All the Countries in the World
Across
- 4. Closest country to the point where the equator and prime meridian cross (near Africa)
- 5. The largest landlocked country in the world
- 8. One of two countries with a monarch called a sultan
- 9. Contains the holiest city for Christians and Jews
- 11. Fought a war in the 1980's over oil when led by Saddam Hussein
- 13. Contains the ancient Mayan city of Tikal
- 16. Where Jim Jones fled to
- 19. MESSIIII!!!!!!!!
- 20. The westernmost country in Africa (not on the mainland)
- 21. American presence here led to 9-11
- 22. Houthi forces are currently attacking this Arab country
- 24. Home to a namesake "empire" founded by Genghis Khan
- 25. Communists took over in 1949 led by Mao Zedong
- 27. Named for the line of latitude it sits on
- 28. Hosted the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck
- 32. Only country to share a name with a US state
- 34. Situated on a namesake river with capital at Niamey
- 36. Communist country above the 38th parallel led by the Kims
- 38. Soviet Union placed missiles here in 1962
- 40. An ongoing civil war has raged here since 2011
- 41. The largest island to be only owned by one country (excluding Australia)
- 43. Has the highest GDP per capita
- 44. Mainly in the Sahara desert, contains the ancient city of Timbuktu
- 45. Shares Mount Everest with China
- 47. The Taliban retook this country in 2021
- 51. Has the lowest GDP per capita
- 52. Students were killed at Kent State because Nixon "invaded" this country
- 53. Only country to feature a rifle on its flag
- 56. This city-state has banned chewing gum
- 57. Was invaded by Russia in 2022
- 58. Great Britain + Northern Ireland
- 62. Only country to be in all four hemispheres
- 63. Is home to the indigenous Sami people in its northern region of Lapland
- 64. One of only two doubly-landlocked countries in the world
- 65. Tropical archipelago southeast of Florida
- 66. Split from the Czech Republic in 1993
- 67. Central Asian country with capital at Dushanbe
Down
- 1. Caribbean country comprised of two islands with capital at Basseterre (No hyphen)
- 2. Osama Bin Laden was captured here in 2011
- 3. Hosted the 2022 World Cup
- 6. Tiny country situated in the Pyrenees between France and Spain
- 7. "Waffle land" :)
- 10. Democratic republic below the 38th parallel backed at Pusan in 1950
- 12. The third biggest coffee exporter in the world, led from Bogota
- 14. The smallest UN member state
- 15. Westernmost country in mainland Africa
- 17. Sold land to the US in the Gadsden Purchase in 1854
- 18. West african nation with capital at Bissau
- 23. Was formerly a British colony called Rhodesia
- 26. A soviet "buffer country" during the cold war with capital at Budapest
- 29. The first Arab country to recognize Israel
- 30. Gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993
- 31. Was once separated by the 17th parallel
- 33. European microstate with the smallest coastline in the world
- 35. Fought the Boer Wars with the British
- 36. Two islands southeast of Australia
- 37. Contains the ancient Incan city of Machu Picchu
- 39. The least visited country in the world, you can walk around it in less than a day
- 42. Was invaded by the Nazis to start WWII
- 46. Has the worst ranked FIFA football team
- 48. Contrasted with an "American" neighbor, its capital is Apia
- 49. Its Islamic island of Mindanao was direcly involved with 9-11
- 50. The Arab Spring started here
- 54. Led by a Shah until 1979, fought a war over oil in the 1980's
- 55. Its city of Samarkand was an important stop on the Silk Road
- 59. Was invaded by Iraq in 1990
- 60. Smallest country in the world (not a UN member state)
- 61. Is a Russian ally over the Ukraine war led by Alexander Lukashenko