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This is a template for presenting information for the various countries and regions of the world, which are represented by their flags. Dates '''[[MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive/70#Require citations for dates|must be cited]]'''.

* If no info is available for a specific region, do not insert that region into the template.
* To display information with no flag, simply write it normally without using this template.

== Release dates ==
As an example, to insert the release date from the United States of America into the template, simply put the name of the region (in this case, abbreviated as "USA") to employ the American flag, and then type the release date:

:<pre><nowiki>{{flag list|USA|May 24, 2004}}</nowiki></pre>
This creates:
:{{flag list|USA|May 24, 2004}}

For any other region to be inserted, put that region's name in the flag slot. Multiple regions can go into a single template, with the regions with the '''earliest release dates coming first'''. For example, to have both the American and Japanese release dates represented, in a situation where the game was released in the USA before Japan, type in:

:<pre><nowiki>{{flag list|USA|May 24, 2004|Japan|June 10, 2004}}</nowiki></pre>
This creates:
:{{flag list|USA|May 24, 2004|Japan|June 10, 2004}}

If multiple regions have the '''same release date''', the earliest to latest order is maintained using time zones. Generally, this means the order will be "'''''Australia -> Japan -> Europe -> North America'''''", however other time zones may be needed for specific circumstances. For countries that span multiple time zones, use the earliest zone as the determinant, so if there is overlap, whichever country has an earlier zone is listed first (i.e. Canada would be listed before the United States, because its earliest time zone is earlier than the USA's). If the earliest (or only) time zone is the same for multiple countries, use alphabetical order. Standard time, not daylight savings time, should be used, and only the time zones of the main area of a country should be used to determine the order (i.e. the USA would go by Eastern Standard Time, UTC-5:00, ''not'' UTC-4:00 for Puerto Rico, UTC+10:00 for Guam, or UTC+12:00 for the McMurdo Station in Antarctica). The time zone order can also be used when the exact release dates and relative release times are not known, just that the release occurred in multiple areas in the same year, season, month or other non-specific timeframe.

=== Citations ===
Add a <code>citations=no</code> parameter to all instances of the template on an article to disable the citation checks and [[:Category:Articles with unsourced dates|categorization]], if needed.

'''Do not use the {{tem|ref needed}} tag for dates within the {{lc:{{ROOTPAGENAME}}}} template.''' Missing date citations are tracked by the template itself.

=== Supported regions ===
The regions (and their abbreviations, if applicable) that are available for this template are as follows. Note that when organizing by time zone, earlier positive offsets correspond to higher absolute values, while earlier negative offsets correspond to lower absolute values (e.g. UTC+5 -> UTC+3 -> UTC-3 -> UTC-5).

