Index: lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/service/ImportService.java
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diff -u -r68f6bb788ddb8f2df61d1a2437a9d7db8d6a846f -r38369b1b4eafec27b67fb77663984cde3de776d9
--- lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/service/ImportService.java	(.../ImportService.java)	(revision 68f6bb788ddb8f2df61d1a2437a9d7db8d6a846f)
+++ lams_admin/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/admin/service/ImportService.java	(.../ImportService.java)	(revision 38369b1b4eafec27b67fb77663984cde3de776d9)
@@ -601,7 +601,11 @@
 	user.setCity(parseStringCell(row.getCell(ImportService.CITY)));
 	user.setState(parseStringCell(row.getCell(ImportService.STATE)));
 	user.setPostcode(parseStringCell(row.getCell(ImportService.POSTCODE)));
-	user.setCountry(parseStringCell(row.getCell(ImportService.COUNTRY)));
+	String country = parseStringCell(row.getCell(ImportService.COUNTRY));
+	if (StringUtils.isBlank(country)) {
+	    country = LanguageUtil.DEFAULT_COUNTRY;
+	}
+	user.setCountry(country);
 	user.setDayPhone(parseStringCell(row.getCell(ImportService.DAY_PHONE)));
 	user.setEveningPhone(parseStringCell(row.getCell(ImportService.EVE_PHONE)));
 	user.setMobilePhone(parseStringCell(row.getCell(ImportService.MOB_PHONE)));