[NSLocale countriesSortedOnNames]

// First get the list of ISO Codes
NSArray *countries = [NSLocale ISOCountryCodes];

// Then create an empty array for the list of country with both code and name
NSMutableArray *namedCountries = [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity:[countries count]];
NSUInteger countryIndex = 0;

// Loop over the codes and have their localized names
for (NSString *code in countries) {
	NSString *name = [[NSLocale currentLocale] displayNameForKey:NSLocaleCountryCode value:code];
	NSDictionary *countryDictionary = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:code, @"code", name, @"name", nil];
	[namedCountries insertObject:countryDictionary atIndex:countryIndex++];
}

// Now sort on the names
NSSortDescriptor *sortDescriptor = [[[NSSortDescriptor alloc] initWithKey:@"name"  ascending:YES] autorelease];
NSArray *sortDescriptors = [NSArray arrayWithObject:sortDescriptor];
NSArray *sortedCountries = [namedCountries sortedArrayUsingDescriptors:sortDescriptors];