Template:Country data South Africa

Template documentation

Standard parameters

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

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1795`		`Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg`
`1801`		`Flag of the United Kingdom.svg`
`1857`		`Flag of Transvaal.svg`
`1875`		`Flag of the Natal Colony (1875–1910).svg`
`1876`		`Flag of the Cape Colony 1876-1910.svg`
`1902`		`Flag of Orange River Colony.svg`
`1910`		`South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svg`
`1912`		`Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg`
`1928`		`Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg`
`1982`		`Flag of South Africa (1982–1994).svg`
`naval-1922`		`Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`naval-1946`		`Naval Ensign of South Africa (1946-1951).svg`
`naval-1952`		`Naval Ensign of South Africa (1952-1981).svg`
`naval-1981`		`Naval Ensign of South Africa (1981-1994).svg`
`air force-1940`		`Ensign of the South African Air Force 1940-1951.svg`
`air force-1951`		`Ensign of the South African Air Force 1951-1958.svg`
`air force-1958`		`Ensign of the South African Air Force (1958-1967, 1970-1981).svg`
`air force-1967`		`Ensign of the South African Air Force 1967-1970.svg`
`air force-1981`		`Ensign of the South African Air Force 1981-1982.svg`
`air force-1982`		`Ensign of the South African Air Force (1982-1994).svg`
`air force-1994`		`Ensign of the South African Air Force 1994-2003.svg`
`army-1951`		`Flag of the South African Army (1951–1966).png`
`army-1966`		`Flag of the South African Army (1966–1973).png`
`army-1973`		`Flag of the South African Army (1973–1994).svg`
`army-1981`		`Ensign of the South African Defence Force (1981-1994).svg`
`army-1994`		`Flag of the South African Army (1994–2002).svg`
`army-2002`		`Flag of the South African Army (2002–2003).svg`
`naval`		`Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg`
`marines`		`Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg`
`military`		`Flag of the South African National Defence Force.svg`
`navy`		`Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg`
`air force`		`Ensign of the South African Air Force.svg`
`army`		`Flag of the South African Army.svg`

Example usage

{{flag|South Africa}} → Template:Flag
{{flag icon|South Africa}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|South Africa|1795}} → Template:Flag
{{flag icon|South Africa|1795}} →

Military ensigns

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

{{naval|South Africa}} → Template:Naval
{{flag icon|South Africa|naval}} →

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

{{air force|South Africa}} → Template:Air force
{{flag icon|South Africa|air force}} →

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

{{marines|South Africa}} → Template:Marines
{{flag icon|South Africa|marines}} →

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

{{Armed forces|South Africa}} → Template:Armed forces
{{flag icon|South Africa|military}} →

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

{{navy|South Africa}} → Template:Navy
{{flag icon|South Africa|navy}} →

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

{{army|South Africa}} → Template:Army
{{flag icon|South Africa|army}} →

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.

TemplateData for Country data South Africa

This template should not be used directly. It is used indirectly by flag templates such as Template:Flag and Template:Flag icon. See Category:Flag template system for a full list of flag templates for further documentation.

Template parameters[Manage TemplateData]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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