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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<dropdown>
    <country>India</country>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country>UK</country>
</dropdown>

<select id="country">
	<option>Select Country</option>
</select>

$(document).ready(function(){
	$.ajax({
		type: "GET",
		url: "country.xml",
		dataType: "xml",
		success: function(xml) {
			var select = $('#country');
			$(xml).find('dropdown').each(function(){
				$(this).find('country').each(function(){
					var value = $(this).text();
					select.append("<option value='"+ value +"'>"+value+"</option>");
				});
			});
			select.children(":first").text("Select Country").attr("selected",true);
		}
	}); 
});