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`

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 for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Country data Benin in articles based on its TemplateData.

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
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
No parameters specified

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