diff --git a/src/GeoIp2/Model/City.php b/src/GeoIp2/Model/City.php
index 45143fb..eca01a5 100644
--- a/src/GeoIp2/Model/City.php
+++ b/src/GeoIp2/Model/City.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class City extends Country
     /**
      * @ignore
      */
-    public function __construct($raw, $locales)
+    public function __construct($raw, $locales = array('en'))
     {
         parent::__construct($raw, $locales);
 
diff --git a/src/GeoIp2/Model/Country.php b/src/GeoIp2/Model/Country.php
index 2a9f341..06c80f7 100644
--- a/src/GeoIp2/Model/Country.php
+++ b/src/GeoIp2/Model/Country.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Country implements \JsonSerializable
     /**
      * @ignore
      */
-    public function __construct($raw, $locales)
+    public function __construct($raw, $locales = array('en'))
     {
         $this->raw = $raw;
 
diff --git a/src/GeoIp2/Record/AbstractPlaceRecord.php b/src/GeoIp2/Record/AbstractPlaceRecord.php
index 638f226..0b7e7d6 100644
--- a/src/GeoIp2/Record/AbstractPlaceRecord.php
+++ b/src/GeoIp2/Record/AbstractPlaceRecord.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ abstract class AbstractPlaceRecord extends AbstractRecord
     /**
      * @ignore
      */
-    public function __construct($record, $locales)
+    public function __construct($record, $locales = array('en'))
     {
         $this->locales = $locales;
         parent::__construct($record);