Across
- 2. Southern Arabian Peninsula nation
- 5. Central Asian nation with ancient cities
- 6. Mountainous Central Asian nation
- 8. Nation bridging Europe and Asia
- 9. Wealthy Gulf peninsula nation
- 12. Mediterranean Middle Eastern nation
- 14. Southeast Asian archipelago
- 15. Arabia Oil-rich Arabian kingdom
- 16. East Asian island territory
- 17. Southeast Asian coastal nation
Down
- 1. Arab Emirates Gulf federation of seven emirates
- 3. Southeast Asian city-state
- 4. Korea High-tech East Asian nation
- 7. Central Asian desert country
- 10. Island nation in Southeast Asia
- 11. Southeast Asian nation once called Siam
- 13. Lanka Island nation south of India