Template:Country data Germany

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Standard parameters

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

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1866`		`Flag of the German Empire.svg`
`empire`		`Flag of the German Empire.svg`
`1919`		`Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg`
`Weimar`		`Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg`
`1933`		`Flag of Germany (1933-1935).svg`
`1935`		`Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg`
`Nazi`		`Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg`
`1946`		`Merchant flag of Germany (1946–1949).svg`
`1949`		`Flag of Germany.svg`
`EUA`		`German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg`
`gold`		`Flag of West Germany; Flag of Germany (1990–1996).svg`
`state`		`Flag of Germany (state).svg`
`naval`		`Naval Ensign of Germany.svg`
`coast guard`		`German Federal Coast Guard racing stripe.svg`
`navy`		`Naval Ensign of Germany.svg`
`air force`		`Flag of Germany (state).svg`
`army`		`Colour of Germany.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	{{flag country\|alias}} output
`DEU` (view)	Template:Country data DEU	Template:Country data DEU
`GER` (view)	GER	Germany

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Germany}} → Germany
{{flag icon|Germany}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Germany|1866}} → Germany
{{flag icon|Germany|1866}} →

Using a redirect alias

{{flag icon|DEU}} → Template:Country data DEU
{{flag country|DEU}} → Template:Country data DEU
{{flag|DEU}} → Template:Country data DEU

Military ensigns

This template includes a naval flag variant that can be used with Template:Naval:

{{naval|Germany}} → Template:Naval
{{flag icon|Germany|naval}} →

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

{{air force|Germany}} → Template:Air force
{{flag icon|Germany|air force}} →

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

{{Armed forces|Germany}} → Template:Armed forces

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

{{navy|Germany}} → Template:Navy
{{flag icon|Germany|navy}} →

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

{{coast guard|Germany}} → Template:Coast guard
{{flag icon|Germany|coast guard}} →

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

{{army|Germany}} → Template:Army
{{flag icon|Germany|army}} →

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

Other information

Country_data templates are also available for each of the sixteen States of Germany:

Template:Country data Baden-Württemberg	Baden-Württemberg
Template:Country data Bavaria	Bavaria
Template:Country data Berlin	Berlin
Template:Country data Brandenburg	Brandenburg
Template:Country data Bremen	Bremen
Template:Country data Hamburg	Template:Country data Hamburg
Template:Country data Hesse	Template:Country data Hesse
Template:Country data Lower Saxony	Template:Country data Lower Saxony
Template:Country data Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Template:Country data Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Template:Country data North Rhine-Westphalia	Template:Country data North Rhine-Westphalia
Template:Country data Rhineland-Palatinate	Template:Country data Rhineland-Palatinate
Template:Country data Saarland	Template:Country data Saarland
Template:Country data Saxony	Template:Country data Saxony
Template:Country data Saxony-Anhalt	Template:Country data Saxony-Anhalt
Template:Country data Schleswig-Holstein	Template:Country data Schleswig-Holstein
Template:Country data Thuringia	Template:Country data Thuringia

TemplateData

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Country data Germany

This template should not be used directly. It is used indirectly by flag templates such as Template:Flag and Template:Flag icon. See Category:Flag template system for a full list of flag templates and Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template for further documentation.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
No parameters specified