private void GenerateCountryListToViewBag() { var countrySelect = new List <SelectListItem>(200) { new SelectListItem("Select a Country", Constants.UkCountryValue, true, true) }; var mappedCountries = _countryList.Select(x => new SelectListItem(x, x)); countrySelect.AddRange(mappedCountries); ViewBag.CountryList = countrySelect; }