Why are there two country fields on the Edit tabs of my records?

If your company uses the Picker:Text:State edit type for the State field, you may see what looks like two country fields on the Edit tabs of your records. However, the Country field to the right of the State field is actually just a filter; what you select here will determine the list of states you have to choose from when entering a value, but does not actually save to the record and is therefore not searchable. You must enter the country again in the "real" Country field, which is most likely located below the State field. If you only see one Country field, contact your Administrator.