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HTML

WITH style="max-width:90%;" : 
<select name=countries  style="max-width:90%;">
 <option value=af>Afghanistan</option>
 <option value=ax>Åland Islands</option>
 ...
 <option value=gs>South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands</option>
 ...
</select>
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WITHOUT style="max-width:90%;" : 
<select name=countries>
 <option value=af>Afghanistan</option>
 <option value=ax>Åland Islands</option>
 ...
 <option value=gs>South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands</option>
 ...
</select>