Template:Country data United States

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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`	File:Flag of the United States (1776–1777).svg	`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`	File:Flag of the United States (1818-1819).svg	`Flag of the United States (1818-1819).svg`
`1819`	File:Flag of the United States (1819-1820).svg	`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`	File:Flag of the United States (1863-1865).svg	`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`	File:Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg	`Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg`
`1890`		`Flag of the United States (1890-1891).svg`
`1891`	File:Flag of the United States (1891-1896).svg	`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`	File:Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg	`Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg`
`1960`	File:Flag of the United States (Pantone).svg	`Flag of the United States (Pantone).svg`
`coast guard-1915`	File:Ensign of the United States Coast Guard (1915-1953).png	`Ensign of the United States Coast Guard (1915-1953).png`
`marines-1914`	File:Flag of the United States Marine Corps (1914-1939).png	`Flag of the United States Marine Corps (1914-1939).png`
`marines`	Error creating thumbnail:	`Flag of the United States Marine Corps.svg`
`coast guard`	File:Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg	`Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg`
`navy`	Error creating thumbnail:	`Flag of the United States Navy (official).svg`
`air force`	File:Flag of the United States Air Force.svg	`Flag of the United States Air Force.svg`
`space force`	File:Flag of the United States Space Force.svg	`Flag of the United States Space Force.svg`
`army`		`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	`{{flag country\|alias}}` output
`USA` (view)	USA	Template:Flag country
`US` (view)	US	Template:Flag country
`United States of America` (view)	United States of America	Template:Flag country
`U.S.` (view)	U.S.	Template:Flag country

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|United States}} → United States
{{flag icon|United States}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|United States|1776}} → File:Flag of the United States (1776–1777).svg United States
{{flag icon|United States|1776}} → United States

Using a redirect alias

{{flag icon|USA}} →
{{flag country|USA}} → Template:Flag country
{{flag|USA}} → USA

Military ensigns

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

{{naval|United States}} → Template:Naval

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

{{air force|United States}} → File:Flag of the United States Air Force.svg United States Air Force
{{flag icon|United States|air force}} → United States

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

{{space force|United States}} → Template:Space force
{{flag icon|United States|space force}} → United States

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

{{marines|United States}} → United States Marine Corps
{{flag icon|United States|marines}} → Error creating thumbnail:

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

{{navy|United States}} → United States Coast Guard
{{flag icon|United States|navy}} → Error creating thumbnail:

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

{{coast guard|United States}} → File:Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg United States Coast Guard
{{flag icon|United States|coast guard}} → United States

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

{{army|United States}} → United States Army
{{flag icon|United States|army}} →

Other information

This template is used on 264,000+ pages.
To avoid major disruption and server load, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

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	Error creating thumbnail: Alabama
Template:Country data Alaska	File:Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska
Template:Country data Arizona	File:Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona
Template:Country data Arkansas	File:Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas
Template:Country data California	File:Flag of California.svg California
Template:Country data Colorado	File:Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado
Template:Country data Connecticut	Connecticut
Template:Country data Delaware	File:Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware
Template:Country data Florida	Florida
Template:Country data Georgia (U.S. state)	Georgia (U.S. state)
Template:Country data Hawaii	Error creating thumbnail: Hawaii
Template:Country data Idaho	Idaho
Template:Country data Illinois	File:Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois
Template:Country data Indiana	File:Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
Template:Country data Iowa	Error creating thumbnail: Iowa
Template:Country data Kansas	File:Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas
Template:Country data Kentucky	File:Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky
Template:Country data Louisiana	File:Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana
Template:Country data Maine	Error creating thumbnail: Maine
Template:Country data Maryland	File:Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland
Template:Country data Massachusetts	Error creating thumbnail: Massachusetts
Template:Country data Michigan	Error creating thumbnail: Michigan
Template:Country data Minnesota	Error creating thumbnail: Minnesota
Template:Country data Mississippi	Mississippi
Template:Country data Missouri	File:Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
Template:Country data Montana	File:Flag of Montana.svg Montana
Template:Country data Nebraska	Error creating thumbnail: Nebraska
Template:Country data Nevada	File:Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada
Template:Country data New Hampshire	Error creating thumbnail: New Hampshire
Template:Country data New Jersey	File:Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey
Template:Country data New Mexico	File:Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico
Template:Country data New York (state)	File:Flag of New York.svg New York (state)
Template:Country data North Carolina	File:Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina
Template:Country data North Dakota	File:Flag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota
Template:Country data Ohio	Error creating thumbnail: Ohio
Template:Country data Oklahoma	File:Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma
Template:Country data Oregon	Oregon
Template:Country data Pennsylvania	File:Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania
Template:Country data Rhode Island	Error creating thumbnail: Rhode Island
Template:Country data South Carolina	File:Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina
Template:Country data South Dakota	File:Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota
Template:Country data Tennessee	Error creating thumbnail: Tennessee
Template:Country data Texas	Error creating thumbnail: Texas
Template:Country data Utah	Utah
Template:Country data Vermont	Vermont
Template:Country data Virginia	Virginia
Template:Country data Washington (state)	File:Flag of Washington.svg Washington (state)
Template:Country data West Virginia	File:Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia
Template:Country data Wisconsin	Wisconsin
Template:Country data Wyoming	File:Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming
Template:Country data Washington, D.C.	File:Flag of Washington, D.C..svg 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	Error creating thumbnail: American Samoa
Template:Country data Guam	File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam
Template:Country data Northern Mariana Islands	File:Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands
Template:Country data Puerto Rico	Error creating thumbnail: Puerto Rico
Template:Country data U.S. Virgin Islands	File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg 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	File:Flag of the United States Air Force.svg United States Air Force
Template:Country data United States Army	United States Army
Template:Country data United States Coast Guard	Error creating thumbnail: United States Coast Guard
Template:Country data United States Marine Corps	Error creating thumbnail: United States Marine Corps
Template:Country data United States Navy	Error creating thumbnail: United States Navy

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 United States in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Country data United States

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