Country data France

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Template:Country data France 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`	`France`	Main article name (France)
`flag alias`	`Flag of France.svg`	Image name (File:Flag of France.svg, shown on right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1790`		`Flag of France (1790–1794).svg`
`1794`	File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg	`Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg`
`1814`		`Flag of the Kingdom of France (1814-1830).svg`
`1830`	File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg	`Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg`
`1848a`		`Drapeau france 1848.svg`
`1848b`	File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg	`Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg`
`naval-1790`		`Flag of French-Navy-Revolution.svg`
`naval`	File:Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg	`Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg`
`coast guard`		`French Maritime Gendarmerie racing stripe.svg`

Military ensigns

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

{{navy|France}} → File:Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg French Navy
{{flagicon|France|naval}} → France

This nation's air force ensign is the same as its national flag, so Template:Air force produces the following:

{{air force|France}} → French Air and Space Force

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

{{coast guard|France}} → French Maritime Gendarmerie
{{flagicon|France|coast guard}} →

This nation's army ensign is the same as its national flag, so Template:Army produces the following:

{{army|France}} → French 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
`FRA` (view)	FRA	France

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|France}} → France
{{flagicon|France}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|France|1790}} → France
{{flagicon|France|1790}} →

Using a redirect alias

{{flagicon|FRA}} →
{{flagcountry|FRA}} → France
{{flag|FRA}} → FRA

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Country data France

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 Bharatpedia:WikiProject Flag Template for further documentation.

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Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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