Big Red Welcome 2016

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Across
  1. 2. Oldest independent state in the Arab world
  2. 3. Most visited country in the world
  3. 5. Largest of all Caribbean Islands
  4. 6. Shares a land border with China, Cambodia & Laos
  5. 8. Africa's oldest independent country
  6. 10. Africa Country of the 1st human heart transplant in 1967
  7. 12. Only nation to govern an entire continent
  8. 15. Largest producer of olive oil
  9. 18. Location of Senegambia Stone Circles
  10. 20. d’Ivoire 1st non-English speaking country to win an Academy Award
  11. 23. People of Afghanistan
  12. 24. Home of the Great Pyramid of Giza
  13. 25. Has more female parliamentary members than any other in the world
  14. 27. Linked to Singapore by a causeway & bridge
  15. 28. Nouahchott is the capital city
  16. 30. Hotel de Glace location
  17. 31. Has the world's tallest waterfalls (Angel Falls)
  18. 32. Location of the Nurek Dam
  19. 34. 2nd largest nation in the Middle East
  20. 35. Official language Bengali
  21. 36. Third largest country in Africa
  22. 37. Largest automobile producer in the world
  23. 38. Has the 2nd largest border in the world
  24. 39. Dead Sea location
Down
  1. 1. Shares Lake Victoria with Tanzania & Uganda
  2. 4. Location of the Galapagos Islands
  3. 5. World's leading source of emeralds
  4. 7. Has the world's largest fish (whale shark)
  5. 9. City of Taipei location
  6. 11. Sits in 2 continents (Europe & Asia)
  7. 13. Located on the edges of the Pacific, Eurasian & Australia tectonic plates
  8. 14. Arabia Largest country in the Middle East
  9. 16. Mount Everest location
  10. 17. Hum (smallest town in the world) location
  11. 18. Shares a border with England
  12. 19. Has the highest gold reserve in the Middle East
  13. 21. Largest Portuguese speaking country in the world
  14. 22. Home of Usain Bolt-100 M Olympic Gold Medalist
  15. 26. Most populous country in Africa
  16. 27. Has the 3rd largest coral reef system in the world
  17. 29. A federation of 7 Emirates
  18. 33. Country where paper was invented
  19. 34. Location of the world's largest movie industry
  20. 35. Faso 2nd only to South Africa as Africa's largest producer of biotech crops