A World of Clues - Name these Countries!

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Across
  1. 1. My name means 'south' in my language
  2. 4. Arab republic that once formed an ancient empire
  3. 6. Soon to be billed for a brand new wall
  4. 7. This is how you feel after not eating gulash for a while
  5. 13. Their written language is vertical
  6. 14. No more snakes here…
  7. 17. Named after a Spanish king, same electrical sockets as US
  8. 19. Not the baller… I've got a King!
  9. 23. The country where I want to be, pony trekking or camping, or just watching TV. It's the country for me.
  10. 24. Here a $100,000,000,000 would have bought you a cup of coffee in 2011
  11. 26. I'm the western half of a once larger nation. Famous for beer and defenestrations
  12. 27. Space port, the Steppe, and Borat.
  13. 30. This country has a Prince but is ruled by a Queen in a Kingdom
  14. 32. So much fun, you'd have a BALL
  15. 34. Land of the long white cloud
  16. 36. Don't overstay your visa here… you'll be sentenced to a caning
  17. 38. Right on the equator.
  18. 40. Soon to be made great again
  19. 42. My flag is the upside down version of
  20. 43. Birthplace of Rastafarianism, I have my own form of Orthodox Christianity, and also the most number of Olympic Marathon gold medals
  21. 44. Home to polar bears, reindeer, houses the Sami Parliament
  22. 46. 'Centre of Civilization'
  23. 48. Republic for friars
  24. 49. It’s a word that is completely banned in all parts of the Galaxy, except in one part, where they don't know what it means (Earth).
  25. 51. Flag inspired by those in Africa
  26. 52. Recently lost some weight…
  27. 55. Event where everyone goes CRAZY about the SPQR!
  28. 57. I have three capital cities
  29. 59. A 'younger Scotland'
  30. 60. Principality where they taste stone
  31. 63. Soon to receive a sudden rush of immigrants across their southern border
  32. 66. African republic founded by African-Americans
  33. 67. I'll have a White Russian, thanks!
  34. 69. Literally, Southern Land
  35. 70. Archipelago with over 330 islands, known throughout the world for my bottled water, and responds to a haka with a bole
  36. 71. Country that used to be an empire ruled by living room furniture
  37. 72. Rhymes with a musical instrument
  38. 73. I'm a Channel Island and an infamous shore
  39. 74. Wash down your fresh spring rolls with some snake wine
Down
  1. 2. Useful lubricant and birthplace of modern democracy
  2. 3. Rules over Greenland and Faroe Islands
  3. 5. Fragrant Harbour that is a financial centre in the far east
  4. 8. My flag is the upside down version of
  5. 9. Homophone with an expression of anger or excitement
  6. 10. Smallest country in the world in area and population
  7. 11. Home to the tallest waterfall in the world
  8. 12. Say 'beer can' in a posh British accent. It's the same as when you say 'bacon' in my accent.
  9. 15. Home to the 'kwassa kwassa', once ruled by Belgium
  10. 16. Starting location of the first Gulf War.
  11. 18. Society Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago, Gambier Islands, Marquesas Islands, and the Austral Islands
  12. 20. ¿Dónde está la carne?
  13. 21. Salvador "The Savior"
  14. 22. Nation with 852 known languages, and probably more than haven't been discovered by outsiders
  15. 25. First sub-saharan African nation to declare independence from European colonisation, ruled over by the Ashanti Empire in medieval times
  16. 28. Since 1959, at least one of the two brothers have ruled over my island
  17. 29. In this country's largest city, you can live in the clouds or anywhere in the world
  18. 31. A place to eat taro in a fale
  19. 33. No, this isn't a southern US state. It's where Josef Stalin was born
  20. 35. People living here are always in a hurry
  21. 37. I freely assosciate with
  22. 39. Hundertwasser's other toilets are located here
  23. 41. This is the only country in Central America with English as its official language.
  24. 45. This country produces technology from the future
  25. 47. Murray Head spent a night in the capital city here
  26. 50. Sausages from here are the Wurst
  27. 53. A country almost as wealthy as the movie franchise named after it.
  28. 54. Formerly inhabited by the Maya, conquered for Spain by Cortes
  29. 56. A Flock of Seagulls
  30. 58. This country owns 2,200ha of
  31. 61. Only country located on a sub-continent
  32. 62. This country doesn't sound like it would fit in
  33. 64. Yesterday was their national holiday
  34. 65. I'm surrounded by
  35. 68. Home of the Proton