diff --git a/get_ee_from_region.py b/get_ee_from_region.py
index 0adb587..f049591 100755
--- a/get_ee_from_region.py
+++ b/get_ee_from_region.py
@@ -7,7 +7,31 @@ import os
 import sys
 import argparse
 import time
+import pycountry
+from country_bounding_boxes import country_subunits_by_iso_code
+from country_iso2ify import get_resolver
 
+resolver = get_resolver()
+
+
+def get_mainland_bbox(country_name):
+    # Returns the main continental/primary bounding box
+    iso_code = resolver.resolve(country_name)
+    countries = country_subunits_by_iso_code(iso_code)
+    logging.debug("Country is [{}] iso code is [{}]".format(country_name,iso_code))
+    # The library is designed to return the main body of the country
+    # in the first result or by filtering for largest area.
+    item = None
+    if countries:
+        for item in countries:
+            logging.debug(item.subunit+str(item.bbox))
+    item = None
+    countries = country_subunits_by_iso_code(iso_code)
+    if countries:
+        for item in countries:
+            if item.subunit == country_name:
+                return item.bbox
+    return None
 
 class Timerlog:
 
@@ -60,7 +84,7 @@ parser.add_argument(
     "--country",
     dest='country',
     metavar='country',
-    default='United States',
+    default='US',
     action='store',
     help="country to get topo image for")
 
@@ -101,4 +125,8 @@ logging.debug(t.end().report())
 logging.debug("Country is [{}]".format(args.country))
 logging.debug("Region is [{}]".format(args.region))
 
+iso_code = resolver.resolve(args.country)
+logging.debug("iso_code for [{}] is [{}]".format(args.country, iso_code))
 
+bbox=get_mainland_bbox(args.country)
+logging.debug("BBOX is [{}]".format(bbox))