public function getUserCountryId($sCountry = null)
    {
        $oDb = \OxidEsales\Eshop\Core\DatabaseProvider::getDb();
        $sQ = "select oxid from " . getviewName("oxcountry") . " where oxactive = '1' and oxisoalpha2 = " . $oDb->quote($sCountry) . " ";
        $sCountryId = $oDb->getOne($sQ);

        return $sCountryId;
    }