diff --git a/MainWindow.axaml b/MainWindow.axaml
index afb5e79..3c6ec13 100644
--- a/MainWindow.axaml
+++ b/MainWindow.axaml
@@ -406,24 +406,33 @@
 
                                 <Grid Grid.Column="1" Margin="5">
                                     <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                                        <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                                         <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                                         <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                                         <RowDefinition Height="*" />
                                     </Grid.RowDefinitions>
 
-                                    <Grid ColumnDefinitions="300,*" Margin="0,0,0,5">
+                                    <StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="0,0,0,5"
+                                                HorizontalAlignment="Right">
+                                        <Button x:Name="BtnSettingsInsertDefaultCountries"
+                                                Content="Standard-Länder laden (Englisch)"
+                                                Click="BtnSettingsInsertDefaultCountries_OnClick" />
+
+                                    </StackPanel>
+
+                                    <Grid Grid.Row="1" ColumnDefinitions="300,*" Margin="0,0,0,5">
                                         <TextBlock Text="Name:" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
                                         <TextBox Grid.Column="1" x:Name="TbSettingsCountryName"
                                                  TextChanged="TbSettingsCountryName_OnTextChanged" />
                                     </Grid>
 
-                                    <Grid ColumnDefinitions="300,*" Margin="0,0,0,5" Grid.Row="1">
+                                    <Grid ColumnDefinitions="300,*" Margin="0,0,0,5" Grid.Row="2">
                                         <TextBlock Text="Übersetzung:" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
                                         <TextBox Grid.Column="1" x:Name="TbSettingsCountryTranslation"
                                                  TextChanged="TbSettingsCountryTranslation_OnTextChanged" />
                                     </Grid>
 
-                                    <Grid Grid.Row="2">
+                                    <Grid Grid.Row="3">
                                         <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                                             <RowDefinition Height="*" />
                                             <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
@@ -431,7 +440,8 @@
                                             <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                                         </Grid.RowDefinitions>
 
-                                        <ListBox x:Name="LbSettingsAlternatives" Grid.Row="0" SelectionMode="Multiple" />
+
+                                        <ListBox Grid.Row="0" x:Name="LbSettingsAlternatives" SelectionMode="Multiple" />
 
                                         <Grid Grid.Row="1" ColumnDefinitions="*,200" Margin="0,5,0,0">
                                             <TextBox x:Name="TbSettingsNewCountryAlternative"
diff --git a/MainWindow.axaml.cs b/MainWindow.axaml.cs
index db5930c..ee14367 100644
--- a/MainWindow.axaml.cs
+++ b/MainWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
     public static MainWindow _instance;
 
     private Country _selectedCountry;
-    private bool _suppressCountryRefresh = false;
+    private bool _suppressCountryRefresh;
     public Uri filePath;
 
     public MainWindow()
@@ -644,12 +644,8 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
 
             if (_selectedCountry == null) return;
             //Console.WriteLine("Refreshing alternatives...");
-            foreach (var a in _selectedCountry.alternatives)
-            {
-                LbSettingsAlternatives.Items.Add(a);
-                //Console.WriteLine(a);
-            }
-
+            foreach (var a in _selectedCountry.alternatives) LbSettingsAlternatives.Items.Add(a);
+            //Console.WriteLine(a);
             TbSettingsCountryName.Text = _selectedCountry.name;
             TbSettingsCountryTranslation.Text = _selectedCountry.translation;
 
@@ -719,4 +715,13 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         _selectedCountry = Country.GetByName(CountryList.SelectedItems[0].ToString());
         RefreshCountryView();
     }
+
+    private void BtnSettingsInsertDefaultCountries_OnClick(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        ISO3166.Country[] countries = ISO3166.Country.List;
+        foreach (var countryie in countries)
+            Global._instance.countries.Add(new Country(countryie.Name, countryie.Name,
+                new List<string> { countryie.ThreeLetterCode, countryie.TwoLetterCode }));
+        RefreshCountryView();
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/Tasks/AddressCreation.cs b/Tasks/AddressCreation.cs
index ed90c19..962365e 100644
--- a/Tasks/AddressCreation.cs
+++ b/Tasks/AddressCreation.cs
@@ -112,13 +112,46 @@ public static class AddressCreator
         if (address == null) return null;
 
         // let's get started: we start from the bottom
-        // if the country is not germany, set it
-        // LAND: GER oder DE
-        if (address.land.ToLower().Trim() != "germany" && address.land.ToLower().Trim() != "ger" &&
-            address.land.ToLower().Trim() != "" && address.land.ToLower().Trim() != "de" &&
-            address.land.ToLower().Trim() != "deutschland")
+        // if the country is not Germany, set it; try to map via Global countries alternatives -> translation
+        var trimmedLand = (address.land ?? "").Trim();
+        var trimmedLowerLand = trimmedLand.ToLower();
+        var isGermany = trimmedLowerLand == "germany" || trimmedLowerLand == "ger" ||
+                        trimmedLowerLand == "" || trimmedLowerLand == "de" ||
+                        trimmedLowerLand == "deutschland";
+
+        if (!isGermany)
         {
-            string_address = "\n**" + address.land.Trim() + "**"; // Needs to be bold
+            var countryToShow = trimmedLand; // default: use raw land value
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(trimmedLand))
+            {
+                // search for matching country via alternatives using for-loops
+                for (var ci = 0; ci < Global._instance.countries.Count; ci++)
+                {
+                    var country = Global._instance.countries[ci];
+                    for (var ai = 0; ai < country.alternatives.Count; ai++)
+                    {
+                        try
+                        {
+                            var alt = (country.alternatives[ai] ?? "").Trim();
+                            if (string.Equals(alt, trimmedLand, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                            {
+                                countryToShow = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(country.translation)
+                                    ? country.name
+                                    : country.translation;
+                                goto CountryFound;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        catch
+                        {
+                            // ignore malformed alternative
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            CountryFound:
+            string_address = "\n**" + countryToShow + "**"; // Needs to be bold
             address_line_count++;
         }