{{/*  if there is no custom flag provided, we define the flag with the country code  */}}
{{ $languageCode:= .Lang }}
{{ $countryCode:= $languageCode }}
{{/*  if the user has selected a custom flag, display it  */}}
{{ if isset .Site.Params "flag" }}
    {{ $countryCode = .Param "flag" }}
{{ else }}
    {{/*  but some language codes dont have an equivalent country code. we need to fix them.  */}}
    {{ if eq $languageCode "en" }}
        {{ $countryCode = "gb" }}
    {{ else if  eq $languageCode "bn" }}
            {{ $countryCode = "bd" }}
    {{ else if  eq $languageCode "hi" }}
        {{ $countryCode = "in" }}
    {{ end }}
{{ end }}

{{/*  return the country code  */}}
{{ return $countryCode }}