Around the World

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Across
  1. 1. How many countries are considered to be “nuclear weapons states," legally possessing nuclear weapons?
  2. 4. A country in West Africa where woman are revered for being overweight and/or divorced.
  3. 6. This city in Denmark is noted by many polls to be “The happiest place to live on Earth."
  4. 7. According to extensive research, statistics, and polls, this country offers the best healthcare in the European Union.
  5. 8. As cited in the Columbia Encyclopedia, how many countries make up South/Latin America (not including dependencies
  6. 9. A liquor store is called a “bottle shop” in this country.
  7. 10. This is currently the world’s most-spoken language.
  8. 13. What is the head of the US House of Representatives called?
  9. 15. The US ranks as number _________ among lists of countries with the smartest people.
  10. 16. The country from which the singer Bjork hails.
  11. 17. Cameron Current Prime Minister of England.
  12. 19. The small country located off the tip of Spain.
Down
  1. 1. The main language spoken in Haiti.
  2. 2. Having been exiled from Tibet, in which country does the Dalai Lama now reside?
  3. 3. The currency used in Romania.
  4. 5. What are the two official languages (without an “and” separating them, and in alphabetical order), spoken in Kosovo?
  5. 6. Socio-economic categorical system of people in India.
  6. 11. The smallest country in the world (even though it has a word in it that makes it not sound like a country.
  7. 12. This is the only country that begins with the letter “Y.”
  8. 14. As of July 2013, the number of countries that are in the European Union.
  9. 18. Behind Christianity (with 2.1 billion followers), which is the next largest religion (with 1.5 billion followers)?