function hideFlags()
{
  var xFlag	
  xFlag = readCookie('country');
  if (xFlag == null)
  { document.getElementById("hidecountry").style.display = "block"; }
  else 
  { document.getElementById("hidecountry").style.display = "none"; }
}

function setCookie(name,value,days)
{
  if (days)
  {
    var date = new Date();
    date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
    var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
  }
  else var expires = "";
  
  document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
  hideFlags();
}

function readCookie(name)
{
     var nameEQ = name + "=";
     var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
     for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++)
     {
       var c = ca[i];
       while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
       if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
     }
     return null;
}

function eraseCookie(name)
{
   setCookie(name, "", -1);
}