diff --git a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/AdvancedSettingsTableViewController.m b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/AdvancedSettingsTableViewController.m
index e53e07612..11897ce2f 100644
--- a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/AdvancedSettingsTableViewController.m
+++ b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/AdvancedSettingsTableViewController.m
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
     }
 
     if (!countryMetadata) {
-        countryCode = [NSLocale.currentLocale objectForKey:NSLocaleCountryCode];
+        countryCode = [PhoneNumber defaultCountryCode];
         if (countryCode) {
             countryMetadata = [OWSCountryMetadata countryMetadataForCountryCode:countryCode];
         }
diff --git a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/DebugUI/DebugUIMisc.m b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/DebugUI/DebugUIMisc.m
index 0bf684838..8b7c8b465 100644
--- a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/DebugUI/DebugUIMisc.m
+++ b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/DebugUI/DebugUIMisc.m
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
     }
 
     if (!countryMetadata) {
-        countryCode = [NSLocale.currentLocale objectForKey:NSLocaleCountryCode];
+        countryCode = [PhoneNumber defaultCountryCode];
         if (countryCode) {
             countryMetadata = [OWSCountryMetadata countryMetadataForCountryCode:countryCode];
         }
diff --git a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/RegistrationViewController.m b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/RegistrationViewController.m
index 134cfab14..3ac304cfd 100644
--- a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/RegistrationViewController.m
+++ b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/RegistrationViewController.m
@@ -241,8 +241,7 @@ NSString *const kKeychainKey_LastRegisteredPhoneNumber = @"kKeychainKey_LastRegi
 #pragma mark - Country
 
 - (void)populateDefaultCountryNameAndCode {
-    NSLocale *locale      = NSLocale.currentLocale;
-    NSString *countryCode = [locale objectForKey:NSLocaleCountryCode];
+    NSString *countryCode = [PhoneNumber defaultCountryCode];
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
     if ([self lastRegisteredCountryCode].length > 0) {
diff --git a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/SelectRecipientViewController.m b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/SelectRecipientViewController.m
index 9c7671a80..2be9c7796 100644
--- a/Signal/src/ViewControllers/SelectRecipientViewController.m
+++ b/Signal/src/ViewControllers/SelectRecipientViewController.m
@@ -224,8 +224,7 @@ NSString *const kSelectRecipientViewControllerCellIdentifier = @"kSelectRecipien
     }
 
     if (!countryCode || !callingCode) {
-        NSLocale *locale = NSLocale.currentLocale;
-        countryCode = [locale objectForKey:NSLocaleCountryCode];
+        countryCode = [PhoneNumber defaultCountryCode];
         callingCode = [[PhoneNumberUtil sharedUtil].nbPhoneNumberUtil getCountryCodeForRegion:countryCode];
     }
 
diff --git a/Signal/translations/en.lproj/Localizable.strings b/Signal/translations/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
index bdf1f82a1..5e9397707 100644
--- a/Signal/translations/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/Signal/translations/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -1573,6 +1573,9 @@
 /* Displayed if for some reason we can't determine a contacts phone number *or* name */
 "UNKNOWN_CONTACT_NAME" = "Unknown Contact";
 
+/* Indicates an unknown or unrecognizable value. */
+"UNKNOWN_VALUE" = "Unknown";
+
 /* button title for unlinking a device */
 "UNLINK_ACTION" = "Unlink";
 
diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/PhoneNumber.h b/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/PhoneNumber.h
index f5161e662..2d717bc9c 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/PhoneNumber.h
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/PhoneNumber.h
@@ -42,4 +42,6 @@
 
 - (NSComparisonResult)compare:(PhoneNumber *)other;
 
++ (NSString *)defaultCountryCode;
+
 @end
diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/PhoneNumber.m b/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/PhoneNumber.m
index 82c808a8a..b26b6848a 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/PhoneNumber.m
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/PhoneNumber.m
@@ -62,21 +62,28 @@ static NSString *const RPDefaultsKeyPhoneNumberCanonical = @"RPDefaultsKeyPhoneN
 + (PhoneNumber *)phoneNumberFromUserSpecifiedText:(NSString *)text {
     OWSAssert(text != nil);
 
