px Wales

Crown dependencies

Template:Country data Guernsey	23x15px Guernsey
Template:Country data Isle of Man	23x15px Isle of Man
Template:Country data Jersey	23x15px Jersey

British Overseas Territories

Template:Country data Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Template:Country data Anguilla	23x15px Anguilla
Template:Country data Bermuda	23x15px Bermuda
Template:Country data British Antarctic Territory	23x15px British Antarctic Territory
Template:Country data British Indian Ocean Territory	23x15px British Indian Ocean Territory
Template:Country data British Virgin Islands	23x15px British Virgin Islands
Template:Country data Cayman Islands	23x15px Cayman Islands
Template:Country data Falkland Islands	23x15px Falkland Islands
Template:Country data Gibraltar	23x15px Gibraltar
Template:Country data Montserrat	23x15px Montserrat
Template:Country data Pitcairn Islands	23x15px Pitcairn Islands
Template:Country data Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Template:Country data South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	23x15px South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Template:Country data Turks and Caicos Islands	23x15px Turks and Caicos Islands

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Country data United Kingdom

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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