Countries Of the World

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Across
  1. 5. African nation formerly split between French and British Rule (8)
  2. 8. Trinidad and _____, island nation which is the birthplace of former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke (6)
  3. 10. Baltic nation with capital Vilnius (9)
  4. 11. Pacific island state with capital Suva (4)
  5. 13. South American country bordering 15 down (8)
  6. 14. South African nation formerly ruled by dictator Robert Mugabe (8)
  7. 16. Asian former French colony with capital Vientiane (4)
  8. 17. Euroasian state with the largest landmass of any country (6)
Down
  1. 1. Middle Eastern state bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia (5)
  2. 2. The only communist state in the Western Hemisphere (4)
  3. 3. North African state whose northern point forms the Strait of Gibraltar. (7)
  4. 4. Bosnia and ____, Balkan country in whose capital Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914. (11)
  5. 5. Spanish-speaking nation whose border with Panama separates North and South America (8)
  6. 6. Caribbean island nation with capital Castries (2,5)
  7. 7. Island nation formerly called Ceylon (3,5)
  8. 9. Central Asian state with the capital Bishkek (10)
  9. 12. African country with capital Nairobi (5)
  10. 15. South American country with the record number of FIFA World Cup Trophies (6)