Template:Country data Canada: Difference between revisions

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Template documentation

Template:Country data Canada is an internal data container not intended to be transcluded directly. It is used indirectly by templates such as flag, flagicon, and others.

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`	`Canada`	Main article name (Canada)
`flag alias`	`Flag of Canada.svg`	Image name (File:Flag of Canada.svg, shown on right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1868`		`Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921.svg`
`1921`		`Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957.svg`
`1957`		`Canadian Red Ensign 1957-1965.svg`
`naval-1911`		`Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`naval-1921`		`Canadian Blue Ensign 1921-1957.svg`
`naval-1957`		`Canadian Blue Ensign 1957-1965.svg`
`air force-1924`		`Ensign of the Royal Canadian Air Force.svg`
`1867-official`		`Flag of the United Kingdom.svg`
`naval-1868`		`Canadian Blue Ensign 1868-1921.svg`
`naval`		`Naval Jack of Canada.svg`
`air force`		`Royal Canadian Air Force ensign.svg`
`army`		`Canadian Army Flag.svg`

Military ensigns

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

{{navy|Canada}} → Royal Canadian Navy
{{flagicon|Canada|naval}} →

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

{{air force|Canada}} → Template:Air force
{{flagicon|Canada|air force}} →

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

{{army|Canada}} → Template:Army
{{flagicon|Canada|army}} →

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
`CAN` (view)	CAN	Canada

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Canada}} → Canada
{{flagicon|Canada}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Canada|1868}} → Canada
{{flagicon|Canada|1868}} →

Using a redirect alias

{{flagicon|CAN}} →
{{flagcountry|CAN}} → Canada
{{flag|CAN}} → CAN

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 Canada in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Country data Canada

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[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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