diff --git a/data/presets/place/country.json b/data/presets/place/country.json
index 3e01cd43..2d768e43 100644
--- a/data/presets/place/country.json
+++ b/data/presets/place/country.json
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
         "source/population"
     ],
     "geometry": [
-        "point"
+        "point",
+        "area"
     ],
     "tags": {
         "place": "country"