diff --git a/countries.html b/countries.html
index 68bdbfd..818e064 100644
--- a/countries.html
+++ b/countries.html
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ <h1 class="banner-head">I have had beers from {{ site.data.countries | size }} d
     valueNames: [ "name", "checkins", "breweries" ],
   };
 
+  countryData = {{ site.data.countries | jsonify }};
   countryList = new List("countries", options);
 
   function zoomOut() {