Default country incorrect in Address Book

Whenever I add a new address to my list of contacts in my Address Book, the entry for 'country' defaults to 'Chad' which is a country in Africa. I am in The Netherlands however... Each time I have to change this manually.
Is there a way to get it to default to 'The Netherlands' instead ...? Why would it keep defaulting to Chad when I am no where near...?
Thanx, New Be

Thank you Barry for your quick response...
Indeed I have checked my setting on my Mac Pro: preferences>general>address format... It was set to 'Netherlands' as it should be.
I did reset it though and went back to my iPad. But no change... It still reads 'Chad' for some reason then I wish to add a new contact...
Would a change in preferences on my Mac Pro effect the settings on my iPad as well...?
I did go to the Apples Store in Amsterdam concerning this issue. They couldn't figure it out either and advised me to check the Apple Online Help Service/Community...
Cheers, NB

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