Template:Country data Soviet Union

Template documentation

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	Error creating thumbnail:	Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg
1955	Error creating thumbnail:	Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
naval-1924	Error creating thumbnail:	Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union 1923.svg
naval-1935	Error creating thumbnail:	Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union 1935.svg
coast guard-1924	Error creating thumbnail:	USSR, Flag KGB 1924.svg
coast guard-1935	Error creating thumbnail:	USSR, Flag KGB 1935.svg
naval	Error creating thumbnail:	Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950–1991).svg
marines	Error creating thumbnail:	Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
military	Error creating thumbnail:	Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
coast guard	Error creating thumbnail:	USSR, Flag KGB 1950.svg
navy	Error creating thumbnail:	Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950–1991).svg
air force	Error creating thumbnail:	Flag of the Soviet Air Force.svg
army	Error creating thumbnail:	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	{{flagcountry|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
• {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} →

Using a flag variant

• {{flag|Soviet Union|1922}} → Soviet Union
• {{flagicon|Soviet Union|1922}} →

Using a redirect alias

• {{flagicon|URS}} →
• {{flagcountry|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
• {{flagicon|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
• {{flagicon|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
• {{flagicon|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
• {{flagicon|Soviet Union|military}} →
  

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

• {{navy|Soviet Union}} → Soviet Navy
• {{flagicon|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
• {{flagicon|Soviet Union|coast guard}} →
  

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

• {{army|Soviet Union}} → Soviet Army
• {{flagicon|Soviet Union|army}} →

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

• Template:Country data Commonwealth of Independent StatesCommonwealth 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

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Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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