All the Countries in the World

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