--- kdelibs-3.5.6/kdecore/klocale.cpp.orig	2007-05-22 17:49:31.000000000 +0200
+++ kdelibs-3.5.6/kdecore/klocale.cpp	2007-05-23 20:37:54.000000000 +0200
@@ -140,9 +140,11 @@ void KLocale::initLanguageList(KConfig *
   KConfigGroupSaver saver(config, "Locale");
 
   m_country = config->readEntry( "Country" );
-  if ( m_country.isEmpty() )
-    m_country = defaultCountry();
-
+  if ( m_country.isEmpty() ) {
+    QString ln, ct, chrset;
+    splitLocale(QString(::getenv("LANG")), ln, ct, chrset);
+    m_country = (ct.isEmpty()) ? defaultCountry() : ct.lower();
+  }
   // Reset the list and add the new languages
   QStringList languageList;
   if ( useEnv )