Template:Country data British Empire

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Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
`alias`	`British Empire`	Main article name (British Empire)
`shortname alias`	`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 (1-2).svg`	Image name (File:Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg, shown on right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1707`	File:Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg	`Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg`
`1910-unofficial`	File:Flag of the British Empire (1910–1921).svg	`Flag of the British Empire (1910–1921).svg`
`1930-unofficial`	File:British Empire flag (1930).svg	`British Empire flag (1930).svg`

Example usage

{{flag|British Empire}} → British Empire
{{flag icon|British Empire}} →
{{flag country|British Empire}} → Britain

Using a flag variant

{{flag|British Empire|1707}} → File:Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg British Empire
{{flag icon|British Empire|1707}} → British Empire

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Country data British Empire

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 "description": "This template should not be used directly. It is used indirectly by flag templates such as Template:Flag and Template:Flag icon. See Category:Flag template system for a full list of flag templates and Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template for further documentation.",
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