Template:Country data Samoa

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Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
`alias`	`Samoa`	Main article name (Samoa)
`shortname alias`	`Samoa`	(optional) Display name to be used for the wikilink, if `alias` is a disambiguated article name, for example
`flag alias`	`Flag of Samoa.svg`	Image name (File:Flag of Samoa.svg, shown on right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`colonial`		`Flag of the Samoa Trust Territory.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
`SAM` (view)	SAM	Samoa

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Samoa}} → Samoa
{{flag icon|Samoa}} →
{{flag country|Samoa}} → Samoa

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Samoa|colonial}} → Samoa
{{flag icon|Samoa|colonial}} →

Using a redirect alias

{{flag icon|SAM}} →
{{flag country|SAM}} → Samoa
{{flag|SAM}} → SAM

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

Template:Country data Western Samoa Western Samoa

Other information

Rather than redirecting {{Country data Western Samoa}} to {{Country data Samoa}}, the former template transcludes the latter and passes through all parameters. The linked article will always be "Samoa", but the displayed name is either "Western Samoa" or "Samoa" based on which of the two templates is used, even in templates that usually have a fixed default display name (such as {{flag country}} and {{fb}}). This allows for "Western Samoa" to be used in historical contexts without having to also set |name=. The variants from {{Country data Samoa}} can be used with both templates.

Examples

Template	`Samoa` output	`Western Samoa` output
`{{flag\|SAM}}`	Samoa	Western Samoa
`{{flag\|SAM\|colonial}}`	Samoa	Western Samoa
`{{flag country\|SAM}}`	Samoa	Western Samoa
`{{flag icon\|SAM}}`
`{{bk\|SAM}}`	Samoa	Western Samoa
`{{fb\|SAM}}`	Samoa	Western Samoa

Redirects to Template:Country data Samoa

Template:Country data SAM

Redirects to Template:Country data Western Samoa

Template:Country data WSM

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Country data Samoa

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Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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