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

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`official`		`Flag of Iran (official).svg`
`1502`		`Flag of Persia (1502-1524).svg`
`1576`		`Safavid Flag.svg`
`1665`		`Flag of Persia (1665).svg`
`1736`		`Nadir Shah Flag.svg`
`1760`		`Zand Dynasty flag.svg`
`1796`		`Qajar Naval Ensign.svg`
`1849`		`Amir Kabir Flag.svg`
`1907`		`Flag of Persia (1907).svg`
`1910`		`Flag of Persia (1910-1925).svg`
`1925`		`State Flag of Iran (1925).svg`
`1964`		`State Flag of Iran (1964).svg`
`military`		`Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.svg`
`coast guard`		`Flag of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution.svg`
`navy`		`Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.svg`
`air force`		`Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.svg`
`army`		`Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces.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
`IRN` (view)	IRN	Iran
`IRI` (view)	IRI	Iran

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

((flag|Iran)) → Iran
((flagicon|Iran)) →

Using a flag variant

((flag|Iran|official)) → Iran
((flagicon|Iran|official)) →

Using a redirect alias

((flagicon|IRN)) →
((flagcountry|IRN)) → Iran
((flag|IRN)) → IRN

Military ensigns

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

((naval|Iran)) → Islamic Republic of Iran Navy

This template includes an air force ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Air force:

((air force|Iran)) → Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
((flagicon|Iran|air force)) →

This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Armed forces:

((Armed forces|Iran)) → Islamic Republic of Iran Army
((flagicon|Iran|military)) →

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

((navy|Iran)) → Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
((flagicon|Iran|navy)) →

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

((coast guard|Iran)) → Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
((flagicon|Iran|coast guard)) →

This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Army:

((army|Iran)) → Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces
((flagicon|Iran|army)) →

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

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 Iran in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Country data Iran

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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