diff --git a/lib/KorAP/Def.pm b/lib/KorAP/Def.pm
index df24aa1..811b266 100644
--- a/lib/KorAP/Def.pm
+++ b/lib/KorAP/Def.pm
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
+our %COUNTRY = (
+ I  => 'IT',
+ A  => 'AT',
+ BE => 'BE',
+ LI => 'LI',
+ D  => 'DE',
+ L  => 'LU',
+ CH => 'CH'
+);
+
 sub new {
   my $class = shift;
   my $file = shift;
@@ -257,7 +267,7 @@
 
     elsif ($key eq 'co') {
       # Country,	z.B. DE für Text in Deutschland erschienen
-      ${$vc}->union_field(pubPlaceKey => $value);
+      ${$vc}->union_field(pubPlaceKey => $COUNTRY{$value} // $value);
     }
 
     elsif ($key eq 'tl') {
diff --git a/script/cosmasvc2koralquery b/script/cosmasvc2koralquery
index daed10b..ae74d94 100755
--- a/script/cosmasvc2koralquery
+++ b/script/cosmasvc2koralquery
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #   Add KorAP::Def.
 # 2024-12-16
 #   Fix doc trimming
+#   Fix country codes.
 
 our $VERSION = 0.4;
 our @ARGV;
diff --git a/t/list2vc-def.t b/t/list2vc-def.t
index 953f5c2..0a707d1 100644
--- a/t/list2vc-def.t
+++ b/t/list2vc-def.t
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 
 is($json->{'collection'}->{'@type'}, 'koral:doc', 'type');
 is($json->{'collection'}->{'key'}, 'pubPlaceKey', 'type');
-is($json->{'collection'}->{'value'}, 'A', 'type');
+is($json->{'collection'}->{'value'}, 'AT', 'type');
 is($json->{'collection'}->{'comment'}, 'name:"Korpora aus Österreich"', 'type');
 
 my $corpw = catfile(dirname(__FILE__), 'data', 'corp-w-vas-n91-kor17');