diff --git a/src/CartToFamily.php b/src/CartToFamily.php
index 43b39c369d..d0d36f2fc2 100644
--- a/src/CartToFamily.php
+++ b/src/CartToFamily.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 require 'Include/Functions.php';
 
 use ChurchCRM\Authentication\AuthenticationManager;
+use ChurchCRM\dto\SystemConfig;
 use ChurchCRM\dto\SystemURLs;
 use ChurchCRM\model\ChurchCRM\PersonQuery;
 use ChurchCRM\Utils\InputUtils;
@@ -50,8 +51,9 @@
         $sCity = SelectWhichInfo(InputUtils::legacyFilterInput($_POST['City']), $per_City);
         $sZip = SelectWhichInfo(InputUtils::legacyFilterInput($_POST['Zip']), $per_Zip);
         $sCountry = SelectWhichInfo(InputUtils::legacyFilterInput($_POST['Country']), $per_Country);
+        $sDefaultCountry = SystemConfig::getValue('sDefaultCountry');
 
-        if ($sCountry == 'United States' || $sCountry == 'Canada') {
+        if ($sCountry == $sDefaultCountry) {
             $sState = InputUtils::legacyFilterInput($_POST['State']);
         } else {
             $sState = InputUtils::legacyFilterInput($_POST['StateTextbox']);
@@ -288,7 +290,7 @@
         <td class="TextColumn">
                     <?php require 'Include/StateDropDown.php'; ?>
             OR
-            <input type="text" name="StateTextbox" value="<?php if ($sCountry != 'United States' && $sCountry != 'Canada') {
+            <input type="text" name="StateTextbox" value="<?php if ($sCountry != $sDefaultCountry) {
                 echo $sState;
                                                           } ?>" size="20" maxlength="30">
             <BR><?= gettext('(Use the textbox for countries other than US and Canada)') ?>
diff --git a/src/PersonEditor.php b/src/PersonEditor.php
index 61d2d3c19b..bf31eba82e 100644
--- a/src/PersonEditor.php
+++ b/src/PersonEditor.php
@@ -150,8 +150,9 @@
     }
 
     $sCountryTest = SelectWhichInfo($sCountry, $fam_Country, false);
+    $sDefaultCountry = SystemConfig::getValue('sDefaultCountry');
     $sState = '';
-    if ($sCountryTest == 'United States' || $sCountryTest == 'Canada') {
+    if ($sCountryTest == $sDefaultCountry) {
         if (array_key_exists('State', $_POST)) {
             $sState = InputUtils::legacyFilterInput($_POST['State']);
         }
@@ -903,7 +904,7 @@ class="form-control">
                     <div class="form-group col-md-2">
                         <label><?= gettext('None State') ?>:</label>
                         <input type="text" name="StateTextbox"
-                               value="<?php if ($sPhoneCountry != 'United States' && $sPhoneCountry != 'Canada') {
+                               value="<?php if ($sPhoneCountry != $sDefaultCountry) {
                                     echo htmlentities(stripslashes($sState), ENT_NOQUOTES, 'UTF-8');
                                       } ?>"
                                size="20" maxlength="30" class="form-control">
diff --git a/src/Reports/CanvassReports.php b/src/Reports/CanvassReports.php
index 87318b4c56..9d7038a9eb 100644
--- a/src/Reports/CanvassReports.php
+++ b/src/Reports/CanvassReports.php
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ function CanvassBriefingSheets(string $iFYID): void
     $memberClassX = $memberAgeX + 20;
     $memberCellX = $memberClassX + 20;
     $memberEmailX = $memberCellX + 25;
+    $sDefaultCountry = SystemConfig::getValue('sDefaultCountry');
 
     while ($aFamily = mysqli_fetch_array($rsFamilies)) {
         $curY = $topY;
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ function CanvassBriefingSheets(string $iFYID): void
         }
         $pdf->writeAt(SystemConfig::getValue('leftX'), $curY, $aFamily['fam_City'] . ', ' . $aFamily['fam_State'] . '  ' . $aFamily['fam_Zip']);
         $curY += 5;
-        if ($aFamily['fam_Country'] != '' && $aFamily['fam_Country'] != 'United States' && $aFamily['fam_Country'] != 'USA') {
+        if ($aFamily['fam_Country'] != '' && $aFamily['fam_Country'] != $sDefaultCountry) {
             $pdf->writeAt(SystemConfig::getValue('leftX'), $curY, $aFamily['fam_Country']);
             $curY += 5;
         }
diff --git a/src/Reports/ConfirmLabels.php b/src/Reports/ConfirmLabels.php
index e9a7cc0217..029ed4a122 100644
--- a/src/Reports/ConfirmLabels.php
+++ b/src/Reports/ConfirmLabels.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     }
     $labelText .= sprintf("\n%s, %s  %s", $family->getCity(), $family->getState(), $family->getZip());
 
-    if ($family->getCountry() != '' && $family->getCountry() != 'USA' && $family->getCountry() != 'United States') {
+    if ($family->getCountry() != '' && $family->getCountry() != $sDefaultCountry) {
         $labelText .= "\n" . $family->getCountry();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Reports/NewsLetterLabels.php b/src/Reports/NewsLetterLabels.php
index c0818161bb..db10f2bca0 100644
--- a/src/Reports/NewsLetterLabels.php
+++ b/src/Reports/NewsLetterLabels.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     }
     $labelText .= sprintf("\n%s, %s  %s", $family->getCity(), $family->getState(), $family->getZip());
 
-    if ($family->getCountry() != '' && $family->getCountry() != 'US' && $family->getCountry() != 'USA' && $family->getCountry() != 'United States') {
+    if ($family->getCountry() != '' && $family->getCountry() != $sDefaultCountry) {
         $labelText .= "\n" . $family->getCountry();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Reports/TaxReport.php b/src/Reports/TaxReport.php
index 324ca40f3c..9885fad0d9 100644
--- a/src/Reports/TaxReport.php
+++ b/src/Reports/TaxReport.php
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ public function finishPage($curY, $fam_ID, $fam_Name, $fam_Address1, $fam_Addres
                 }
                 $this->writeAt(SystemConfig::getValue('leftX'), $curY, $fam_City . ', ' . $fam_State . '  ' . $fam_Zip);
                 $curY += SystemConfig::getValue('incrementY');
-                if ($fam_Country != '' && $fam_Country != 'USA' && $fam_Country != 'United States') {
+                $sDefaultCountry = SystemConfig::getValue('sDefaultCountry');
+                if ($fam_Country != '' && $fam_Country != $sDefaultCountry) {
                     $this->writeAt(SystemConfig::getValue('leftX'), $curY, $fam_Country);
                     $curY += SystemConfig::getValue('incrementY');
                 }
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ public function finishPage($curY, $fam_ID, $fam_Name, $fam_Address1, $fam_Addres
                 }
                 $this->writeAt(SystemConfig::getValue('leftX') + 5, $curY, SystemConfig::getValue('sChurchCity') . ', ' . SystemConfig::getValue('sChurchState') . '  ' . SystemConfig::getValue('sChurchZip'));
                 $curY += SystemConfig::getValue('incrementY');
-                if ($fam_Country != '' && $fam_Country != 'USA' && $fam_Country != 'United States') {
+                if ($fam_Country != '' && $fam_Country != $sDefaultCountry) {
                     $this->writeAt(SystemConfig::getValue('leftX') + 5, $curY, $fam_Country);
                     $curY += SystemConfig::getValue('incrementY');
                 }