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Country
!Flag
!data-sort-type="number"|Earliest Mainland Time Zone
|-
|Albania
|[[File:Flag of Albania.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Argentina
|[[File:Flag of Argentina.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-3"|UTC-3
|-
|Armenia
|[[File:Flag of Armenia.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="4"|UTC+4
|-
|Australia
|[[File:Flag of Australia.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="10"|UTC+10
|-
|Austria
|[[File:Flag of Austria.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Azerbaijan
|[[File:Flag of Azerbaijan.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="4"|UTC+4
|-
|Bahrain
|[[File:Flag of Bahrain.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="3"|UTC+3
|-
|Bangladesh
|[[File:Flag of Bangladesh.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="6"|UTC+6
|-
|Belgium
|[[File:Flag of Belgium.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Belize
|[[File:Flag of Belize.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-6"|UTC-6
|-
|Bolivia
|[[File:Flag of Bolivia.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-4"|UTC-4
|-
|Botswana
|[[File:Flag of Botswana.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="2"|UTC+2
|-
|Bosnia and Herzegovina (type "BA")
|[[File:Flag of BA.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Brazil
|[[File:Flag of Brazil.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-2"|UTC-2
|-
|Bulgaria
|[[File:Flag of Bulgaria.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="2"|UTC+2
|-
|Canada
|[[File:Flag of Canada.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-3.5"|UTC-3.5
|-
|Chile
|[[File:Flag of Chile.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-4"|UTC-4
|-
|Costa Rica
|[[File:Flag of Costa Rica.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-6"|UTC-6
|-
|Croatia
|[[File:Flag of Croatia.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Cyprus
|[[File:Flag of Cyprus.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="2"|UTC+2
|-
|Czech Republic
|[[File:Flag of Czech Republic.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Colombia
|[[File:Flag of Colombia.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-5"|UTC-5
|-
|Denmark
|[[File:Flag of Denmark.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Dominican Republic (type "DO")
|[[File:Flag of DO.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-4"|UTC-4
|-
|Ecuador
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-5"|UTC-5
|-
|Egypt
|[[File:Flag of Egypt.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="2"|UTC+2
|-
|El Salvador
|[[File:Flag of El Salvador.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-6"|UTC-6
|-
|Estonia
|[[File:Flag of Estonia.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="2"|UTC+2
|-
|Eswatini
|[[File:Flag of Eswatini.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="2"|UTC+2
|-
|European Economic Community/European Union (type "Europe")
|[[File:Flag of Europe.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="2"|UTC+2
|-
|Finland
|[[File:Flag of Finland.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="2"|UTC+2
|-
|France
|[[File:Flag of France.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Georgia (type "GE")
|[[File:Flag of GE.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="4"|UTC+4
|-
|Germany
|[[File:Flag of Germany.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Ghana
|[[File:Flag of Ghana.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="0"|UTC+0
|-
|Greece
|[[File:Flag of Greece.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="2"|UTC+2
|-
|Guatemala
|[[File:Flag of Guatemala.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-6"|UTC-6
|-
|Honduras
|[[File:Flag of Honduras.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-6"|UTC-6
|-
|Hong Kong (before July 1, 1997; type "British HK")
|[[File:Flag of British HK.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="8"|UTC+8
|-
|Hong Kong (since July 1, 1997; type "HK")
|[[File:Flag of HK.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="8"|UTC+8
|-
|Hungary
|[[File:Flag of Hungary.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Iceland
|[[File:Flag of Iceland.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="0"|UTC+0
|-
|India
|[[File:Flag of India.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="5.5"|UTC+5.5
|-
|Indonesia
|[[File:Flag of Indonesia.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="9"|UTC+9
|-
|Ireland
|[[File:Flag of Ireland.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="0"|UTC+0
|-
|Israel
|[[File:Flag of Israel.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="2"|UTC+2
|-
|Italy
|[[File:Flag of Italy.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Jamaica
|[[File:Flag of Jamaica.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-5"|UTC-5
|-
|Japan
|[[File:Flag of Japan.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="9"|UTC+9
|-
|Kazakhstan
|[[File:Flag of Kazakhstan.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="5"|UTC+5
|-
|Kenya
|[[File:Flag of Kenya.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="3"|UTC+3
|-
|Kosovo
|[[File:Flag of Kosovo.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Kuwait
|[[File:Flag of Kuwait.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="3"|UTC+3
|-
|Latvia
|[[File:Flag of Latvia.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="2"|UTC+2
|-
|Lebanon
|[[File:Flag of Lebanon.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="2"|UTC+2
|-
|Lesotho
|[[File:Flag of Lesotho.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="2"|UTC+2
|-
|Lithuania
|[[File:Flag of Lithuania.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="2"|UTC+2
|-
|Luxembourg
|[[File:Flag of Luxembourg.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Macau
|[[File:Flag of Macau.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="8"|UTC+8
|-
|Malaysia
|[[File:Flag of Malaysia.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="8"|UTC+8
|-
|Malta
|[[File:Flag of Malta.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Mexico
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-5"|UTC-5
|-
|Mongolia
|[[File:Flag of Mongolia.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="8"|UTC+8
|-
|Montenegro (since May 21, 2006; type "Montenegro")
|[[File:Flag of Montenegro.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Namibia
|[[File:Flag of Namibia.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="2"|UTC+2
|-
|The Netherlands (type "Netherlands")
|[[File:Flag of Netherlands.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|New Zealand (type "NZ")
|[[File:Flag of NZ.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="12"|UTC+12
|-
|Nicaragua
|[[File:Flag of Nicaragua.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-6"|UTC-6
|-
|Nigeria
|[[File:Flag of Nigeria.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|North Macedonia (type "MK")
|[[File:Flag of MK.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Norway
|[[File:Flag of Norway.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Oman
|[[File:Flag of Oman.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="4"|UTC+4
|-
|Pakistan
|[[File:Flag of Pakistan.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="5"|UTC+5
|-
|Panama
|[[File:Flag of Panama.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-5"|UTC-5
|-
|Paraguay
|[[File:Flag of Paraguay.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-4"|UTC-4
|-
|People's Republic of China (type "China")
|[[File:Flag of China.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="8"|UTC+8
|-
|Peru
|[[File:Flag of Peru.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-5"|UTC-5
|-
|Philippines
|[[File:Flag of Philippines.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="8"|UTC+8
|-
|Poland
|[[File:Flag of Poland.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Portugal
|[[File:Flag of Portugal.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="0"|UTC+0
|-
|Qatar
|[[File:Flag of Qatar.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="3"|UTC+3
|-
|Republic of China (type "ROC")
|[[File:Flag of ROC.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="8"|UTC+8
|-
|Romania
|[[File:Flag of Romania.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="2"|UTC+2
|-
|Russia (since December 11, 1993; type "Russia")
|[[File:Flag of Russia.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="12"|UTC+12
|-
|Saudi Arabia
|[[File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="3"|UTC+3
|-
|Serbia (since June 5, 2006; type "Serbia")
|[[File:Flag of Serbia.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Singapore
|[[File:Flag of Singapore.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="8"|UTC+8
|-
|Slovakia
|[[File:Flag of Slovakia.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Slovenia
|[[File:Flag of Slovenia.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|South Africa (before April 27, 1994; type "South Africa (1928-1994)")
|[[File:Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="2"|UTC+2
|-
|South Africa (since April 27, 1994; type "South Africa")
|[[File:Flag of South Africa.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="2"|UTC+2
|-
|South Korea
|[[File:Flag of South Korea.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="9"|UTC+9
|-
|Spain
|[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Sri Lanka
|[[File:Flag of Sri Lanka.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="5.5"|UTC+5.5
|-
|Sweden
|[[File:Flag of Sweden.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Switzerland
|[[File:Flag of Switzerland.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Tanzania
|[[File:Flag of Tanzania.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="3"|UTC+3
|-
|Thailand
|[[File:Flag of Thailand.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="7"|UTC+7
|-
|Trinidad and Tobago (type "TT")
|[[File:Flag of TT.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-4"|UTC-4
|-
|Turkey
|[[File:Flag of Turkey.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="3"|UTC+3
|-
|Uganda
|[[File:Flag of Uganda.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="3"|UTC+3
|-
|Ukraine
|[[File:Flag of Ukraine.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="2"|UTC+2
|-
|United Arab Emirates (type "UAE")
|[[File:Flag of UAE.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="4"|UTC+4
|-
|United Kingdom (type "UK")
|[[File:Flag of UK.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="0"|UTC+0
|-
|United States of America (type "USA")
|[[File:Flag of USA.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-5"|UTC-5
|-
|Uruguay
|[[File:Flag of Uruguay.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-3"|UTC-3
|-
|Venezuela
|[[File:Flag of Venezuela.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="-4"|UTC-4
|-
|Vietnam
|[[File:Flag of Vietnam.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="7"|UTC+7
|-
|World
|[[File:Flag of World.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="14"|UTC+14
|-
|Yugoslavia (1992-2003)/Serbia and Montenegro (type "FR Yugoslavia")
|[[File:Flag of FR Yugoslavia.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="1"|UTC+1
|-
|Zambia
|[[File:Flag of Zambia.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="2"|UTC+2
|-
|Zimbabwe
|[[File:Flag of Zimbabwe.png|25px]]
|data-sort-value="2"|UTC+2
|}

