diff --git a/app/Http/Livewire/Frontend/Header.php b/app/Http/Livewire/Frontend/Header.php
index 4ed9d291..46ac1298 100644
--- a/app/Http/Livewire/Frontend/Header.php
+++ b/app/Http/Livewire/Frontend/Header.php
@@ -58,8 +58,16 @@ class Header extends Component
                                ->select(['latitude', 'longitude'])
                                ->get(),
             'countries' => Country::query()
-                                  ->select(['code', 'name'])
-                                  ->get(),
+                                  ->select('id', 'name', 'code')
+                                  ->orderBy('name')
+                                  ->get()
+                                  ->map(function (Country $country) {
+                                      $country->name = config('countries.emoji_flags')[str($country->code)
+                                              ->upper()
+                                              ->toString()].' '.$country->name;
+
+                                      return $country;
+                                  }),
         ]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Livewire/Frontend/Welcome.php b/app/Http/Livewire/Frontend/Welcome.php
index baaba33c..2bb834f5 100644
--- a/app/Http/Livewire/Frontend/Welcome.php
+++ b/app/Http/Livewire/Frontend/Welcome.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Welcome extends Component
     public string $c = 'de';
     public string $l = 'de';
 
-    protected $queryString = ['l'];
+    protected $queryString = ['c','l'];
 
     public function rules()
     {
@@ -30,10 +30,20 @@ class Welcome extends Component
     public function updated($property, $value)
     {
         $this->validate();
+        if ($property === 'c') {
+            $c = $value;
+        } else {
+            $c = $this->c;
+        }
+        if ($property === 'l') {
+            $l = $value;
+        } else {
+            $l = $this->l;
+        }
 
         Cookie::queue('lang', $this->l, 60 * 24 * 365);
 
-        return to_route('welcome', ['c' => $this->c, 'l' => $this->l]);
+        return to_route('welcome', ['c' => $c, 'l' => $l]);
     }
 
     public function render()
@@ -41,7 +51,17 @@ class Welcome extends Component
         Cookie::queue('lang', $this->l, 60 * 24 * 365);
 
         return view('livewire.frontend.welcome', [
-            'countries' => Country::get(),
+            'countries' => Country::query()
+                                  ->select('id', 'name', 'code')
+                                  ->orderBy('name')
+                                  ->get()
+                                  ->map(function (Country $country) {
+                                      $country->name = config('countries.emoji_flags')[str($country->code)
+                                              ->upper()
+                                              ->toString()].' '.$country->name;
+
+                                      return $country;
+                                  }),
