Countries

2. Relating to or characteristic of a nation; common to a whole nation.
3. The official line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas.
8. All the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.
10. The method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way.
11. A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
13. A piece of cloth with a distinctive design that is used as a symbol of a country, state, or organization.
14. A form of government with a monarch at the head, a sovereign ruler such as a king, queen, or emperor.
15. Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land, including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

1. The fact or state of being independent, free from outside control or support.
4. The city or town that functions as the seat of government and administrative center of a country.
5. The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.
6. The group of people with the authority to govern a country or state, exercising control over its affairs.
7. A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory and having its own citizens.
9. A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
12. The system or type of money used in a country.
15. An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.