Template:Country data Benin

Template documentation

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

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1975`		`Flag of Benin (1975-1990).svg`

Military ensigns

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

{{air force|Benin}} → Benin Air Force

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

{{Armed forces|Benin}} → Benin Armed Forces

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
`BEN` (view)	BEN	Benin

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Benin}} → Benin
{{flagicon|Benin}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Benin|1975}} → Benin
{{flagicon|Benin|1975}} →

Using a redirect alias

{{flagicon|BEN}} →
{{flagcountry|BEN}} → Benin
{{flag|BEN}} → BEN

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

Template:Country data Dahomey Dahomey

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see a monthly parameter usage report for this template in articles.

TemplateData for Country data Benin

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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