How can i parse json into a dropdown list using phpP

$json = json_decode($data);$source = new DOMDocument();
$source->loadXml($json->CountryList);
$xpath = new DOMXpath($source);
$target = new DOMDocument();
$options = $target->appendChild($target->createElement('select'));

foreach ($xpath->evaluate('/Countries/Country') as $country) {
    $countryCode = $xpath->evaluate('string(Code)', $country);
    $countryName = $xpath->evaluate('string(Name)', $country);
    $option = $options->appendChild(
        $target->createElement('option')
    );
    $option->setAttribute('value', $countryCode . "|" . $countryName);
    $option->appendChild($target->createTextNode($countryName));
}

$target->formatOutput = TRUE;
echo $target->saveXml($options);

<select>
        <option value="AF|Afghanistan">Afghanistan</option>
        <option value="AL|Albania">Albania</option>
        <option value="DZ|Algeria">Algeria</option>
        <option value="AS|American Samoa">American Samoa</option>
        <option value="AD|Andorra">Andorra</option>
        <option value="AO|Angola">Angola</option>
        <option value="AI|Anguilla">Anguilla</option>
        <option value="AQ|Antarctica">Antarctica</option>
        <option value="AG|Antigua & Barbuda">Antigua & Barbuda</option>
        <option value="AR|Argentina">Argentina</option>
        <option value="AM|Armenia">Armenia</option>
        <option value="AW|Aruba">Aruba</option>
        <option value="AU|Australia">Australia</option>
        <option value="AT|Austria">Austria</option>
        <option value="AZ|Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</option>
        <option value="BS|Bahamas">Bahamas</option>
        <option value="BH|Bahrain">Bahrain</option>
        <option value="BD|Bangladesh">Bangladesh</option>
        <option value="BB|Barbados">Barbados</option>
        <option value="BY|Belarus (Belorussia)">Belarus (Belorussia)</option
     </select>