Template:Country data European Union

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

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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`	`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 above 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	`{{flagcountry\|alias}}` output
`EU (`view`)`	Error creating thumbnail: EU	Error creating thumbnail: EU

Example usage

{{flag|European Union}} → Error creating thumbnail: European Union
{{flagicon|European Union}} → Error creating thumbnail:
{{flagcountry|European Union}} → Error creating thumbnail: EU

Using a redirect alias

{{flagicon|EU}} → Error creating thumbnail:
{{flagcountry|EU}} → Error creating thumbnail: EU
{{flag|EU}} → Error creating thumbnail: EU

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

Template:Country data EuropeTemplate:Country data Europe

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