Greetings again,
Sorry for the lag in response... work.
Im not sure about your $param{$1,3,3...} question I think I would need to see more of your script to address that.
However the 'name' is not necessary part was in reference to the line in your original post:

<option name="country" value="">-- Select a Country --</option>
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in which case you do not need to give this option tag a name attribute since it is contained within the <select name="country"> drop down list.
peace and blessings,
-injunjoel