         ])->layout('layouts.guest', [
             'SEOData' => new SEOData(
                 title: __('Welcome'),
diff --git a/config/countries/emoji_flags.php b/config/countries/emoji_flags.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..331fc515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/countries/emoji_flags.php
@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+<?php
+// ISO country code source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1
+// Emoji unicode codes: http://unicode.org/emoji/charts/full-emoji-list.html#country-flag
+
+// An array to hold all the countries
+$emoji_flags = [];
+
+// Now, all the country flags as emojis
+$emoji_flags["AD"] = "\u{1F1E6}\u{1F1E9}";
+$emoji_flags["AE"] = "\u{1F1E6}\u{1F1EA}";
+$emoji_flags["AF"] = "\u{1F1E6}\u{1F1EB}";
+$emoji_flags["AG"] = "\u{1F1E6}\u{1F1EC}";
+$emoji_flags["AI"] = "\u{1F1E6}\u{1F1EE}";
+$emoji_flags["AL"] = "\u{1F1E6}\u{1F1F1}";
+$emoji_flags["AM"] = "\u{1F1E6}\u{1F1F2}";
+$emoji_flags["AO"] = "\u{1F1E6}\u{1F1F4}";
+$emoji_flags["AQ"] = "\u{1F1E6}\u{1F1F6}";
+$emoji_flags["AR"] = "\u{1F1E6}\u{1F1F7}";
+$emoji_flags["AS"] = "\u{1F1E6}\u{1F1F8}";
+$emoji_flags["AT"] = "\u{1F1E6}\u{1F1F9}";
+$emoji_flags["AU"] = "\u{1F1E6}\u{1F1FA}";
+$emoji_flags["AW"] = "\u{1F1E6}\u{1F1FC}";
+$emoji_flags["AX"] = "\u{1F1E6}\u{1F1FD}";
+$emoji_flags["AZ"] = "\u{1F1E6}\u{1F1FF}";
+$emoji_flags["BA"] = "\u{1F1E7}\u{1F1E6}";
+$emoji_flags["BB"] = "\u{1F1E7}\u{1F1E7}";
+$emoji_flags["BD"] = "\u{1F1E7}\u{1F1E9}";
+$emoji_flags["BE"] = "\u{1F1E7}\u{1F1EA}";
+$emoji_flags["BF"] = "\u{1F1E7}\u{1F1EB}";
+$emoji_flags["BG"] = "\u{1F1E7}\u{1F1EC}";
+$emoji_flags["BH"] = "\u{1F1E7}\u{1F1ED}";
+$emoji_flags["BI"] = "\u{1F1E7}\u{1F1EE}";
+$emoji_flags["BJ"] = "\u{1F1E7}\u{1F1EF}";
+$emoji_flags["BL"] = "\u{1F1E7}\u{1F1F1}";
+$emoji_flags["BM"] = "\u{1F1E7}\u{1F1F2}";
+$emoji_flags["BN"] = "\u{1F1E7}\u{1F1F3}";
+$emoji_flags["BO"] = "\u{1F1E7}\u{1F1F4}";
+$emoji_flags["BQ"] = "\u{1F1E7}\u{1F1F6}";
+$emoji_flags["BR"] = "\u{1F1E7}\u{1F1F7}";
+$emoji_flags["BS"] = "\u{1F1E7}\u{1F1F8}";
+$emoji_flags["BT"] = "\u{1F1E7}\u{1F1F9}";
+$emoji_flags["BV"] = "\u{1F1E7}\u{1F1FB}";
+$emoji_flags["BW"] = "\u{1F1E7}\u{1F1FC}";
+$emoji_flags["BY"] = "\u{1F1E7}\u{1F1FE}";
+$emoji_flags["BZ"] = "\u{1F1E7}\u{1F1FF}";
+$emoji_flags["CA"] = "\u{1F1E8}\u{1F1E6}";
+$emoji_flags["CC"] = "\u{1F1E8}\u{1F1E8}";
+$emoji_flags["CD"] = "\u{1F1E8}\u{1F1E9}";
+$emoji_flags["CF"] = "\u{1F1E8}\u{1F1EB}";
+$emoji_flags["CG"] = "\u{1F1E8}\u{1F1EC}";
+$emoji_flags["CH"] = "\u{1F1E8}\u{1F1ED}";
+$emoji_flags["CI"] = "\u{1F1E8}\u{1F1EE}";
+$emoji_flags["CK"] = "\u{1F1E8}\u{1F1F0}";
+$emoji_flags["CL"] = "\u{1F1E8}\u{1F1F1}";
+$emoji_flags["CM"] = "\u{1F1E8}\u{1F1F2}";
+$emoji_flags["CN"] = "\u{1F1E8}\u{1F1F3}";
+$emoji_flags["CO"] = "\u{1F1E8}\u{1F1F4}";
+$emoji_flags["CR"] = "\u{1F1E8}\u{1F1F7}";
+$emoji_flags["CU"] = "\u{1F1E8}\u{1F1FA}";
+$emoji_flags["CV"] = "\u{1F1E8}\u{1F1FB}";
+$emoji_flags["CW"] = "\u{1F1E8}\u{1F1FC}";
