Template:Country data Benin

Template documentation

This is the documentation for Template:Country data Benin. It is automatically generated by Template:Country showdata

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.

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Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
`alias`	`Benin`	Main article name (Benin)
`flag alias`	`Flag of Benin.svg`	Image name (Image:Flag of Benin.svg, shown above right)

Flag variants

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

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:

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