Template:Country data European Union/sandbox

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Template documentation

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Standard parameters

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

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`coast guard`		`Flag of the European Maritime Safety Agency.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	`{{flag country\|alias}}` output
`EU` (view)	EU	European Union

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|European Union/sandbox}} → European Union/sandbox
{{flag icon|European Union/sandbox}} →
{{flag country|European Union/sandbox}} → EU

Using a redirect alias

{{flag icon|EU}} →
{{flag country|EU}} → European Union
{{flag|EU}} → EU

Military ensigns

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

{{coast guard|European Union/sandbox}} → European Maritime Safety Agency
{{flag icon|European Union/sandbox|coast guard}} →

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

Template:Country data Europe Europe

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 European Union in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Country data European Union

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Template parameters[Edit template data]
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