+$emoji_flags["CX"] = "\u{1F1E8}\u{1F1FD}";
+$emoji_flags["CY"] = "\u{1F1E8}\u{1F1FE}";
+$emoji_flags["CZ"] = "\u{1F1E8}\u{1F1FF}";
+$emoji_flags["DE"] = "\u{1F1E9}\u{1F1EA}";
+$emoji_flags["DG"] = "\u{1F1E9}\u{1F1EC}";
+$emoji_flags["DJ"] = "\u{1F1E9}\u{1F1EF}";
+$emoji_flags["DK"] = "\u{1F1E9}\u{1F1F0}";
+$emoji_flags["DM"] = "\u{1F1E9}\u{1F1F2}";
+$emoji_flags["DO"] = "\u{1F1E9}\u{1F1F4}";
+$emoji_flags["DZ"] = "\u{1F1E9}\u{1F1FF}";
+$emoji_flags["EC"] = "\u{1F1EA}\u{1F1E8}";
+$emoji_flags["EE"] = "\u{1F1EA}\u{1F1EA}";
+$emoji_flags["EG"] = "\u{1F1EA}\u{1F1EC}";
+$emoji_flags["EH"] = "\u{1F1EA}\u{1F1ED}";
+$emoji_flags["ER"] = "\u{1F1EA}\u{1F1F7}";
+$emoji_flags["ES"] = "\u{1F1EA}\u{1F1F8}";
+$emoji_flags["ET"] = "\u{1F1EA}\u{1F1F9}";
+$emoji_flags["FI"] = "\u{1F1EB}\u{1F1EE}";
+$emoji_flags["FJ"] = "\u{1F1EB}\u{1F1EF}";
+$emoji_flags["FK"] = "\u{1F1EB}\u{1F1F0}";
+$emoji_flags["FM"] = "\u{1F1EB}\u{1F1F2}";
+$emoji_flags["FO"] = "\u{1F1EB}\u{1F1F4}";
+$emoji_flags["FR"] = "\u{1F1EB}\u{1F1F7}";
+$emoji_flags["GA"] = "\u{1F1EC}\u{1F1E6}";
+$emoji_flags["GB"] = "\u{1F1EC}\u{1F1E7}";
+$emoji_flags["GD"] = "\u{1F1EC}\u{1F1E9}";
+$emoji_flags["GE"] = "\u{1F1EC}\u{1F1EA}";
+$emoji_flags["GF"] = "\u{1F1EC}\u{1F1EB}";
+$emoji_flags["GG"] = "\u{1F1EC}\u{1F1EC}";
+$emoji_flags["GH"] = "\u{1F1EC}\u{1F1ED}";
+$emoji_flags["GI"] = "\u{1F1EC}\u{1F1EE}";
+$emoji_flags["GL"] = "\u{1F1EC}\u{1F1F1}";
+$emoji_flags["GM"] = "\u{1F1EC}\u{1F1F2}";
+$emoji_flags["GN"] = "\u{1F1EC}\u{1F1F3}";
+$emoji_flags["GP"] = "\u{1F1EC}\u{1F1F5}";
+$emoji_flags["GQ"] = "\u{1F1EC}\u{1F1F6}";
+$emoji_flags["GR"] = "\u{1F1EC}\u{1F1F7}";
+$emoji_flags["GS"] = "\u{1F1EC}\u{1F1F8}";
+$emoji_flags["GT"] = "\u{1F1EC}\u{1F1F9}";
+$emoji_flags["GU"] = "\u{1F1EC}\u{1F1FA}";
+$emoji_flags["GW"] = "\u{1F1EC}\u{1F1FC}";
+$emoji_flags["GY"] = "\u{1F1EC}\u{1F1FE}";
+$emoji_flags["HK"] = "\u{1F1ED}\u{1F1F0}";
+$emoji_flags["HM"] = "\u{1F1ED}\u{1F1F2}";
+$emoji_flags["HN"] = "\u{1F1ED}\u{1F1F3}";
+$emoji_flags["HR"] = "\u{1F1ED}\u{1F1F7}";
+$emoji_flags["HT"] = "\u{1F1ED}\u{1F1F9}";
+$emoji_flags["HU"] = "\u{1F1ED}\u{1F1FA}";
+$emoji_flags["ID"] = "\u{1F1EE}\u{1F1E9}";
+$emoji_flags["IE"] = "\u{1F1EE}\u{1F1EA}";
+$emoji_flags["IL"] = "\u{1F1EE}\u{1F1F1}";
+$emoji_flags["IM"] = "\u{1F1EE}\u{1F1F2}";
+$emoji_flags["IN"] = "\u{1F1EE}\u{1F1F3}";
+$emoji_flags["IO"] = "\u{1F1EE}\u{1F1F4}";
+$emoji_flags["IQ"] = "\u{1F1EE}\u{1F1F6}";
+$emoji_flags["IR"] = "\u{1F1EE}\u{1F1F7}";
+$emoji_flags["IS"] = "\u{1F1EE}\u{1F1F8}";
+$emoji_flags["IT"] = "\u{1F1EE}\u{1F1F9}";
+$emoji_flags["JE"] = "\u{1F1EF}\u{1F1EA}";
+$emoji_flags["JM"] = "\u{1F1EF}\u{1F1F2}";
+$emoji_flags["JO"] = "\u{1F1EF}\u{1F1F4}";
+$emoji_flags["JP"] = "\u{1F1EF}\u{1F1F5}";
+$emoji_flags["KE"] = "\u{1F1F0}\u{1F1EA}";
+$emoji_flags["KG"] = "\u{1F1F0}\u{1F1EC}";
+$emoji_flags["KH"] = "\u{1F1F0}\u{1F1ED}";
+$emoji_flags["KI"] = "\u{1F1F0}\u{1F1EE}";
+$emoji_flags["KM"] = "\u{1F1F0}\u{1F1F2}";
+$emoji_flags["KN"] = "\u{1F1F0}\u{1F1F3}";
+$emoji_flags["KP"] = "\u{1F1F0}\u{1F1F5}";
