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Standard parameters

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

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1922`		`Flag of the Soviet Union (1922–1923).svg`
`1923`		`Flag of the Soviet Union (1924).svg`
`1924`		`Flag of the Soviet Union (1924–1936).svg`
`1936`		`Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg`
`1955`		`Flag of the Soviet Union.svg`
`naval-1924`		`Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1923–1935).svg`
`naval-1935`		`Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union 1935.svg`
`coast guard-1924`		`USSR, Flag KGB 1924.svg`
`coast guard-1935`		`USSR, Flag KGB 1935.svg`
`VV MVD naval`		`USSR, Naval flag of ships by the Interior Force 1983.svg`
`naval`		`Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950–1991).svg`
`marines`		`Flag of the Soviet Union.svg`
`military`		`Flag of the Soviet Union.svg`
`coast guard`		`USSR, Flag KGB 1950.svg`
`navy`		`Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950–1991).svg`
`air force`		`Flag of the Soviet Air Force.svg`
`army`		`Flag of the Soviet Union.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
`URS` (view)	URS	Soviet Union
`USSR` (view)	Soviet Union	Soviet Union
`SUN` (view)	SUN	Soviet Union
`the Soviet Union` (view)	the Soviet Union	Soviet Union

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Soviet Union}} → Soviet Union
{{flag icon|Soviet Union}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Soviet Union|1922}} → Soviet Union
{{flag icon|Soviet Union|1922}} →

Using a redirect alias

{{flag icon|URS}} →
{{flag country|URS}} → Soviet Union
{{flag|URS}} → URS

Military ensigns

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

{{naval|Soviet Union}} → Soviet Navy
{{flag icon|Soviet Union|naval}} →

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

{{air force|Soviet Union}} → Soviet Air Forces
{{flag icon|Soviet Union|air force}} →

This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Marines:

{{marines|Soviet Union}} → Soviet Naval Infantry
{{flag icon|Soviet Union|marines}} →

This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Armed forces:

{{Armed forces|Soviet Union}} → Soviet Armed Forces
{{flag icon|Soviet Union|military}} →

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

{{navy|Soviet Union}} → Soviet Navy
{{flag icon|Soviet Union|navy}} →

This template includes a coast guard ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Coast guard:

{{coast guard|Soviet Union}} → Soviet Border Troops
{{flag icon|Soviet Union|coast guard}} →

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

{{army|Soviet Union}} → Soviet Army
{{flag icon|Soviet Union|army}} →

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

Template:Country data Commonwealth of Independent States Commonwealth of Independent States

Other information

Country_data templates are also available for each of the 15 republics of the Soviet Union:

Template:Country data Armenian SSR	Armenian SSR
Template:Country data Azerbaijan SSR	Azerbaijan SSR
Template:Country data Byelorussian SSR	Byelorussian SSR
Template:Country data Estonian SSR	Estonian SSR
Template:Country data Georgian SSR	Georgian SSR
Template:Country data Kazakh SSR	Kazakh SSR
Template:Country data Kirghiz SSR	Kirghiz SSR
Template:Country data Latvian SSR	Latvian SSR
Template:Country data Lithuanian SSR	Lithuanian SSR
Template:Country data Moldavian SSR	Moldavian SSR
Template:Country data Russian SFSR	Russian SFSR
Template:Country data Tajik SSR	Tajik SSR
Template:Country data Turkmen SSR	Turkmen SSR
Template:Country data Ukrainian SSR	Ukrainian SSR
Template:Country data Uzbek SSR	Uzbek SSR

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Country data Soviet Union

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Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
 | alias = Soviet Union
 | flag alias = Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
-| flag alias-1922 = Flag of the Soviet Union (1923).svg
+| flag alias-1922 = Flag of the Soviet Union (1922–1923).svg
-| flag alias-1923 = Flag of the Soviet Union (1923-1955).svg
+| flag alias-1923 = Flag of the Soviet Union (1924).svg
-| flag alias-1955 = Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg
+| flag alias-1924 = Flag of the Soviet Union (1924–1936).svg
+| flag alias-1936 = Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg
+| flag alias-1955 = Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
+| flag alias-coast guard-1924 = USSR, Flag KGB 1924.svg
+| link alias-coast guard-1924 = Soviet Border Troops
+| flag alias-coast guard-1935 = USSR, Flag KGB 1935.svg
+| link alias-coast guard-1935 = Soviet Border Troops
+| flag alias-coast guard = USSR, Flag KGB 1950.svg
+| link alias-coast guard = Soviet Border Troops
 | flag alias-air force=Flag of the Soviet Air Force.svg
-| link alias-air force=Soviet Air Force
+| link alias-air force=Soviet Air Forces
-| flag alias-army = Red Army flag.svg
+| flag alias-army = Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
 | link alias-army = Soviet Army
-| flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union.svg
+| flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950–1991).svg
-| flag alias-naval-1924 = Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union 1923.svg
+| flag alias-naval-1924 = Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1923–1935).svg
 | flag alias-naval-1935 = Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union 1935.svg
-| link alias-naval = Soviet Navy
+| flag alias-VV MVD naval = USSR, Naval flag of ships by the Interior Force 1983.svg
-| link alias-ice hockey = Soviet Union national {{{age|}}} ice hockey team
+| link alias-naval = {{#switch:{{{variant|}}}|VV MVD naval=Soviet Internal Troops|Soviet Navy}}
+| flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950–1991).svg
-| link alias-tennis = Russia {{{mw}}} Cup team
+| link alias-navy = Soviet Navy
-| border-air force =
+| flag alias-marines= Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
+| link alias-marines= Soviet Naval Infantry
+| flag alias-military= Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
+| link alias-military= Soviet Armed Forces
 | size = {{{size|}}}
-| name = {{{name|}}}
+| name = {{#ifeq:{{{name|}}}|USSR|Soviet Union|{{{name|}}}}}
 | altlink = {{{altlink|}}}
 | altvar = {{{altvar|}}}
@@ Line 24: / Line 36: @@
 | var1 = 1922
 | var2 = 1923
-| var3 = 1955
+| var3 = 1924
-| var4 = naval-1924
+| var4 = 1936
-| var5 = naval-1935
+| var5 = 1955
+| var6 = naval-1924
+| var7 = naval-1935
+| var8 = coast guard-1924
+| var9 = coast guard-1935
+| var10 = VV MVD naval
 | redir1 = URS
 | redir2 = USSR