diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fff2c717..42a31e67 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
         "cldr-data": "^36.0.1",
         "clean-deep": "^3.4.0",
         "copy-to-clipboard": "^3.3.3",
+        "countries-list": "^3.0.6",
         "deepmerge": "^4.3.1",
         "design-react-kit": "^5.0.0-7",
         "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
@@ -5932,6 +5933,11 @@
         "js-yaml": "bin/js-yaml.js"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/countries-list": {
+      "version": "3.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/countries-list/-/countries-list-3.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BCJODHTSRMIxS0W80NZw8bC7x6/WS8Tf4FdtFrEbW0FONBbqTAzOrKNG06UEMgLGxOZpOJddiVEdCztKLpmPxA=="
+    },
     "node_modules/country-flag-icons": {
       "version": "1.5.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/country-flag-icons/-/country-flag-icons-1.5.7.tgz",
@@ -25324,6 +25330,11 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "countries-list": {
+      "version": "3.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/countries-list/-/countries-list-3.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BCJODHTSRMIxS0W80NZw8bC7x6/WS8Tf4FdtFrEbW0FONBbqTAzOrKNG06UEMgLGxOZpOJddiVEdCztKLpmPxA=="
+    },
     "country-flag-icons": {
       "version": "1.5.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/country-flag-icons/-/country-flag-icons-1.5.7.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4b50aab2..66ad1643 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
     "cldr-data": "^36.0.1",
     "clean-deep": "^3.4.0",
     "copy-to-clipboard": "^3.3.3",
+    "countries-list": "^3.0.6",
     "deepmerge": "^4.3.1",
     "design-react-kit": "^5.0.0-7",
     "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
diff --git a/src/app/contents/countries.ts b/src/app/contents/countries.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f0ce0989..00000000
--- a/src/app/contents/countries.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,251 +0,0 @@
-export default [
-  "ad",
-  "ae",
-  "af",
-  "ag",
-  "ai",
-  "al",
-  "am",
-  "ao",
-  "aq",
-  "ar",
-  "as",
-  "at",
-  "au",
-  "aw",
-  "ax",
-  "az",
-  "ba",
-  "bb",
-  "bd",
-  "be",
-  "bf",
-  "bg",
-  "bh",
-  "bi",
-  "bj",
-  "bl",
-  "bm",
-  "bn",
-  "bo",
-  "bq",
-  "br",
-  "bs",
-  "bt",
-  "bv",
-  "bw",
-  "by",
-  "bz",
-  "ca",
-  "cc",
-  "cd",
-  "cf",
-  "cg",
-  "ch",
-  "ci",
-  "ck",
-  "cl",
-  "cm",
-  "cn",
-  "co",
-  "cr",
-  "cu",
-  "cv",
-  "cw",
-  "cx",
-  "cy",
-  "cz",
-  "de",
-  "dj",
-  "dk",
-  "dm",
-  "do",
-  "dz",
-  "ec",
-  "ee",
-  "eg",
-  "eh",
-  "er",
-  "es",
-  "et",
-  "fi",
-  "fj",
-  "fk",
-  "fm",
-  "fo",
-  "fr",
-  "ga",
-  "gb",
-  "gd",
-  "ge",
-  "gf",
-  "gg",
-  "gh",
-  "gi",
-  "gl",
-  "gm",
-  "gn",
-  "gp",
-  "gq",
-  "gr",
-  "gs",
-  "gt",
-  "gu",
-  "gw",
-  "gy",
-  "hk",
-  "hm",
-  "hn",
-  "hr",
-  "ht",
-  "hu",
-  "id",
-  "ie",
-  "il",
-  "im",
-  "in",
-  "io",
-  "iq",
-  "ir",
-  "is",
-  "it",
-  "je",
-  "jm",
-  "jo",
-  "jp",
-  "ke",
-  "kg",
-  "kh",
-  "ki",
-  "km",
-  "kn",
-  "kp",
-  "kr",
-  "kw",
-  "ky",
-  "kz",
-  "la",
-  "lb",
-  "lc",
-  "li",
-  "lk",
-  "lr",
-  "ls",
-  "lt",
-  "lu",
-  "lv",
-  "ly",
-  "ma",
-  "mc",
-  "md",
-  "me",
-  "mf",
-  "mg",
-  "mh",
-  "mk",
-  "ml",
-  "mm",
-  "mn",
-  "mo",
-  "mp",
-  "mq",
-  "mr",
-  "ms",
-  "mt",
-  "mu",
-  "mv",
-  "mw",
-  "mx",
-  "my",
-  "mz",
-  "na",
-  "nc",
-  "ne",
-  "nf",
-  "ng",
-  "ni",
-  "nl",
-  "no",
-  "np",
-  "nr",
-  "nu",
-  "nz",
-  "om",
-  "pa",
-  "pe",
-  "pf",
-  "pg",
-  "ph",
-  "pk",
-  "pl",
-  "pm",
-  "pn",
-  "pr",
-  "ps",
-  "pt",
-  "pw",
-  "py",
-  "qa",
-  "re",
-  "ro",
-  "rs",
-  "ru",
-  "rw",
-  "sa",
-  "sb",
-  "sc",
-  "sd",
-  "se",
-  "sg",
-  "sh",
-  "si",
-  "sj",
-  "sk",
-  "sl",
-  "sm",
-  "sn",
-  "so",
-  "sr",
-  "ss",
-  "st",
-  "sv",
-  "sx",
-  "sy",
-  "sz",
-  "tc",
-  "td",
-  "tf",
-  "tg",
-  "th",
-  "tj",
-  "tk",
-  "tl",
-  "tm",
-  "tn",
-  "to",
-  "tr",
-  "tt",
-  "tv",
-  "tw",
-  "tz",
-  "ua",
-  "ug",
-  "um",
-  "us",
-  "uy",
-  "uz",
-  "va",
-  "vc",
-  "ve",
-  "vg",
-  "vi",
-  "vn",
-  "vu",
-  "wf",
-  "ws",
-  "ye",
-  "yt",
-  "za",
-  "zm",
-  "zw",
-];
diff --git a/src/app/contents/fields/generic.ts b/src/app/contents/fields/generic.ts
index 0ded8dd5..693e8ebc 100644
--- a/src/app/contents/fields/generic.ts
+++ b/src/app/contents/fields/generic.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import categories from "../categories";
 import scopes from "../scopes";
 import licenses from "../../../generated/licenses.json";
-import { allLangs } from '../../../i18n';
-import countries from "../countries";
+import { allLangs, allCountries } from '../../../i18n';
 
