# Country Flags

Source: https://emule-qt.org/features/country-flags/

## See where your peers are

eMule Qt shows a country flag beside every **client**, **download source**, **server**, **Kad contact**, **friend** and **news server**, in the MorphXT style long-time eMule users know. The flag sits right after the row’s icon, and hovering a source shows the country by name.

### A Country column where you want one

Each list also has a **Country** column with the full name, sortable like any other. It starts hidden; right-click a list header to show it. The lookup happens in the daemon, so the flags are there whether the GUI runs on the same machine or attaches over the network.

### A database that stays current

Country data comes from **MaxMind GeoLite2**. A copy ships with every release, so flags work from the first start with no account and no download. If you add a free MaxMind account ID and license key, the daemon also refreshes the database **weekly** on its own. A newer bundled copy is adopted on upgrade, and a newer download is never rolled back by an older release. The license key is never written to a log.

> **Turn it on**
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> Flags are on by default. **Options → Display →** “Country flags (IP2Country)” switches them off, takes your MaxMind credentials and has an *Update now* button. This product includes GeoLite2 data created by MaxMind.

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