diff --git a/endpoints/countries.get.py b/endpoints/countries.get.py
index 5ddc127..eb4fd13 100644
--- a/endpoints/countries.get.py
+++ b/endpoints/countries.get.py
@@ -1,21 +1,18 @@
 # Entity: Country
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException, status
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from typing import List
-import httpx
+from core.database import get_db
 from core.models.country import Country
 from core.schemas.country import CountrySchema
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
 @router.get("/countries", status_code=200, response_model=List[CountrySchema])
-async def get_countries():
-    """Get list of countries from external API"""
-    async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
-        response = await client.get("https://restcountries.com/v3.1/all")
-        if response.status_code != 200:
-            raise HTTPException(
-                status_code=status.HTTP_503_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
-                detail="Unable to fetch countries from external API"
-            )
-        return response.json()
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+async def get_countries(
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db)
+):
+    """Get all countries"""
+    countries = db.query(Country).all()
+    return countries
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