 const developmentStatus_list = [
   "concept",
@@ -303,8 +302,10 @@ const fields = (): Array<Field> => {
       type: "array",
       items: {
         title: "item",
-        type: "string",
-        enum: countries,
+        type: "object",
+        dataKey: "value",
+        textField: "text",
+        enum: allCountries(),
       },
       section: 6,
       group: "intendedAudience",
@@ -315,8 +316,10 @@ const fields = (): Array<Field> => {
       type: "array",
       items: {
         title: "item",
-        type: "string",
-        enum: countries,
+        type: "object",
+        dataKey: "value",
+        textField: "text",
+        enum: allCountries(),
       },
       section: 6,
       group: "intendedAudience",
@@ -358,7 +361,9 @@ const fields = (): Array<Field> => {
       type: "array",
       items: {
         title: "item",
-        type: "string",
+        type: "object",
+        dataKey: "value",
+        textField: "text",
         enum: allLangs(),
       },
       widget: "tags",
diff --git a/src/app/form/widgets/TagWidget.js b/src/app/form/widgets/TagWidget.js
index 36e82f05..c08ab24f 100644
--- a/src/app/form/widgets/TagWidget.js
+++ b/src/app/form/widgets/TagWidget.js
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ const TagWidget = (props) => {
   });
   const className = classNames(["form-group", { "has-error": invalid }]);
 
+  const multiSelectDataOpts = (props.schema.items.dataKey && props.schema.items.textField)
+    ? { dataKey: props.schema.items.dataKey, textField: props.schema.items.textField }
+    : {};
+
   return (
     <div className={className}>
       <label className="control-label active text-muted" htmlFor={id}>
@@ -27,6 +31,7 @@ const TagWidget = (props) => {
 
       <Multiselect
         {...inputProps}
+        {...multiSelectDataOpts}
         ref={ref}
         id={id}
         onBlur={() => inputProps.onBlur()}
diff --git a/src/i18n/index.ts b/src/i18n/index.ts
index 82b5ea40..67a97c91 100644
--- a/src/i18n/index.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import i18n from "i18next";
 import { initReactI18next } from "react-i18next";
 import locales from "locale-codes";
+import { countries } from "countries-list";
 import LanguageDetector from 'i18next-browser-languagedetector';
 
 import { FALLBACK_LANGUAGE } from "../app/contents/constants";
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ import en from "./locales/en.json";
 import fr from "./locales/fr.json";
 import it from "./locales/it.json";
 
+type LocalizedEntity = 'language' | 'region';
+
 const resources = {
   en: { translation: en },
   fr: { translation: fr },
@@ -37,9 +40,9 @@ i18n
     }
   });
 
-export const displayName = (tag: string, locale: string = i18n.language) => {
+export const displayName = (tag: string, locale: string = i18n.language, entity: LocalizedEntity) => {
   try {
-    return new Intl.DisplayNames([locale], { type: 'language' }).of(tag);
+    return new Intl.DisplayNames([locale], { type: entity }).of(tag);
   } catch (e) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -47,6 +50,11 @@ export const displayName = (tag: string, locale: string = i18n.language) => {
 
 export const allLangs = (locale: string = i18n.language) => {
   return locales.all
-    .map(l => ({ text: displayName(l.tag, locale), value: l.tag }))
+    .map(l => ({ text: displayName(l.tag, locale, 'language'), value: l.tag }))
     .filter(e => e !== null)
 }
+
+export const allCountries = (locale: string = i18n.language) => {
+  return Object.keys(countries)
+    .map((countryCode) => ({ text: displayName(countryCode, locale, 'region'), value: countryCode }))
+}