function getCountry(elm){
if(!getEl(elm)) return;

	var req = (window.XMLHttpRequest)?new XMLHttpRequest():new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
	req.onreadystatechange = function () {           
        if (req.readyState == 4) {
            if (req.status == 200) 
				getEl(elm).innerHTML=req.responseText;
             else getEl(elm).innerHTML='ok, you\'re not on the map. sorry';
        }
    };

	req.open("GET", "/includes/country.php", true);
	req.send(null);
}