+$emoji_flags["KR"] = "\u{1F1F0}\u{1F1F7}";
+$emoji_flags["KW"] = "\u{1F1F0}\u{1F1FC}";
+$emoji_flags["KY"] = "\u{1F1F0}\u{1F1FE}";
+$emoji_flags["KZ"] = "\u{1F1F0}\u{1F1FF}";
+$emoji_flags["LA"] = "\u{1F1F1}\u{1F1E6}";
+$emoji_flags["LB"] = "\u{1F1F1}\u{1F1E7}";
+$emoji_flags["LC"] = "\u{1F1F1}\u{1F1E8}";
+$emoji_flags["LI"] = "\u{1F1F1}\u{1F1EE}";
+$emoji_flags["LK"] = "\u{1F1F1}\u{1F1F0}";
+$emoji_flags["LR"] = "\u{1F1F1}\u{1F1F7}";
+$emoji_flags["LS"] = "\u{1F1F1}\u{1F1F8}";
+$emoji_flags["LT"] = "\u{1F1F1}\u{1F1F9}";
+$emoji_flags["LU"] = "\u{1F1F1}\u{1F1FA}";
+$emoji_flags["LV"] = "\u{1F1F1}\u{1F1FB}";
+$emoji_flags["LY"] = "\u{1F1F1}\u{1F1FE}";
+$emoji_flags["MA"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1E6}";
+$emoji_flags["MC"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1E8}";
+$emoji_flags["MD"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1E9}";
+$emoji_flags["ME"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1EA}";
+$emoji_flags["MF"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1EB}";
+$emoji_flags["MG"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1EC}";
+$emoji_flags["MH"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1ED}";
+$emoji_flags["MK"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1F0}";
+$emoji_flags["ML"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1F1}";
+$emoji_flags["MM"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1F2}";
+$emoji_flags["MN"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1F3}";
+$emoji_flags["MO"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1F4}";
+$emoji_flags["MP"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1F5}";
+$emoji_flags["MQ"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1F6}";
+$emoji_flags["MR"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1F7}";
+$emoji_flags["MS"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1F8}";
+$emoji_flags["MT"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1F9}";
+$emoji_flags["MU"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1FA}";
+$emoji_flags["MV"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1FB}";
+$emoji_flags["MW"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1FC}";
+$emoji_flags["MX"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1FD}";
+$emoji_flags["MY"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1FE}";
+$emoji_flags["MZ"] = "\u{1F1F2}\u{1F1FF}";
+$emoji_flags["NA"] = "\u{1F1F3}\u{1F1E6}";
+$emoji_flags["NC"] = "\u{1F1F3}\u{1F1E8}";
+$emoji_flags["NE"] = "\u{1F1F3}\u{1F1EA}";
+$emoji_flags["NF"] = "\u{1F1F3}\u{1F1EB}";
+$emoji_flags["NG"] = "\u{1F1F3}\u{1F1EC}";
+$emoji_flags["NI"] = "\u{1F1F3}\u{1F1EE}";
+$emoji_flags["NL"] = "\u{1F1F3}\u{1F1F1}";
+$emoji_flags["NO"] = "\u{1F1F3}\u{1F1F4}";
+$emoji_flags["NP"] = "\u{1F1F3}\u{1F1F5}";
+$emoji_flags["NR"] = "\u{1F1F3}\u{1F1F7}";
+$emoji_flags["NU"] = "\u{1F1F3}\u{1F1FA}";
+$emoji_flags["NZ"] = "\u{1F1F3}\u{1F1FF}";
+$emoji_flags["OM"] = "\u{1F1F4}\u{1F1F2}";
+$emoji_flags["PA"] = "\u{1F1F5}\u{1F1E6}";
