diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/holiday_list/holiday_list.py b/erpnext/setup/doctype/holiday_list/holiday_list.py
index 2ef4e65..acf4215 100644
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/holiday_list/holiday_list.py
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/holiday_list/holiday_list.py
@@ -169,4 +169,4 @@
 
 def local_country_name(country_code: str) -> str:
 	"""Return the localized country name for the given country code."""
-	return Locale.parse(frappe.local.lang).territories.get(country_code, country_code)
+	return Locale.parse(frappe.local.lang, sep="-").territories.get(country_code, country_code)
diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/holiday_list/test_holiday_list.py b/erpnext/setup/doctype/holiday_list/test_holiday_list.py
index 23b08fd..7eeb27d 100644
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/holiday_list/test_holiday_list.py
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/holiday_list/test_holiday_list.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 import frappe
 from frappe.utils import getdate
 
+from erpnext.setup.doctype.holiday_list.holiday_list import local_country_name
+
 
 class TestHolidayList(unittest.TestCase):
 	def test_holiday_list(self):
@@ -58,6 +60,16 @@
 		self.assertIn(date(2023, 4, 10), holidays)
 		self.assertNotIn(date(2023, 5, 1), holidays)
 
+	def test_localized_country_names(self):
+		lang = frappe.local.lang
+		frappe.local.lang = "en-gb"
+		self.assertEqual(local_country_name("IN"), "India")
+		self.assertEqual(local_country_name("DE"), "Germany")
+
+		frappe.local.lang = "de"
+		self.assertEqual(local_country_name("DE"), "Deutschland")
+		frappe.local.lang = lang
+
 
 def make_holiday_list(
 	name, from_date=getdate() - timedelta(days=10), to_date=getdate(), holiday_dates=None