Template:Country data Great Britain

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Standard parameters

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

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
`GBR` (view)	GBR	Great Britain
`Great Britain and N.I.` (view)	Great Britain and N.I.	Great Britain

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Great Britain}} → Great Britain
{{flag icon|Great Britain}} →
{{flag country|Great Britain}} → Great Britain

Using a redirect alias

{{flag icon|GBR}} →
{{flag country|GBR}} → Great Britain
{{flag|GBR}} → GBR

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

Other information

This template is intended to be used for sport-related instances, where the United Kingdom is often known as Great Britain. Please use Template:Country data United Kingdom for non-sport references, and Template:Country data Kingdom of Great Britain for the former state.

Both the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) use GBR as the three-letter country code for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. However, the two-letter country code UK is a very frequent abbreviation for the United Kingdom. Consequently, Template:Country data GBR is the alias redirect for this template (matching the sport-related usage), and Template:Country data UK is the alias redirect for the "United Kingdom" template.

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TemplateData for Country data Great Britain

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Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
No parameters specified

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