Template:Country data Belgium

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File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg

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`	File:Flag of Belgium.svg	`Flag of Belgium.svg`
`government`	File:Government Ensign of Belgium.svg	`Government Ensign of Belgium.svg`
`1830`	File:Flag of Belgium (1830).svg	`Flag of Belgium (1830).svg`
`1858`	File:Royal ensign of Belgium (1858).svg	`Royal ensign of Belgium (1858).svg`
`naval`	File:Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg	`Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg`
`navy`	File:Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg	`Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg`
`air force`	File:Air Force Ensign of Belgium.svg	`Air Force Ensign of Belgium.svg`
`army`	File:Flag of the Belgian Land Component.svg	`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)	Template:Country data BEL	Template:Country data BEL

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Belgium}} → File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
{{flag icon|Belgium}} → File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Belgium|state}} → File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium
{{flag icon|Belgium|state}} → File:Flag of Belgium.svg

Using a redirect alias

{{flag icon|BEL}} → Template:Country data BEL
{{flag country|BEL}} → Template:Country data BEL
{{flag|BEL}} → Template:Country data BEL

Military ensigns

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

{{naval|Belgium}} → Template:Naval
{{flag icon|Belgium|naval}} → File:Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg

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

{{air force|Belgium}} → File:Air Force Ensign of Belgium.svg Belgian Air Component
{{flag icon|Belgium|air force}} → File:Air Force Ensign of Belgium.svg

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

{{navy|Belgium}} → Template:Navy
{{flag icon|Belgium|navy}} → File:Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg

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

{{army|Belgium}} → File:Flag of the Belgian Land Component.svg Belgian Land Component
{{flag icon|Belgium|army}} → File:Flag of the Belgian Land Component.svg

Other information

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

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

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

Template:Country data Flanders

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 Belgium in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Country data Belgium

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Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
No parameters specified

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