@ Joe Beirne

The US starts with a "U" which is towards the bottom of the alphabet, so when you list all the countries in apha-order, it naturally appears down the bottom after the 200 countries listed before it, that's how alphabetical order is supposed to work.

You must remember that there are countries outside of the USA, many whose first letter comes before "U". I suggest the alternative might be to change your country's name to America?