Template documentation

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

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1952`		`Flag of Eritrea (1952-1961).svg`
`1993`		`Flag of Eritrea (1993–1995).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
`ERI` (view)	ERI	Eritrea

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

((flag|Eritrea)) → Eritrea
((flagicon|Eritrea)) →

Using a flag variant

((flag|Eritrea|1952)) → Eritrea
((flagicon|Eritrea|1952)) →

Using a redirect alias

((flagicon|ERI)) →
((flagcountry|ERI)) → Eritrea
((flag|ERI)) → ERI

Military ensigns

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

((naval|Eritrea)) → Eritrean Navy

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

((air force|Eritrea)) → Eritrean Air Force

This nation's military ensign is the same as its national flag, so Template: Armed forces produces the following:

((Armed forces|Eritrea)) → Eritrean Defence Forces

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

((navy|Eritrea)) → Eritrean Navy

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

((army|Eritrea)) → Eritrean Army

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 Eritrea in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Country data Eritrea

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.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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