Template:Country data Switzerland

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

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`civil`		`Civil Ensign of Switzerland.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
`CHE` (view)	Template:Country data CHE	Template:Country data CHE
`SUI` (view)	SUI	Switzerland
`CH` (view)	Template:Country data CH	Template:Country data CH

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Switzerland}} → Switzerland
{{flagicon|Switzerland}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Switzerland|civil}} → Switzerland
{{flagicon|Switzerland|civil}} →

Using a redirect alias

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

Military ensigns

This nation's air force ensign is the same as its national flag, so Template:Air force produces the following:

{{air force|Switzerland}} → Swiss Air Force

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

{{army|Switzerland}} → Swiss Army

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

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TemplateData for Country data Switzerland

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Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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