Template:Country data Australia - Wikipedia

Template documentation

This template is used on approximately 255,000 pages. To avoid major disruption and server load, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

Template:Country data Australia is an internal data container not intended to be transcluded directly. It is used indirectly by templates such as flag, flag icon, 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	Australia	Main article name (Australia)
flag alias	Flag of Australia (converted).svg	Image name (File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg, shown on right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
1901		Flag of Australia (1901-1903).svg
1903		Flag of Australia (1903-1908).svg
colonial		Australian Colonial Flag.svg
civil		Civil Ensign of Australia.svg
naval-1913		Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
naval		Naval Ensign of Australia.svg
marines		UCP 2RAR.svg
military		Ensign of the Australian Defence Force.svg
navy		Naval Ensign of Australia.svg
air force		Air Force Ensign of Australia.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
AUS (view)	AUS	Australia

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

Using a flag variant

Using a redirect alias

Military ensigns

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

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

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

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

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

This nation's army ensign is the same as its national flag, so Template:Army produces the following:

• {{army|Australia}} →  Australian Army

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

• Template:Country data Australasia Australasia

Other information

Country_data templates are also available for the states and territories of Australia:

Template:Country data Australian Capital Territory	Australian Capital Territory
Template:Country data New South Wales	New South Wales
Template:Country data Northern Territory	Northern Territory
Template:Country data Queensland	Queensland
Template:Country data South Australia	South Australia
Template:Country data Tasmania	Tasmania
Template:Country data Victoria	Victoria
Template:Country data Western Australia	Western Australia

TemplateData

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[Edit template data]

Parameter	Description	Type	Status
No parameters specified