diff --git a/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.jsx b/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.jsx
index c606ce5..ddb56ce 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.jsx
+++ b/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.jsx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import {
   COPPA_COMPLIANCE_YEAR,
   WORK_EXPERIENCE_OPTIONS,
   getStatesList,
+  FIELD_LABELS,
 } from './data/constants';
 import { fetchSiteLanguages } from './site-language';
 import { fetchCourseList } from '../notification-preferences/data/thunks';
@@ -163,16 +164,13 @@ class AccountSettingsPage extends React.Component {
   };
 
   removeDisabledCountries = (countryList) => {
-    const { disabledCountries, committedValues } = this.props;
+    const { countriesCodesList, committedValues } = this.props;
+    const committedCountry = committedValues?.country;
 
-    if (!disabledCountries.length) {
+    if (!countriesCodesList.length) {
       return countryList;
     }
-
-    return countryList.filter(({ value, disabled }) => {
-      const isUserCountry = value === committedValues.country;
-      return !disabled || isUserCountry;
-    });
+    return countryList.filter(({ value }) => value === committedCountry || countriesCodesList.find(x => x === value));
   };
 
   handleEditableFieldChange = (name, value) => {
@@ -180,7 +178,7 @@ class AccountSettingsPage extends React.Component {
   };
 
   handleSubmit = (formId, values) => {
-    if (formId === 'country' && this.isDisabledCountry(values)) {
+    if (formId === FIELD_LABELS.COUNTRY && this.isDisabledCountry(values)) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -226,8 +224,9 @@ class AccountSettingsPage extends React.Component {
   };
 
   isDisabledCountry = (country) => {
-    const { disabledCountries } = this.props;
-    return disabledCountries.includes(country);
+    const { countriesCodesList } = this.props;
+
+    return countriesCodesList.length > 0 && !countriesCodesList.find(x => x === country);
   };
 
   isEditable(fieldName) {
@@ -974,7 +973,12 @@ AccountSettingsPage.propTypes = {
   ),
   navigate: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   location: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-  disabledCountries: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.string),
+  countriesCodesList: PropTypes.arrayOf(
+    PropTypes.shape({
+      value: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+      label: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    }),
+  ),
 };
 
 AccountSettingsPage.defaultProps = {
@@ -1001,7 +1005,7 @@ AccountSettingsPage.defaultProps = {
   verifiedName: null,
   mostRecentVerifiedName: {},
   verifiedNameHistory: [],
-  disabledCountries: [],
+  countriesCodesList: [],
 };
 
 export default withLocation(withNavigate(connect(accountSettingsPageSelector, {
diff --git a/src/account-settings/data/actions.js b/src/account-settings/data/actions.js
index 27d8f76..0e85a1e 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/data/actions.js
+++ b/src/account-settings/data/actions.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export const fetchSettingsSuccess = ({
   profileDataManager,
   timeZones,
   verifiedNameHistory,
+  countriesCodesList,
 }) => ({
   type: FETCH_SETTINGS.SUCCESS,
   payload: {
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export const fetchSettingsSuccess = ({
     profileDataManager,
     timeZones,
     verifiedNameHistory,
+    countriesCodesList,
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/src/account-settings/data/constants.js b/src/account-settings/data/constants.js
index 6ba4f6f..d10746a 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/data/constants.js
+++ b/src/account-settings/data/constants.js
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ export function getStatesList(country) {
   return country && COUNTRY_STATES_MAP[country.toUpperCase()];
 }
 
+export const FIELD_LABELS = {
+  COUNTRY: 'country',
+};
+
 export const DECLINED = 'declined';
 export const SELF_DESCRIBE = 'self-describe';
 export const OTHER = 'other';
diff --git a/src/account-settings/data/reducers.js b/src/account-settings/data/reducers.js
index 35de9ef..b5f853b 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/data/reducers.js
+++ b/src/account-settings/data/reducers.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export const defaultState = {
   verifiedName: null,
   mostRecentVerifiedName: {},
   verifiedNameHistory: {},
-  disabledCountries: ['RU'],
+  countries: [],
 };
 
 const reducer = (state = defaultState, action = {}) => {
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ const reducer = (state = defaultState, action = {}) => {
         loaded: true,
         loadingError: null,
         verifiedNameHistory: action.payload.verifiedNameHistory,
+        countriesCodesList: action.payload.countriesCodesList,
       };
     case FETCH_SETTINGS.FAILURE:
       return {
diff --git a/src/account-settings/data/sagas.js b/src/account-settings/data/sagas.js
index c27cbe9..f7cede7 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/data/sagas.js
+++ b/src/account-settings/data/sagas.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export function* handleFetchSettings() {
     const { username, userId, roles: userRoles } = getAuthenticatedUser();
 
