Template:Country data United States

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Template: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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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 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`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1776–1777).svg`
`1777`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1777-1795).svg`
`1795`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1795–1818).svg`
`1818`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1818-1819).svg`
`1819`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1819-1820).svg`
`1820`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1820-1822).svg`
`1822`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1822-1836).svg`
`1836`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1836-1837).svg`
`1837`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg`
`1845`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1845-1846).svg`
`1846`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1846-1847).svg`
`1847`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1847-1848).svg`
`1848`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1848-1851).svg`
`1851`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg`
`1858`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1858-1859).svg`
`1859`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1859-1861).svg`
`1861`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg`
`1863`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1863-1865).svg`
`1865`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1865-1867).svg`
`1867`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg`
`1877`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg`
`1890`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1890-1891).svg`
`1891`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1891-1896).svg`
`1896`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg`
`1908`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1908-1912).svg`
`1912`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg`
`1959`	40px	`Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg`
`1960`	40px	`Flag of the United States (Pantone).svg`
`coast guard-1915`	40px	`Ensign of the United States Coast Guard (1915-1953).png`
`marines-1914`	40px	`Flag of the United States Marine Corps (1914-1939).png`
`marines`	40px	`Flag of the United States Marine Corps.svg`
`coast guard`	40px	`Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg`
`navy`	40px	`Flag of the United States Navy (official).svg`
`air force`	40px	`Flag of the United States Air Force.svg`
`space force`	40px	`Flag of the United States Space Force.svg`
`army`	40px	`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)	United States of America	United States
`U.S.` (view)	U.S.	United States

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}} → 23x15px United States
{{flagicon|United States|1776}} → 23x15px

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}} → 23x20px United States Navy

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

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

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

{{space force|United States}} → 23x15px United States Space Force
{{flagicon|United States|space force}} → 23x15px

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

{{marines|United States}} → 23x20px United States Marine Corps
{{flagicon|United States|marines}} → 23x15px

This template includes a navy flag variant that can be used with Template:Navy:

{{navy|United States}} → 23x20px United States Coast Guard
{{flagicon|United States|navy}} → 23x15px

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

{{coast guard|United States}} → 23x20px United States Coast Guard
{{flagicon|United States|coast guard}} → 23x15px

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

{{army|United States}} → 23x17px United States Army
{{flagicon|United States|army}} → 23x15px

Other information

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State flags

Country_data templates are also available for each of the fifty U.S. states and the District of Columbia:

Template:Country data Alabama	23x15px Alabama
Template:Country data Alaska	23x15px Alaska
Template:Country data Arizona	23x15px Arizona
Template:Country data Arkansas	23x15px Arkansas
Template:Country data California	23x15px California
Template:Country data Colorado	23x15px Colorado
Template:Country data Connecticut	23x15px Connecticut
Template:Country data Delaware	23x15px Delaware
Template:Country data Florida	23x15px Florida
Template:Country data Georgia (U.S. state)	23x15px Georgia (U.S. state)
Template:Country data Hawaii	23x15px Hawaii
Template:Country data Idaho	23x15px Idaho
Template:Country data Illinois	23x15px Illinois
Template:Country data Indiana	23x15px Indiana
Template:Country data Iowa	23x15px Iowa
Template:Country data Kansas	23x15px Kansas
Template:Country data Kentucky	23x15px Kentucky
Template:Country data Louisiana	23x15px Louisiana
Template:Country data Maine	23x15px Maine
Template:Country data Maryland	23x15px Maryland
Template:Country data Massachusetts	23x15px Massachusetts
Template:Country data Michigan	23x15px Michigan
Template:Country data Minnesota	23x15px Minnesota
Template:Country data Mississippi	23x15px Mississippi
Template:Country data Missouri	23x15px Missouri
Template:Country data Montana	23x15px Montana
Template:Country data Nebraska	23x15px Nebraska
Template:Country data Nevada	23x15px Nevada
Template:Country data New Hampshire	23x15px New Hampshire
Template:Country data New Jersey	23x15px New Jersey
Template:Country data New Mexico	23x15px New Mexico
Template:Country data New York (state)	23x15px New York (state)
Template:Country data North Carolina	23x15px North Carolina
Template:Country data North Dakota	23x16px North Dakota
Template:Country data Ohio	File:Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio
Template:Country data Oklahoma	23x15px Oklahoma
Template:Country data Oregon	23x15px Oregon
Template:Country data Pennsylvania	23x15px Pennsylvania
Template:Country data Rhode Island	23x17px Rhode Island
Template:Country data South Carolina	23x15px South Carolina
Template:Country data South Dakota	23x15px South Dakota
Template:Country data Tennessee	23x15px Tennessee
Template:Country data Texas	23x15px Texas
Template:Country data Utah	23x15px Utah
Template:Country data Vermont	23x15px Vermont
Template:Country data Virginia	23x15px Virginia
Template:Country data Washington (state)	23x15px Washington (state)
Template:Country data West Virginia	23x15px West Virginia
Template:Country data Wisconsin	23x15px Wisconsin
Template:Country data Wyoming	23x15px Wyoming
Template:Country data Washington, D.C.	23x15px Washington, D.C.

Unincorporated territory flags

Country_data templates are also available for several organized territories of the United States. Many of the unorganized territories are either uninhabited or have no indigenous inhabitants, and also do not have unique flags. For those, please use {{flagicon|United States}}.

Template:Country data American Samoa	23px American Samoa
Template:Country data Guam	23px Guam
Template:Country data Northern Mariana Islands	23px Northern Mariana Islands
Template:Country data Puerto Rico	23px Puerto Rico
Template:Country data U.S. Virgin Islands	23px U.S. Virgin Islands

Military branch flags

Country_data templates are also available for some U.S. military branches.

Template:Country data United States Air Force	23px United States Air Force
Template:Country data United States Army	23px United States Army
Template:Country data United States Coast Guard	23px United States Coast Guard
Template:Country data United States Marine Corps	23px United States Marine Corps
Template:Country data United States Navy	23px United States Navy
Template:Country data United States Space Force	23px United States Space Force

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Country data United States

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Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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