-    return [PhoneNumber phoneNumberFromText:text andRegion:[self defaultRegionCode]];
+    return [PhoneNumber phoneNumberFromText:text andRegion:[self defaultCountryCode]];
 }
 
-+ (NSString *)defaultRegionCode {
-    NSString *defaultRegion;
++ (NSString *)defaultCountryCode
+{
+    NSLocale *locale = [NSLocale currentLocale];
+
+    NSString *_Nullable countryCode = nil;
 #if TARGET_OS_IPHONE
-    defaultRegion = [[PhoneNumberUtil sharedUtil].nbPhoneNumberUtil countryCodeByCarrier];
+    countryCode = [[PhoneNumberUtil sharedUtil].nbPhoneNumberUtil countryCodeByCarrier];
 
-    if ([defaultRegion isEqualToString:@"ZZ"]) {
-        defaultRegion = [[NSLocale currentLocale] objectForKey:NSLocaleCountryCode];
+    if ([countryCode isEqualToString:@"ZZ"]) {
+        countryCode = [locale objectForKey:NSLocaleCountryCode];
     }
 #else
-    defaultRegion = [[NSLocale currentLocale] objectForKey:NSLocaleCountryCode];
+    countryCode = [locale objectForKey:NSLocaleCountryCode];
 #endif
-    return defaultRegion;
+    if (!countryCode) {
+        OWSFail(@"%@ Could not identify country code for locale: %@", self.logTag, locale);
+        countryCode = @"US";
+    }
+    return countryCode;
 }
 
 + (PhoneNumber *)phoneNumberFromE164:(NSString *)text {
@@ -90,7 +97,7 @@ static NSString *const RPDefaultsKeyPhoneNumberCanonical = @"RPDefaultsKeyPhoneN
 
 + (NSString *)bestEffortFormatPartialUserSpecifiedTextToLookLikeAPhoneNumber:(NSString *)input {
     return [PhoneNumber bestEffortFormatPartialUserSpecifiedTextToLookLikeAPhoneNumber:input
-                                                               withSpecifiedRegionCode:[self defaultRegionCode]];
+                                                               withSpecifiedRegionCode:[self defaultCountryCode]];
 }
 
 + (NSString *)bestEffortFormatPartialUserSpecifiedTextToLookLikeAPhoneNumber:(NSString *)input
@@ -144,9 +151,9 @@ static NSString *const RPDefaultsKeyPhoneNumberCanonical = @"RPDefaultsKeyPhoneN
     static NSString *result = nil;
     static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
     dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
-        NSString *defaultRegionCode = [self defaultRegionCode];
+        NSString *defaultCountryCode = [self defaultCountryCode];
         NBMetadataHelper *helper = [[NBMetadataHelper alloc] init];
-        NBPhoneMetaData *defaultRegionMetadata = [helper getMetadataForRegion:defaultRegionCode];
+        NBPhoneMetaData *defaultRegionMetadata = [helper getMetadataForRegion:defaultCountryCode];
         result = defaultRegionMetadata.nationalPrefixTransformRule;
     });
     return result;
@@ -168,7 +175,7 @@ static NSString *const RPDefaultsKeyPhoneNumberCanonical = @"RPDefaultsKeyPhoneN
             NSString *localCallingCodePrefix = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"+%@", localCallingCode];
             NSString *localCountryCode =
                 [PhoneNumberUtil.sharedUtil probableCountryCodeForCallingCode:localCallingCodePrefix];
-            if (localCountryCode && ![localCountryCode isEqualToString:[self defaultRegionCode]]) {
+            if (localCountryCode && ![localCountryCode isEqualToString:[self defaultCountryCode]]) {
                 NBMetadataHelper *helper = [[NBMetadataHelper alloc] init];
                 NBPhoneMetaData *localNumberRegionMetadata = [helper getMetadataForRegion:localCountryCode];
                 result = localNumberRegionMetadata.nationalPrefixTransformRule;
@@ -248,7 +255,7 @@ static NSString *const RPDefaultsKeyPhoneNumberCanonical = @"RPDefaultsKeyPhoneN
         }
     };
 
