Facing a problem with <html : optionsCollection> tag

Hi Friends,

I am facing a problem while displaying the values in drop down using <html : optionsCollection> tag.

From my countryList I will be getting country name and spaces and then count
Eg:
I have multiple spaces between India and (120). This is coming from by java layer.
But in the dropdown it is not displaying multiple spaces after the name of the country, instead it is showing only one space in the drop down. Eg: "India (120)"

If I use   multiple times in my java layer between India and (120), in the drop down, it is displaying ,India   (120)
I tried using <pre> tag also. But no use.

Is there a way that I can display multiple spaces in the drop down uising, <html : optionsCollection> tag.

Thanks in Advance.