Template documentation
Template:Country data Samoa 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 |
Samoa
| Main article name (Samoa) |
shortname alias |
Samoa |
(optional) Display name to be used for the wikilink, if alias is a disambiguated article name, for example |
flag alias |
Flag of Samoa.svg |
Image name (File:Flag of Samoa.svg, shown on right) |
Flag variants
| Label | Flag image (40px) | Image name |
colonial |  | Flag of the Samoa Trust Territory.svg |
Redirect aliases
This template can also be used via an
alias name (implemented as a redirect to this template):
See What links here for a full list of redirects.
Example usage
{{flag|Samoa}} →
Samoa
{{flagicon|Samoa}} → 
{{flagcountry|Samoa}} →
Samoa
Using a flag variant
{{flag|Samoa|colonial}} →
Samoa
{{flagicon|Samoa|colonial}} → 
Using a redirect alias
{{flagicon|SAM}} → 
{{flagcountry|SAM}} →
Samoa
{{flag|SAM}} →
SAM
Related templates
Please see the following related country_data templates:
TemplateData
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
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status |
|---|
| No parameters specified |