Custom Country Order

 
function my_give_custom_country_list( $countries ) {
	//sorts the entire array alphabetically
	natcasesort( $countries );
	
	//pulls out France and places it at the beginning of the list
	$name = $countries['FR'];
	unset( $countries['FR'] );
	array_shift( $countries );
	$countries = array( '' => '', 'FR' => $name ) + $countries;

	return $countries;
}

add_filter( 'give_countries', 'my_give_custom_country_list');