-    tryParsingWithCountryCode(sanitizedString, [self defaultRegionCode]);
+    tryParsingWithCountryCode(sanitizedString, [self defaultCountryCode]);
 
     if ([sanitizedString hasPrefix:@"+"]) {
         // If the text starts with "+", don't try prepending
@@ -257,7 +264,7 @@ static NSString *const RPDefaultsKeyPhoneNumberCanonical = @"RPDefaultsKeyPhoneN
     }
 
     // Try just adding "+" and parsing it.
-    tryParsingWithCountryCode([NSString stringWithFormat:@"+%@", sanitizedString], [self defaultRegionCode]);
+    tryParsingWithCountryCode([NSString stringWithFormat:@"+%@", sanitizedString], [self defaultCountryCode]);
 
     // Order matters; better results should appear first so prefer
     // matches with the same country code as this client's phone number.
@@ -272,7 +279,7 @@ static NSString *const RPDefaultsKeyPhoneNumberCanonical = @"RPDefaultsKeyPhoneN
             NSString *callingCodePrefix = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"+%@", callingCodeForLocalNumber];
 
             tryParsingWithCountryCode(
-                [callingCodePrefix stringByAppendingString:sanitizedString], [self defaultRegionCode]);
+                [callingCodePrefix stringByAppendingString:sanitizedString], [self defaultCountryCode]);
 
             // Try to determine what the country code is for the local phone number
             // and also try parsing the phone number using that country code if it
@@ -283,7 +290,7 @@ static NSString *const RPDefaultsKeyPhoneNumberCanonical = @"RPDefaultsKeyPhoneN
             // phone. They're likely to have both Italian and French contacts.
             NSString *localCountryCode =
                 [PhoneNumberUtil.sharedUtil probableCountryCodeForCallingCode:callingCodePrefix];
-            if (localCountryCode && ![localCountryCode isEqualToString:[self defaultRegionCode]]) {
+            if (localCountryCode && ![localCountryCode isEqualToString:[self defaultCountryCode]]) {
                 tryParsingWithCountryCode(
                     [callingCodePrefix stringByAppendingString:sanitizedString], localCountryCode);
             }
diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/PhoneNumberUtil.m b/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/PhoneNumberUtil.m
index 8fe4d5c9c..9b0992196 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/PhoneNumberUtil.m
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/PhoneNumberUtil.m
@@ -82,13 +82,18 @@
 
 // country code -> country name
 + (NSString *)countryNameFromCountryCode:(NSString *)countryCode {
+    OWSAssert(countryCode);
+
     NSDictionary *countryCodeComponent = @{NSLocaleCountryCode : countryCode};
     NSString *identifier               = [NSLocale localeIdentifierFromComponents:countryCodeComponent];
-    NSString *country                  = [NSLocale.currentLocale displayNameForKey:NSLocaleIdentifier value:identifier];
-    if (country.length < 1) {
-        country = [NSLocale.systemLocale displayNameForKey:NSLocaleIdentifier value:identifier];
+    NSString *countryName = [NSLocale.currentLocale displayNameForKey:NSLocaleIdentifier value:identifier];
+    if (countryName.length < 1) {
+        countryName = [NSLocale.systemLocale displayNameForKey:NSLocaleIdentifier value:identifier];
+    }
+    if (countryName.length < 1) {
+        countryName = NSLocalizedString(@"UNKNOWN_VALUE", "Indicates an unknown or unrecognizable value.");
     }
-    return country;
+    return countryName;
 }
 
 // country code -> calling code