diff --git a/client/src/containers/countries/item.tsx b/client/src/containers/countries/item.tsx
index aa3cf40b..7334f0e6 100644
--- a/client/src/containers/countries/item.tsx
+++ b/client/src/containers/countries/item.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,25 @@
 'use client';
 
+import { useCallback } from 'react';
+
 import Flag from 'react-world-flags';
 
-import Link from 'next/link';
+import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
+
+import { useSetAtom } from 'jotai';
+
+import { tmpBboxAtom } from '@/store';
 
 import { useGetCountryIndicatorFields } from '@/types/generated/country-indicator-field';
 import { CountryListResponseDataItem } from '@/types/generated/strapi.schemas';
+import type { Bbox } from '@/types/map';
 
 import { useSyncQueryParams } from '@/hooks/datasets';
-
 export default function CountryItem({ data }: { data: CountryListResponseDataItem }) {
+  const setTempBbox = useSetAtom(tmpBboxAtom);
+
   const queryParams = useSyncQueryParams();
+  const { push } = useRouter();
 
   const { data: projectsCountIndicator } = useGetCountryIndicatorFields(
     {
@@ -27,10 +36,15 @@ export default function CountryItem({ data }: { data: CountryListResponseDataIte
     }
   );
 
+  const handleClick = useCallback(() => {
+    push(`/countries/${data.id}${queryParams}`);
+    setTempBbox(data.attributes?.bbox as Bbox);
+  }, [data, push, queryParams, setTempBbox]);
+
   return (
-    <Link
-      href={`/countries/${data.id}${queryParams}`}
+    <button
       data-cy="country-item-link"
+      onClick={handleClick}
       className="flex items-center justify-between space-x-4 rounded-lg border border-gray-100 bg-white py-2 pl-2 pr-4 text-sm text-yellow-900 no-underline shadow-sm transition-all duration-300 hover:border-yellow-500"
     >
       <div className="flex items-center space-x-4">
@@ -49,6 +63,6 @@ export default function CountryItem({ data }: { data: CountryListResponseDataIte
           {projectsCountIndicator?.attributes?.value === 1 ? 'project' : 'projects'}
         </p>
       )}
-    </Link>
+    </button>
   );
 }
diff --git a/client/src/types/generated/strapi.schemas.ts b/client/src/types/generated/strapi.schemas.ts
index 5e2162ec..7daf057b 100644
--- a/client/src/types/generated/strapi.schemas.ts
+++ b/client/src/types/generated/strapi.schemas.ts
@@ -4425,6 +4425,7 @@ export interface Country {
   publishedAt?: string;
   createdBy?: CountryCreatedBy;
   updatedBy?: CountryUpdatedBy;
+  bbox: Bbox;
 }
 
 export interface CountryResponseDataObject {