+$emoji_flags["PE"] = "\u{1F1F5}\u{1F1EA}";
+$emoji_flags["PF"] = "\u{1F1F5}\u{1F1EB}";
+$emoji_flags["PG"] = "\u{1F1F5}\u{1F1EC}";
+$emoji_flags["PH"] = "\u{1F1F5}\u{1F1ED}";
+$emoji_flags["PK"] = "\u{1F1F5}\u{1F1F0}";
+$emoji_flags["PL"] = "\u{1F1F5}\u{1F1F1}";
+$emoji_flags["PM"] = "\u{1F1F5}\u{1F1F2}";
+$emoji_flags["PN"] = "\u{1F1F5}\u{1F1F3}";
+$emoji_flags["PR"] = "\u{1F1F5}\u{1F1F7}";
+$emoji_flags["PS"] = "\u{1F1F5}\u{1F1F8}";
+$emoji_flags["PT"] = "\u{1F1F5}\u{1F1F9}";
+$emoji_flags["PW"] = "\u{1F1F5}\u{1F1FC}";
+$emoji_flags["PY"] = "\u{1F1F5}\u{1F1FE}";
+$emoji_flags["QA"] = "\u{1F1F6}\u{1F1E6}";
+$emoji_flags["RE"] = "\u{1F1F7}\u{1F1EA}";
+$emoji_flags["RO"] = "\u{1F1F7}\u{1F1F4}";
+$emoji_flags["RS"] = "\u{1F1F7}\u{1F1F8}";
+$emoji_flags["RU"] = "\u{1F1F7}\u{1F1FA}";
+$emoji_flags["RW"] = "\u{1F1F7}\u{1F1FC}";
+$emoji_flags["SA"] = "\u{1F1F8}\u{1F1E6}";
+$emoji_flags["SB"] = "\u{1F1F8}\u{1F1E7}";
+$emoji_flags["SC"] = "\u{1F1F8}\u{1F1E8}";
+$emoji_flags["SD"] = "\u{1F1F8}\u{1F1E9}";
+$emoji_flags["SE"] = "\u{1F1F8}\u{1F1EA}";
+$emoji_flags["SG"] = "\u{1F1F8}\u{1F1EC}";
+$emoji_flags["SH"] = "\u{1F1F8}\u{1F1ED}";
+$emoji_flags["SI"] = "\u{1F1F8}\u{1F1EE}";
+$emoji_flags["SJ"] = "\u{1F1F8}\u{1F1EF}";
+$emoji_flags["SK"] = "\u{1F1F8}\u{1F1F0}";
+$emoji_flags["SL"] = "\u{1F1F8}\u{1F1F1}";
+$emoji_flags["SM"] = "\u{1F1F8}\u{1F1F2}";
+$emoji_flags["SN"] = "\u{1F1F8}\u{1F1F3}";
+$emoji_flags["SO"] = "\u{1F1F8}\u{1F1F4}";
+$emoji_flags["SR"] = "\u{1F1F8}\u{1F1F7}";
+$emoji_flags["SS"] = "\u{1F1F8}\u{1F1F8}";
+$emoji_flags["ST"] = "\u{1F1F8}\u{1F1F9}";
+$emoji_flags["SV"] = "\u{1F1F8}\u{1F1FB}";
+$emoji_flags["SX"] = "\u{1F1F8}\u{1F1FD}";
+$emoji_flags["SY"] = "\u{1F1F8}\u{1F1FE}";
+$emoji_flags["SZ"] = "\u{1F1F8}\u{1F1FF}";
+$emoji_flags["TC"] = "\u{1F1F9}\u{1F1E8}";
+$emoji_flags["TD"] = "\u{1F1F9}\u{1F1E9}";
+$emoji_flags["TF"] = "\u{1F1F9}\u{1F1EB}";
+$emoji_flags["TG"] = "\u{1F1F9}\u{1F1EC}";
+$emoji_flags["TH"] = "\u{1F1F9}\u{1F1ED}";
+$emoji_flags["TJ"] = "\u{1F1F9}\u{1F1EF}";
+$emoji_flags["TK"] = "\u{1F1F9}\u{1F1F0}";
+$emoji_flags["TL"] = "\u{1F1F9}\u{1F1F1}";
+$emoji_flags["TM"] = "\u{1F1F9}\u{1F1F2}";
+$emoji_flags["TN"] = "\u{1F1F9}\u{1F1F3}";
+$emoji_flags["TO"] = "\u{1F1F9}\u{1F1F4}";
+$emoji_flags["TR"] = "\u{1F1F9}\u{1F1F7}";
+$emoji_flags["TT"] = "\u{1F1F9}\u{1F1F9}";
+$emoji_flags["TV"] = "\u{1F1F9}\u{1F1FB}";
+$emoji_flags["TW"] = "\u{1F1F9}\u{1F1FC}";
+$emoji_flags["TZ"] = "\u{1F1F9}\u{1F1FF}";
+$emoji_flags["UA"] = "\u{1F1FA}\u{1F1E6}";
+$emoji_flags["UG"] = "\u{1F1FA}\u{1F1EC}";
+$emoji_flags["UM"] = "\u{1F1FA}\u{1F1F2}";
+$emoji_flags["US"] = "\u{1F1FA}\u{1F1F8}";
+$emoji_flags["UY"] = "\u{1F1FA}\u{1F1FE}";
+$emoji_flags["UZ"] = "\u{1F1FA}\u{1F1FF}";
+$emoji_flags["VA"] = "\u{1F1FB}\u{1F1E6}";
+$emoji_flags["VC"] = "\u{1F1FB}\u{1F1E8}";
+$emoji_flags["VE"] = "\u{1F1FB}\u{1F1EA}";
+$emoji_flags["VG"] = "\u{1F1FB}\u{1F1EC}";
+$emoji_flags["VI"] = "\u{1F1FB}\u{1F1EE}";
+$emoji_flags["VN"] = "\u{1F1FB}\u{1F1F3}";
+$emoji_flags["VU"] = "\u{1F1FB}\u{1F1FA}";
