Becki 03/09/2017 - Geography Edition

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Across
  1. 2. Large South American country. Held 2 major sporting events this decade (6)
  2. 4. Scandinavian state. Home to a lovely frozen resort (7)
  3. 7. Middle Eastern nation. Shares its name with a socialite/"model" (6)
  4. 9. Don't eat this country at Christmas (6)
  5. 12. Rogue Asian State. Like boom-booms (5, 5)
  6. 14. Capital of the country famous for its bacon (10)
  7. 15. Home of the greatest spirit ever devised (8)
  8. 17. Syrian capital (8)
  9. 21. Unipolar world superpower, named after a Welshman (6, 6, 2, 7)
  10. 22. Caribbean Island Nation. Had a missile crisis back in the day (4)
  11. 24. Capital of the country that spawned Oktoberfest. Wasn't the capital for a 45 year stretch (6)
  12. 25. European state. A famous child was lost here (8)
  13. 27. Stereotypical home of the drunkards and tiny ginger people (7)
  14. 28. Your first city love, potentially? (5)
Down
  1. 1. South Pacific Island Nation. Have a tribe who worship Prince Phillip (7)
  2. 3. Country that invites all of its citizens to a garden party at the royal palace (14)
  3. 5. South Asian capital. Subject of a cruel playground game (7)
  4. 6. Home capital (6)
  5. 8. Country and Capital's name. City State. (9)
  6. 10. Capital city of Australia. Was purposely built for that purpose (8)
  7. 11. Capital of a south Asian country. My father nearly got arrested here for carrying an illegal knife onto a plane (5, 6)
  8. 13. Russian border state. You know someone who lives here (7)
  9. 16. You've claimed this as your 'second home town' (9)
  10. 18. The Holy See, if you know what that means (7, 4)
  11. 19. Formerly Constantinople during the Ottoman Empire (8)
  12. 20. A bit of Valley love (5)
  13. 23. A country that make alright cars, it could be argued (6)
  14. 26. Country in the Orient. China claims it's theirs, but the country disagrees (6)
  15. 29. Middle Eastern nation. Kind of occupied and has been on and off since the 90s (4)