     const {
-      thirdPartyAuthProviders, profileDataManager, timeZones, ...values
+      thirdPartyAuthProviders, profileDataManager, timeZones, countries, ...values
     } = yield call(
       getSettings,
       username,
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ export function* handleFetchSettings() {
       profileDataManager,
       timeZones,
       verifiedNameHistory,
+      countriesCodesList: countries,
     }));
   } catch (e) {
     yield put(fetchSettingsFailure(e.message));
diff --git a/src/account-settings/data/selectors.js b/src/account-settings/data/selectors.js
index 27e7e7b..fc69830 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/data/selectors.js
+++ b/src/account-settings/data/selectors.js
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ const previousSiteLanguageSelector = createSelector(
   accountSettings => accountSettings.previousSiteLanguage,
 );
 
+const countriesSelector = createSelector(
+  accountSettingsSelector,
+  accountSettings => accountSettings.countriesCodesList,
+);
+
 const editableFieldErrorSelector = createSelector(
   editableFieldNameSelector,
   accountSettingsSelector,
@@ -237,7 +242,7 @@ export const accountSettingsPageSelector = createSelector(
   mostRecentApprovedVerifiedNameValueSelector,
   mostRecentVerifiedNameSelector,
   sortedVerifiedNameHistorySelector,
-  disabledCountriesSelector,
+  countriesSelector,
   (
     accountSettings,
     siteLanguageOptions,
@@ -255,7 +260,7 @@ export const accountSettingsPageSelector = createSelector(
     verifiedName,
     mostRecentVerifiedName,
     verifiedNameHistory,
-    disabledCountries,
+    countriesCodesList,
   ) => ({
     siteLanguageOptions,
     siteLanguage,
@@ -276,7 +281,7 @@ export const accountSettingsPageSelector = createSelector(
     verifiedName,
     mostRecentVerifiedName,
     verifiedNameHistory,
-    disabledCountries,
+    countriesCodesList,
   }),
 );
 
diff --git a/src/account-settings/data/service.js b/src/account-settings/data/service.js
index 10152c8..14c66f8 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/data/service.js
+++ b/src/account-settings/data/service.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { getConfig } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 import { getAuthenticatedHttpClient } from '@edx/frontend-platform/auth';
+import { logError } from '@edx/frontend-platform/logging';
 import pick from 'lodash.pick';
 import omit from 'lodash.omit';
 import isEmpty from 'lodash.isempty';
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import isEmpty from 'lodash.isempty';
 import { handleRequestError, unpackFieldErrors } from './utils';
 import { getThirdPartyAuthProviders } from '../third-party-auth';
 import { postVerifiedNameConfig } from '../certificate-preference/data/service';
+import { FIELD_LABELS } from './constants';
 
 const SOCIAL_PLATFORMS = [
   { id: 'twitter', key: 'social_link_twitter' },
@@ -186,6 +188,24 @@ export async function postVerifiedName(data) {
     .catch(error => handleRequestError(error));
 }
 
+function extractCountryList(data) {
+  return data?.fields
+    .find(({ name }) => name === FIELD_LABELS.COUNTRY)
+    ?.options?.map(({ value }) => (value)) || [];
+}
+
+export async function getCountryList() {
+  const url = `${getConfig().LMS_BASE_URL}/user_api/v1/account/registration/`;
+
+  try {
+    const { data } = await getAuthenticatedHttpClient().get(url);
+    return extractCountryList(data);
+  } catch (e) {
+    logError(e);
+    return [];
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * A single function to GET everything considered a setting. Currently encapsulates Account, Preferences, and
  * ThirdPartyAuth.
@@ -197,12 +217,14 @@ export async function getSettings(username, userRoles) {
     thirdPartyAuthProviders,
     profileDataManager,
     timeZones,
+    countries,
   ] = await Promise.all([
     getAccount(username),
     getPreferences(username),
     getThirdPartyAuthProviders(),
     getProfileDataManager(username, userRoles),
     getTimeZones(),
+    getCountryList(),
   ]);
 
   return {
@@ -211,6 +233,7 @@ export async function getSettings(username, userRoles) {
     thirdPartyAuthProviders,
     profileDataManager,
     timeZones,
+    countries,
   };
 }