Template:Country data Washington, D.C.

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Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
`alias`	`Washington, D.C.`	Main article name (Washington, D.C.)
`shortname alias`	`Washington`	(optional) Display name to be used for the wikilink, if `alias` is a disambiguated article name, for example
`flag alias`	`Flag of Washington, D.C.svg`	Image name (File:Flag of Washington, D.C.svg, shown on right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1888`		`Flag of Washington, D.C. (1888).png`
`1917`		`Flag of Washington, D.C. (1917).png`
`1937`		`Flag of Washington, D.C. (1937).png`
`1938`		`Flag of Washington, D.C. (1938).svg`
`naval`		`Flag of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.png`
`navy`		`Flag of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.png`

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
`District of Columbia` (view)	District of Columbia	Washington

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Washington, D.C.}} → Washington, D.C.
{{flag icon|Washington, D.C.}} →
{{flag country|Washington, D.C.}} → Washington

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Washington, D.C.|1888}} → Washington, D.C.
{{flag icon|Washington, D.C.|1888}} →

Using a redirect alias

{{flag icon|District of Columbia}} →
{{flag country|District of Columbia}} → Washington
{{flag|District of Columbia}} → District of Columbia

Military ensigns

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

{{naval|Washington, D.C.}} → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
{{flag icon|Washington, D.C.|naval}} →

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

{{air force|Washington, D.C.}} → District of Columbia Air National Guard

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

{{navy|Washington, D.C.}} → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
{{flag icon|Washington, D.C.|navy}} →

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

{{army|Washington, D.C.}} → District of Columbia Army National Guard

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 Washington, D.C. in articles based on its TemplateData.

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Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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