Template:Country data Laos

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

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`colonial`		`Flag of Laos (1893-1952).svg`
`1952`		`Flag of Laos (1952-1975).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
`LAO` (view)	Template:Country data LAO	Template:Country data LAO

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Laos}} → Laos
{{flagicon|Laos}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Laos|colonial}} → Laos
{{flagicon|Laos|colonial}} →

Using a redirect alias

{{flagicon|LAO}} → Template:Country data LAO
{{flagcountry|LAO}} → Template:Country data LAO
{{flag|LAO}} → Template:Country data LAO

Military ensigns

This nation's naval flag is the same as its national flag, so Template:Naval produces the following:

{{naval|Laos}} → Lao People's Navy

This nation's navy flag is the same as its national flag, so Template:Navy produces the following:

{{navy|Laos}} → Lao People's Navy

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

{{army|Laos}} → Lao People's Army

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Country data Laos

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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