AngularJS Example

HTML

<div ng-controller="Ctrl">
    <select ng-model="selectedLanguage" ng-options="l.iso as l.language for l in languages">
        {{ l }}
    </select>
  </div>

JavaScript

function Ctrl($scope) {
  $scope.languages = [ 
      { iso: 'eng', language: 'English' },
      { iso: 'spa', language: 'Spanish' } 
  ];
    
    $scope.selectedLanguage = 'eng';
}