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|1d=ISO code for country (e.g., EE = Estonia — for a list see [[~~:en~~:ISO 3166-1 alpha-2]])

|1d=ISO code for country (e.g., EE = Estonia — for a list see [[w:ISO 3166-1 alpha-2]])

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|name=Country

|desc=Given the [[~~:en~~:ISO 3166-1 alpha-2|ISO code]] for a country, it checks if the English language name of the country matches a template name ~~(e.g., EE → {{tl|Estonia}})~~. If such a template exists, it calls that template; if not, it returns the English name~~. The individual country templates provide localization of country names, and link the localized name to the Wikipedia entry in the relevant language (e.g., {{tl|Estonia}} produces: {{Estonia}})~~.

|desc=Given the [[w:ISO 3166-1 alpha-2|ISO code]] for a country, it checks if the English language name of the country matches a template name. If such a template exists, it calls that template; if not, it returns the English name.

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== Examples ==

* “Estonia” in user's [[m:Help:Preferences#Internationalisation|selected language]]: {{tlc|Country|EE}} → {{Country|EE}}

* “Estonia” in Estonian: {{tlc|Country|EE|3=lang=et}} → {{Country|EE|lang=et}}

* “Estonia” in German: {{tlc|Country|EE|3=lang=de}} → {{Country|EE|lang=de}}

* "New Zealand" in Russian: {{tlc|Country|NZ|3=lang=ru}} → {{Country|NZ|lang=ru}}

* "Ukraine" in Ukrainian with no wikilink: {{tlc|Country|UA|3=lang=uk|4=nolink=1}} → {{Country|UA|lang=uk|nolink=1}}

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