Answers.Body: <p>CiviCRM allows you to over-ride the settings through php. You can over-ride default value for Contact Country. </p>
  
  <p>Add the below snippet in your sites civicrm.settings.php file</p>
  
  <pre><code>global $civicrm_setting;
  $civicrm_setting['Localization Preferences']['defaultContactCountry'] = '';
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Ref: <a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/customize/settings/" rel="noreferrer">Override CiviCRM Settings</a> </p>
  
  <p>HTH</p>
  
  <p>Pradeep</p>
  
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Body: <p>I'm working on a Civi implementation for a client who deals with contacts around the world. It makes no real sense for them to have a default country, yet it looks like I have no option but to set one. Is there a way to not have a default country for address records?</p>
  
Tags: <addresses><default-settings>
Title: Is it possible to not have a default country?
ThreadText: # Is it possible to not have a default country?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-08-14)
  
  I'm working on a Civi implementation for a client who deals with contacts around the world. It makes no real sense for them to have a default country, yet it looks like I have no option but to set one. Is there a way to not have a default country for address records?
  
  **Tags:** addresses, default-settings
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2018-08-14. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
  
  CiviCRM allows you to over-ride the settings through php. You can over-ride default value for Contact Country.
  
  Add the below snippet in your sites civicrm.settings.php file
  
  ```
  global $civicrm_setting;
  $civicrm_setting['Localization Preferences']['defaultContactCountry'] = '';
  
  ```
  
  Ref: [Override CiviCRM Settings](https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/customize/settings/)
  
  HTH
  
  username_1
  
  
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