public function get_continent_code_for_country($cc)
{
$cc = trim(strtoupper($cc));
$continents = $this->get_continents();
$continents_and_ccs = wp_list_pluck($continents, 'countries');
foreach ($continents_and_ccs as $continent_code => $countries) {
if (false !== array_search($cc, $countries)) {
return $continent_code;
}
}
return '';
}