diff --git a/endpoints/countries.post.py b/endpoints/countries.post.py
index 516990d..fed834e 100644
--- a/endpoints/countries.post.py
+++ b/endpoints/countries.post.py
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
-from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
-from core.database import get_db
-from schemas.country import CountryCreate
-from helpers.country_helpers import create_country
+from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException, status
+from typing import List
+
+from schemas.country import CountryCreate, CountrySchema
+from helpers.country_helpers import get_all_countries, create_country
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
-@router.post("/countries", status_code=201)
-async def create_new_country(
-    country_data: CountryCreate,
-    db: Session = Depends(get_db)
-):
-    new_country = create_country(db, country_data)
-    return new_country
\ No newline at end of file
+@router.post("/countries", status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED, response_model=CountrySchema)
+async def create_new_country(country: CountryCreate = None):
+    """Create a new country"""
+    new_country = create_country(country)
+    if not new_country:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Country could not be created")
+    return new_country
+
+@router.get("/countries", status_code=200, response_model=List[CountrySchema])
+async def get_countries():
+    """Get all countries"""
+    countries = get_all_countries()
+    return countries
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/schemas/country.py b/schemas/country.py
index 33736a6..29f8678 100644
--- a/schemas/country.py
+++ b/schemas/country.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import enum
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 from typing import Optional
 from datetime import datetime
 import uuid
-import enum
 
 class Continent(enum.Enum):
     AFRICA = "Africa"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class CountryBase(BaseModel):
     name: str = Field(..., description="Country name")
     latitude: float = Field(..., description="Country latitude")
     longitude: float = Field(..., description="Country longitude")
-    continent: Continent = Field(..., description="Country continent")
+    continent: Optional[Continent] = Field(None, description="Country continent")
 
 class CountryCreate(CountryBase):
     pass