please help me.

a small combobox with:

Code:
cmbNames.Items.Add("Russia")           'index = 0...
cmbNames.Items.Add("USA")         
cmbNames.Items.Add("Timbuktu")
what if the indices or value-values of "russia" or "usa" are different of the combobox-indices?

Code:
[no code, only for better undestanding]

combox(0) :: Russia = 2
combox(1) :: USA = 1
combox(2) :: Timbuktu = 51
the names dont come from a table or database.