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 | Template:Country data Democratic Republic of the Congo 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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Standard parameters
| Parameter name | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
alias |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Main article name (Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
shortname alias |
DR Congo |
(optional) Display name to be used for the wikilink, if alias is a disambiguated article name, for example |
flag alias |
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg |
Image name (File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg, shown on right) |
Flag variants
| Label | Flag image (40px) | Image name |
|---|---|---|
1960 | _(1960%E2%80%931963).svg){kind=small} | Flag of the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) (1960–1963).svg |
1963 | _(1963%E2%80%931966).svg){kind=small} | Flag of the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) (1963–1966).svg |
1966 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966–1971).svg |
1997 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–2003).svg |
2003 | .svg){kind=small} | Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003–2006).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 | ((flagcountry|alias)) output |
|---|---|---|
COD (view) |  COD | DR Congo |
DR Congo (view) | DR Congo | DR Congo |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the (view) | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | DR Congo |
Congo-Kinshasa (view) | Congo-Kinshasa | DR Congo |
See What links here for a full list of redirects.
Example usage
((flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo))→ Democratic Republic of the Congo((flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo))→((flagcountry|Democratic Republic of the Congo))→ DR Congo
Using a flag variant
((flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo|1960))→
Democratic Republic of the Congo((flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo|1960))→
Using a redirect alias
Military ensigns
This nation's naval flag is the same as its national flag, so Template:Naval produces the following:
((naval|Democratic Republic of the Congo))→
Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
This nation's air force ensign is the same as its national flag, so Template:Air force produces the following:
((air force|Democratic Republic of the Congo))→ Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
This nation's military ensign is the same as its national flag, so Template: Armed forces produces the following:
((Armed forces|Democratic Republic of the Congo))→ Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
This nation's navy flag is the same as its national flag, so Template:Navy produces the following:
((navy|Democratic Republic of the Congo))→ Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
This nation's army ensign is the same as its national flag, so Template:Army produces the following:
((army|Democratic Republic of the Congo))→ Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Related templates
Please see the following related country_data templates:
- Template:Country data Zaire
Zaire - Template:Country data Belgian Congo
Belgian Congo - Template:Country data Congo Free State Congo Free State
TemplateData
TemplateData for Country data Democratic Republic of the Congo
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.
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