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Across
  1. 3. despite its reputation it has won more battles than any country in history
  2. 5. thicc-est African country
  3. 10. longest string of empires in history, ironically despises imperialism
  4. 12. shares it's translated name with a cocktail (vodka)
  5. 16. named after lake _ its name means...lake making the lakes name...lake lake...
  6. 17. only country to avid being colonized in its continent
  7. 19. once an empire, it began as a city on a lake
  8. 20. famous for its polygons
  9. 21. borders the two largest countries on its continent, sounds almost identical to another country on its continent
  10. 23. historically not any of the titles in its name save for the location
  11. 26. a case of horrible marketing
  12. 28. proof that dressing can be made by committee
  13. 30. what you get when islands are named after three fathers and a toboggan
  14. 33. shares its borders with Georgia and the sea
  15. 34. if its internal news is to be believed it is the best one
  16. 35. its name sounds like a response to the question "is everything alright bro?"
  17. 38. country often held under the microscope
  18. 40. arguably the most successful example of colonialism
  19. 42. mountain microstate
  20. 44. film set for fantasy
  21. 46. home to the last living emperor on earth
  22. 47. a real Petri dish of a name if you ask me
Down
  1. 1. this country stans a specific gender and ethnicity
  2. 2. if the religion doesn't elevate you, the terrain will
  3. 4. the newest country in the world
  4. 6. popular lyric from hit song _(so far away) by the flock of seagulls
  5. 7. second largest Muslim country by population
  6. 8. borders once spread from Seoul to Warsaw
  7. 9. the Mexico of Asia
  8. 11. the only sovereign grand dutchy in the world
  9. 13. changed its name after getting tired of being confused for a European country
  10. 14. once called the gateway between the Atlantic to the pacific
  11. 15. home to Darwin's finches
  12. 18. the only abbreviated country in its region
  13. 21. once presided over the largest empire in history
  14. 22. dyslexics understandably double take when they read this ones name in the paper
  15. 24. famous for its water
  16. 25. Don Cheadle opened a hotel here once
  17. 27. if pronounced natively it sounds like its on medical observation for its behavior around sharp objects
  18. 29. home to the holiest site in its religion
  19. 31. despite the name it lacks a southern counterpart
  20. 32. neutral in all things aside from laundering the gold of genocide victims
  21. 33. the only country that is also technically a continent
  22. 36. bordering two oceans and a rich coast, loves water so much it has it in its name
  23. 37. its northern counterpart would be the biggest nation in the world if it existed
  24. 39. if someone said your bread has this all "ova" it you'd skip lunch
  25. 41. favored German retirement home since 1945
  26. 43. the only English speaking country in its region
  27. 45. Africa's "little America"