=== Unused .png flags ===
[[:Category:Flags]]
*[[File:Flag of Brunei.png|25px]] Brunei (UTC+8)
*[[File:Flag of England.png|25px]] England (UTC+0)
*[[File:Flag of Jordan.png|25px]] Jordan (UTC+3)
*[[File:Flag of Moldova.png|25px]] Moldova (UTC+2)
*[[File:Flag of Russia (1991-1993).png|25px]] Russia (August 22, 1991 to December 10, 1993; type "Russia (1991-1993)") (UTC+12)
*[[File:Zwolle.png|25px]] Zwolle (UTC+1)

== Serial codes ==
As an example, to insert the serial code of ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' from the United States of America into the template, simply put the name of the region (in this case, abbreviated as "USA") to employ the American flag, and then type the serial code:

:<pre><nowiki>{{flag list|USA|NUS-NSME-USA}}</nowiki></pre>
This creates:
:{{flag list|USA|NUS-NSME-USA}}

For any other region to be inserted, put that region's name in the flag slot. Multiple regions can go into a single template, with the regions with the '''earliest release dates coming first'''. For example, to have both the American and Japanese serial codes of ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' represented, in a situation where the game was released in the USA before Japan, type in:

:<pre><nowiki>{{flag list|USA|AGB-BM5E-USA|Japan|AGB-BM5J-JPN}}</nowiki></pre>
This creates:
:{{flag list|USA|AGB-BM5E-USA|Japan|AGB-BM5J-JPN}}

=== List of regions ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Country
!Flag
!Last code
|-
|Australia
|[[File:Flag of Australia.png|25px]]
|U
|-
|European Economic Community/European Union (type "Europe")<br>United Kingdom (if the PAL version is separated)
|[[File:Flag of Europe.png|25px]]<br>[[File:Flag of UK.png|25px]]
|P
|-
|France
|[[File:Flag of France.png|25px]]
|F
|-
|Germany
|[[File:Flag of Germany.png|25px]]
|D
|-
|Italy
|[[File:Flag of Italy.png|25px]]
|I
|-
|Japan
|[[File:Flag of Japan.png|25px]]
|J
|-
|The Netherlands (type "Netherlands")
|[[File:Flag of Netherlands.png|25px]]
|H
|-
|People's Republic of China (type "China")
|[[File:Flag of China.png|25px]]
|C
|-
|Republic of China (type "ROC")
|[[File:Flag of ROC.png|25px]]
|W
|-
|South Korea
|[[File:Flag of South Korea.png|25px]]
|K
|-
|Spain
|[[File:Flag of Spain.png|25px]]
|S
|-
|United States of America (type "USA")
|[[File:Flag of USA.png|25px]]
|E
|}

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