+$emoji_flags["WF"] = "\u{1F1FC}\u{1F1EB}";
+$emoji_flags["WS"] = "\u{1F1FC}\u{1F1F8}";
+$emoji_flags["XK"] = "\u{1F1FD}\u{1F1F0}";
+$emoji_flags["YE"] = "\u{1F1FE}\u{1F1EA}";
+$emoji_flags["YT"] = "\u{1F1FE}\u{1F1F9}";
+$emoji_flags["ZA"] = "\u{1F1FF}\u{1F1E6}";
+$emoji_flags["ZM"] = "\u{1F1FF}\u{1F1F2}";
+$emoji_flags["ZW"] = "\u{1F1FF}\u{1F1FC}";
+
+return $emoji_flags;
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/frontend/header.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/frontend/header.blade.php
index bc7bc404..e9ff68a0 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/frontend/header.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/frontend/header.blade.php
@@ -84,19 +84,13 @@
                     </nav>
                 </div>
                 <div class="max-w-sm text-lg text-gray-200 flex flex-row space-x-2">
-                    <x-select
+                    <x-native-select
                         label="{{ __('Change country') }}"
                         placeholder="{{ __('Change country') }}"
                         wire:model="c"
-                        :clearable="false"
-                        :searchable="true"
-                        :async-data="route('api.countries.index')"
                         option-label="name"
                         option-value="code"
-                        :template="[
-                            'name'   => 'user-option',
-                            'config' => ['src' => 'flag']
-                        ]"
+                        :options="$countries"
                     />
                     <x-select
                         label="{{ __('Change language') }}"
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/frontend/welcome.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/frontend/welcome.blade.php
index cc48e0c9..06d3d067 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/frontend/welcome.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/frontend/welcome.blade.php
@@ -12,19 +12,13 @@
                     {{ __('A Bitcoin community for all.') }}
                 </p>
                 <div class="max-w-sm text-lg text-gray-200 space-x-2 flex flex-row">
-                    <x-select
+                    <x-native-select
                         label="{{ __('Change country') }}"
                         placeholder="{{ __('Change country') }}"
                         wire:model="c"
-                        :clearable="false"
-                        :searchable="true"
-                        :async-data="route('api.countries.index')"
                         option-label="name"
                         option-value="code"
-                        :template="[
-                            'name'   => 'user-option',
-                            'config' => ['src' => 'flag']
-                        ]"
+                        :options="$countries"
                     />
                     <x-select
                         label="{{ __('Change language') }}"