diff --git a/backend/entrypoint.sh b/backend/entrypoint.sh
index 269a5aa..cbb40db 100644
--- a/backend/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/backend/entrypoint.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 # Sync the countries and world travel regions
-python manage.py worldtravel-seed --force
+python manage.py download-countries
 
 # Start Django server
 python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
diff --git a/backend/server/worldtravel/management/commands/download-countries.py b/backend/server/worldtravel/management/commands/download-countries.py
index aff0f2e..d0929a0 100644
--- a/backend/server/worldtravel/management/commands/download-countries.py
+++ b/backend/server/worldtravel/management/commands/download-countries.py
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 import os
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
-from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 import requests
 from worldtravel.models import Country, Region
 from django.db import transaction
-from django.contrib.gis.geos import GEOSGeometry, Polygon, MultiPolygon
-from django.contrib.gis.geos.error import GEOSException
 import json
 
 from django.conf import settings
         
 media_root = settings.MEDIA_ROOT
 
-
 def saveCountryFlag(country_code):
+    # For standards, use the lowercase country_code
+    country_code = country_code.lower()
     flags_dir = os.path.join(media_root, 'flags')
 
     # Check if the flags directory exists, if not, create it
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ def saveCountryFlag(country_code):
         print(f'Flag for {country_code} already exists')
         return
 
-    res = requests.get(f'https://flagcdn.com/h240/{country_code.lower()}.png'.lower())
+    res = requests.get(f'https://flagcdn.com/h240/{country_code}.png'.lower())
     if res.status_code == 200:
         with open(flag_path, 'wb') as f:
             f.write(res.content)
diff --git a/backend/server/worldtravel/serializers.py b/backend/server/worldtravel/serializers.py
index 6cb9c46..4e529c5 100644
--- a/backend/server/worldtravel/serializers.py
+++ b/backend/server/worldtravel/serializers.py
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ class CountrySerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     class Meta:
         model = Country
         fields = '__all__'  # Serialize all fields of the Adventure model
-        read_only_fields = ['id', 'name', 'country_code', 'continent', 'flag_url']
+        read_only_fields = ['id', 'name', 'country_code', 'subregion', 'flag_url']
 
 class RegionSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     class Meta:
         model = Region
         fields = '__all__'  # Serialize all fields of the Adventure model
-        read_only_fields = ['id', 'name', 'country', 'name_en', 'geometry']
+        read_only_fields = ['id', 'name', 'country', 'longitude', 'latitude']
 
 class VisitedRegionSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     class Meta:
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/CountryCard.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/CountryCard.svelte
index 0fbdace..95fbde8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/CountryCard.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/CountryCard.svelte
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	</figure>
 	<div class="card-body">
 		<h2 class="card-title overflow-ellipsis">{country.name}</h2>
-		<div class="badge badge-primary">{continentCodeToString(country.continent)}</div>
+		<div class="badge badge-primary">{country.subregion}</div>
 		<div class="card-actions justify-end">
 			<!-- <button class="btn btn-info" on:click={moreInfo}>More Info</button> -->
 			<button class="btn btn-primary" on:click={nav}>Open</button>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/types.ts b/frontend/src/lib/types.ts
index 5e5060a..8fade57 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -39,15 +39,16 @@ export type Country = {
 	id: number;
 	name: string;
 	country_code: string;
-	continent: string;
+	subregion: string;
 	flag_url: string;
 };
 
 export type Region = {
 	id: number;
 	name: string;
-	name_en?: string;
 	country: number;
+	latitude: number;
+	longitude: number;
 };
 
 export type VisitedRegion = {