diff --git a/java/geocoder/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/geocoding/PhoneNumberOfflineGeocoder.java b/java/geocoder/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/geocoding/PhoneNumberOfflineGeocoder.java
index 1a93cc1f2..d434c9489 100644
--- a/java/geocoder/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/geocoding/PhoneNumberOfflineGeocoder.java
+++ b/java/geocoder/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/geocoding/PhoneNumberOfflineGeocoder.java
@@ -130,6 +130,13 @@ public class PhoneNumberOfflineGeocoder {
    */
   private String getCountryNameForNumber(PhoneNumber number, Locale language) {
     String regionCode = phoneUtil.getRegionCodeForNumber(number);
+    return getRegionDisplayName(regionCode, language);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the customary display name in the given language for the given region.
+   */
+  private String getRegionDisplayName(String regionCode, Locale language) {
     return (regionCode == null || regionCode.equals("ZZ"))
         ? "" : new Locale("", regionCode).getDisplayCountry(language);
   }
@@ -188,7 +195,7 @@ public class PhoneNumberOfflineGeocoder {
       return getDescriptionForValidNumber(number, languageCode);
     }
     // Otherwise, we just show the region(country) name for now.
-    return getCountryNameForNumber(number, languageCode);
+    return getRegionDisplayName(regionCode, languageCode);
     // TODO: Concatenate the lower-level and country-name information in an appropriate
     // way for each language.
   }
diff --git a/java/geocoder/test/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/geocoding/PhoneNumberOfflineGeocoderTest.java b/java/geocoder/test/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/geocoding/PhoneNumberOfflineGeocoderTest.java
index 96c9d3d79..a8f7b6bc5 100644
--- a/java/geocoder/test/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/geocoding/PhoneNumberOfflineGeocoderTest.java
+++ b/java/geocoder/test/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/geocoding/PhoneNumberOfflineGeocoderTest.java
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ public class PhoneNumberOfflineGeocoderTest extends TestCase {
   }
 
   public void testGetDescriptionForNumberWithUserRegion() {
-    // User in Italy, American number. We should just show United States, in German, and not more
+    // User in Italy, American number. We should just show United States, in Spanish, and not more
     // detailed information.
-    assertEquals("Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika",
-        geocoder.getDescriptionForNumber(US_NUMBER1, Locale.GERMAN, "IT"));
+    assertEquals("Estados Unidos",
+        geocoder.getDescriptionForNumber(US_NUMBER1, new Locale("es", "ES"), "IT"));
     // Unknown region - should just show country name.
-    assertEquals("Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika",
-        geocoder.getDescriptionForNumber(US_NUMBER1, Locale.GERMAN, "ZZ"));
+    assertEquals("Estados Unidos",
+        geocoder.getDescriptionForNumber(US_NUMBER1, new Locale("es", "ES"), "ZZ"));
     // User in the States, language German, should show detailed data.
     assertEquals("Kalifornien",
         geocoder.getDescriptionForNumber(US_NUMBER1, Locale.GERMAN, "US"));
diff --git a/java/libphonenumber/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/PhoneNumberUtil.java b/java/libphonenumber/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/PhoneNumberUtil.java
index b9307e746..a648c7b7d 100644
--- a/java/libphonenumber/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/PhoneNumberUtil.java
+++ b/java/libphonenumber/src/com/google/i18n/phonenumbers/PhoneNumberUtil.java
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ public class PhoneNumberUtil {
     ALPHA_PHONE_MAPPINGS = Collections.unmodifiableMap(combinedMap);
 
     HashMap<Character, Character> diallableCharMap = new HashMap<Character, Character>();
+    diallableCharMap.putAll(asciiDigitMappings);
     diallableCharMap.put('+', '+');
     diallableCharMap.put('*', '*');
-    diallableCharMap.putAll(asciiDigitMappings);
     DIALLABLE_CHAR_MAPPINGS = Collections.unmodifiableMap(diallableCharMap);
 
     HashMap<Character, Character> allPlusNumberGroupings = new HashMap<Character, Character>();