Template:Country data Northern Ireland

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Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
`alias`	`Northern Ireland`	Main article name (Northern Ireland)
`flag alias`	`Ulster Banner.svg`	Image name (File:Ulster Banner.svg, shown on right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`assembly`		`Flag of Northern Ireland Assembly.svg`
`saltire`		`St Patrick's saltire.svg`
`union`		`Flag of the United Kingdom.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
`NIR` (view)	NIR	Northern Ireland

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Northern Ireland}} → Northern Ireland
{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Northern Ireland|assembly}} → Northern Ireland
{{flagicon|Northern Ireland|assembly}} →

Using a redirect alias

{{flagicon|NIR}} →
{{flagcountry|NIR}} → Northern Ireland
{{flag|NIR}} → NIR

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

Template:Country data Ulster Ulster

Other information

At present, Northern Ireland does not have any official flag. This template should only be used for instances where the

WP:IMOS FLAGS

should be reviewed before using this template.

Use Template:noflag to correctly align text in lists of nations with flag icons, but for which a flag for Northern Ireland would be inappropriate. For example:

Northern Ireland uses {{noflag|[[Northern Ireland]]}}
Northern Ireland uses {{flag|Northern Ireland}}

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Country data Northern Ireland

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