diff --git a/apps/api/src/helper/country.helper.ts b/apps/api/src/helper/country.helper.ts
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+import { countries } from 'countries-list';
+
+export function getCountryCodeByName({
+  aliases = {},
+  name
+}: {
+  aliases?: Record<string, string>;
+  name: string;
+}): string {
+  for (const [code, country] of Object.entries(countries)) {
+    if (country.name === name || country.name === aliases[name]) {
+      return code;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return undefined;
+}