// this function gets the cookie, if it exists
function Get_Cookie( name ) {
	
var start = document.cookie.indexOf( name + "=" );
var len = start + name.length + 1;
if ( ( !start ) &&
( name != document.cookie.substring( 0, name.length ) ) )
{
return null;
}
if ( start == -1 ) return null;
var end = document.cookie.indexOf( ";", len );
if ( end == -1 ) end = document.cookie.length;
return unescape( document.cookie.substring( len, end ) );
}
	
var flag = Get_Cookie('flag_image');
var flag_name = Get_Cookie('flag_name');
if(!flag) { 
	flag = 'usa';
	flag_name = 'USA';
}
document.write("<img src=/images/country_flag_"+flag+".gif width=25 height=11> "+flag_name);