Template:Country data USA

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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

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

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|USA}} → USA
{{flagicon|USA}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|USA|1776}} → USA
{{flagicon|USA|1776}} →

Using a redirect alias

{{flagicon|USA}} →
{{flagcountry|USA}} → United States
{{flag|USA}} → USA

Military ensigns

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

{{naval|USA}} → United States Navy

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

{{air force|USA}} → United States Air Force
{{flagicon|USA|air force}} →

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

{{marines|USA}} → United States Marine Corps
{{flagicon|USA|marines}} →

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

{{navy|USA}} → United States Navy
{{flagicon|USA|navy}} →

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

{{coast guard|USA}} → United States Coast Guard
{{flagicon|USA|coast guard}} →

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

{{army|USA}} → United States Army
{{flagicon|USA|army}} →

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 USA in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Country data USA

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Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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