diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d30f5e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+iso3166
+=======
+
+ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 mapping:
+
+```php
+echo Iso3166\Codes::map('FR');
+// 'France'
+```
+
+Plus one super handy helper:
+
+```php
+echo Iso3166\Codes::select('class', 'name', 'FR');
+```
+
+will output:
+
+```html
+<select class="class" name="name">
+  <option value="AF">Afghanistan</option>
+  ...
+  <option value="FR" selected>France</option>
+  ...
+</select>
+```