Template:Country data Belgium

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Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
`alias`	`Belgium`	Main article name (Belgium)
`flag alias`	`Flag of Belgium (civil).svg`	Image name (File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg, shown on right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`state`		`Flag of Belgium.svg`
`government`		`Government Ensign of Belgium.svg`
`1830`		`Flag of Belgium (1830).svg`
`1858`		`Royal ensign of Belgium (1858).svg`
`naval`		`Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg`
`navy`		`Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg`
`air force`		`Air Force Ensign of Belgium.svg`
`army`		`Flag of the Belgian Land Component.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	`{{flag country\|alias}}` output
`BEL` (view)	BEL	Belgium

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Belgium}} → Belgium
{{flag icon|Belgium}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Belgium|state}} → Belgium
{{flag icon|Belgium|state}} →

Using a redirect alias

{{flag icon|BEL}} →
{{flag country|BEL}} → Belgium
{{flag|BEL}} → BEL

Military ensigns

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

{{naval|Belgium}} → Belgian Navy
{{flag icon|Belgium|naval}} →

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

{{air force|Belgium}} → Belgian Air Component
{{flag icon|Belgium|air force}} →

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

{{navy|Belgium}} → Belgian Navy
{{flag icon|Belgium|navy}} →

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

{{army|Belgium}} → Belgian Land Component
{{flag icon|Belgium|army}} →

Other information

Country_data templates are also available for each of the three communities:

Template:Country data Flemish Community	Flemish Community
Template:Country data French Community	French Community
Template:Country data German-speaking Community	German-speaking Community

Country_data templates are also available for each of the three regions and ten provinces of Belgium:

Template:Country data Brussels-Capital Region	Brussels-Capital Region
Template:Country data Flemish Region	Flemish Region
Template:Country data Antwerp	Antwerp
Template:Country data Limburg (Belgium)	Limburg
Template:Country data Flemish Brabant	Flemish Brabant
Template:Country data East Flanders	East Flanders
Template:Country data West Flanders	West Flanders
Template:Country data Wallonia	Wallonia
Template:Country data Hainaut	Hainaut
Template:Country data Walloon Brabant	Walloon Brabant
Template:Country data Namur	Namur
Template:Country data Liège	Liège
Template:Country data Luxembourg (Belgium)	Luxembourg

For the merged Flemish Community and Region, the following is also available:

Template:Country data Flanders

Flanders

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Country data Belgium

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