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==Description==
<code><nowiki>{{flagcountry|nation|variant|size=}}</nowiki></code>

Produces a flag icon attached to a wikilinked article.  This template is similar to the more widely used {{tl|flag}} template, but is more useful for two situations described below.
;Parameters
*''nation'' — Use either the name of the nation or in some cases, a three-letter country code (e.g. [[ISO 3166-1 alpha-3]])
*''variant'' (optional) — Specifies an alternative (historical) flag to use.  This parameter is documented by the appropriate template in [[:Category:Country data templates]].
*''size'' (optional) — Can be used to change the flag icon size.

==Usage examples==
# <code><nowiki>{{flagcountry|ITA}}</nowiki></code> → {{flagcountry|ITA}}
#:In this case, the country code for Italy (ITA) is used to produce the correct flag and wikilink.  In many cases, it would probably be preferable to use {{tl|flag}} to produce the same result, such as <code><nowiki>{{flag|Italy}}</nowiki></code> for this example.  However, {{tl|flagcountry}} could be used within other templates (such as infoboxes) so that country codes can be used for those template parameters.
# <code><nowiki>{{flagcountry|ITA|1861}}</nowiki></code> → {{flagcountry|ITA|1861}}
#:Similar to the first example, but with a flag variant parameter to select a historical flag image. Note that the wikilinked article is <code><nowiki>[[Italy]]</nowiki></code>.
# <code><nowiki>{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}</nowiki></code> → {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}}
#:In this example, a different [[:Category:Country data templates|country data template]] is used, to select an alternative article for the wikilink (in this case, <code><nowiki>[[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]]</nowiki></code>).  Compare with <code><nowiki>{{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}</nowiki></code> → {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}, in which "Kingdom of Italy" is the display text for the wikilink.  Therefore, the choice of <code>flagcountry</code> or <code>flag</code> depends on the desired display text; in all other respects, the templates are identical.

==See also==
*[[Template:Coat of arms]]
*[[Template:Flag]]
*[[Template:Flagicon]] - displays just the flag
*[[Template:Flagu]] - displays the flag and unlinked country name
*[[Template:Flaglist]] - names line up vertically in lists
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template]]

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