prova così

$query1 = "SELECT DISTINCT country FROM tvlist WHERE country <> '' ORDER BY country";
$result1 = mysql_query($query1) or die (mysql_error());

?>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<?php
while ($record1 = mysql_fetch_array($result1) ) { ?>
<tr>
<td><?php echo $record1[nome_campo_paese]; ?></td>
</tr>
<?php } ?>

</table>