Template:Country data Vietnam

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

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1863`		`Royal Flag of Vietnam (1802–1885).svg`
`1885`		`Flag of Central Vietnam (1885-1890).svg`
`1890`		`Standard of the Nguyen Dynasty (1890 - 1920).svg`
`1920`		`First flag of the Nguyen Dynasty.svg`
`1945`		`Flag of the Empire of Vietnam (1945).svg`
`1945a`		`Flag of North Vietnam (1945-1955).svg`
`military`		`Flag of the People's Army of Vietnam.svg`
`navy`		`Ensign of Vietnam People's Navy.svg`
`air force`		`Flag of the Vietnam People's Air Force.svg`
`army`		`Flag of the People's Army of Vietnam.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
`VNM` (view)	Template:Country data VNM	Template:Country data VNM
`VIE` (view)	Template:Country data VIE	Template:Country data VIE
`Viet Nam` (view)	Template:Country data Viet Nam	Template:Country data Viet Nam

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Vietnam}} → Vietnam
{{flagicon|Vietnam}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Vietnam|1863}} → Vietnam
{{flagicon|Vietnam|1863}} →

Using a redirect alias

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

Military ensigns

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

{{naval|Vietnam}} → Vietnam People's Navy

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

{{air force|Vietnam}} → Vietnam People's Air Force
{{flagicon|Vietnam|air force}} →

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

{{Armed forces|Vietnam}} → People's Army of Vietnam
{{flagicon|Vietnam|military}} →

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

{{navy|Vietnam}} → Vietnam People's Navy
{{flagicon|Vietnam|navy}} →

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

{{army|Vietnam}} → Vietnam People's Ground Force
{{flagicon|Vietnam|army}} →

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

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TemplateData for Country data Vietnam

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Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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